Convert your OST files to GIF in Java easily. You can use just a couple of Java code lines in any platform of your choice like - Windows, Linux, macOS. You can try OST to GIF conversion for free and evaluate conversion results quality. Along with simple file conversion scenarios you can try more advanced options for loading source OST file and for saving output GIF result.

For example, for the source OST file you may use the following load options:

auto-detect file format;
specify password for protected files (if file format supports it);
replace missing fonts to preserve document appearance.

There are also advanced convert options for the GIF file:

convert specific document page or page range;
add a watermark to the converted GIF file and many more.

Once conversion is completed you can save your GIF file to the local file path or any third-party storage like FTP, Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox etc. Please note - to convert OST to GIF there is no need for any additional software installed - like MS Office, Open Office, Adobe Acrobat Reader etc.

Steps to convert OST to GIF in Java

GroupDocs.Conversion for Java makes it easy for developers to convert a OST file to GIF with a few lines of code.

Create an instance of the Converter class and provide the file OST with the full path
Create and set ConvertOptions for GIF type.
Call the Converter.Convert method and pass the full path and format (GIF) as a parameter

System Requirements

Basic conversion with GroupDocs.Conversion for Java can be done in just a few simple steps. Our APIs are supported on all major platforms and operating systems. Before executing the code below, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system.

Operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux, MacOS
Development environments: NetBeans, Intellij IDEA, Eclipse, etc.
Java runtime: J2SE 6.0 and above
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// Load source file OST for conversion
Converter converter = new Converter("input.ost");
// Prepare conversion options for target format GIF
ConvertOptions convertOptions = new FileType().fromExtension("gif").getConvertOptions();
// Convert to GIF format
converter.convert("output.gif", convertOptions);