GIF Compressor
Shrink a GIF under a size limit — 256 KB, 1 MB, 10 MB or any size — or choose colours, frames and size yourself. Free, in your browser, no upload.
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Compress a GIF
Get a GIF under an upload limit — 256 KB for a Discord emoji, 10 MB for a Discord upload, a few MB for a website — or simply make it load faster.
How to compress a GIF
- Add the GIF, or paste a direct link to one.
- Choose Get it under a size and pick a limit (or type any size in KB) — the tool tries the gentlest settings first and stops as soon as the GIF fits.
- Or choose Choose settings and set the colours, which frames to keep and the size yourself.
- Press Compress GIF; the result shows the new size and what was changed. Download it.
What makes a GIF smaller
- Size: 75% of the width is about half the pixels.
- Colours: 64 or 32 colours are fine for cartoons, text and screen recordings; photos need more.
- Frames: keeping every 2nd frame halves them while the GIF still plays at the same speed.
- Shorter is always smaller — trim it with Cut GIF. For the smallest file of all, convert it to video with GIF to MP4.
Your GIF never leaves your device: it is decoded and rebuilt in your browser.
Guides
- How to Compress a GIF (Get It Under a Size Limit)Shrink a GIF under 256 KB, 1 MB, 10 MB or any size: the tool tries the gentlest settings first, or set colours, frames and size yourself. Free, in your browser.
- How to Convert MP4 to Animated WebP (or APNG)Turn a short MP4 or MOV clip into an animated WebP — full colour at a fraction of a GIF’s size — or an APNG, choosing the frame rate and width. No upload.
- How to Convert a Video to a GIF (Small and Sharp)Turn the best few seconds of an MP4, MOV or WebM into a looping GIF: choose the start, length, frame rate and width for a small, sharp result. Free, no upload.
- How to Make a Boomerang GIF from Any VideoMake an Instagram-style boomerang that plays forwards then backwards in a seamless loop — from any video or GIF. Choose the clip and speed. Free, no app.
Related tools
- GIF to MP4Turn a GIF into a much smaller MP4 video — repeat short loops, choose the background.
- GIF to WebPAnimated WebP is usually 30–70% smaller than GIF with full colour — ideal for faster websites.
- WebP to GIFTurn animated WebP, APNG or AVIF into a GIF that works in every app and email client.
- Sprite Sheet to GIFAnimate a sprite sheet with pixel-perfect zoom, or pack a GIF’s frames into a sprite sheet PNG.
- Video to GIFTurn a few seconds of a video into a GIF: pick the start while you watch, the length, frame rate and width.
- GIF MakerMake a GIF or slideshow from photos: order them, set how long each shows, the shape and size, and add fades.