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GIF Compressor

Reduce GIF file size while keeping every frame and its timing. No uploads — runs entirely in your browser.

100% Private

Files never leave your browser

Instant

No waiting, no uploads

No Limits

Any file size, unlimited files

Drag & drop GIF image

or click to select

KB

Tries progressively more aggressive settings until output fits the target.

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Why Use GIF Compressor?

GitHub READMEs & Docs

Repository-friendly file sizes for demo recordings and walkthrough GIFs that won't bloat clones.

Fits Slack & Discord

Stay under the 25MB upload cap most chat apps and forums enforce.

Keep the Animation

All frames and timing remain — only the byte size goes down.

About GIF Compressor

GIF Compressor shrinks GIF files in your browser by reducing the colour palette, deduplicating identical frames and applying lossy compression at your chosen level. The output is still a GIF — animation, frame timing and transparency all carry over.

Best results come from photo-style GIFs with many similar frames; sharp-edged or text-heavy GIFs may show colour banding at the heaviest setting. If you control the delivery target (your own website, a modern chat app), converting to WebP will shrink further than any GIF compression — but compressed GIF is the safer choice for forums, embeds and older clients.

Common Questions

Yes — pick Target Size mode and either choose a preset (500KB, 1MB, 2MB, 5MB, 10MB) or type a custom KB value. The tool tries progressively more aggressive settings until the output fits your target. If a target is unreachable for a particular GIF, it returns the smallest version it could produce and tells you.

It optimises the colour palette, drops near-duplicate frames and reduces colour count. Visual quality stays close to the source while file size drops.

Frames and timing stay intact. At higher compression levels you may notice slight colour banding, especially on photos or gradients — that's the trade-off for size.

Typically 30–70% smaller. Flat-colour cartoons and screencasts compress a lot; photo-style GIFs with many colours compress less.

If your destination supports it (Discord, Slack, modern browsers), GIF to WebP typically halves the file again at comparable quality. For platforms that need GIF specifically, stick with compression.

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