Compress GIF - Reduce GIF File Size Online Free

Upload your GIF and it is re-encoded with a smaller color palette and optional lossy inter-frame optimization. Every frame, the loop setting and the per-frame delays are carried over from the original, so the compressed GIF plays exactly the same — it is only the file size that changes. You can preview the result before downloading.

It depends on the source GIF. Dropping the palette from 256 colors to 64 or 32 typically saves 30-60%, and raising the lossy level lets similar pixels be reused between frames, which shrinks busy animations dramatically. Scaling the GIF below 100% reduces the pixel dimensions too. The before and after sizes are shown so you can tune settings until the file fits your target.

GIFs store a color palette of up to 256 colors — the colors slider rebuilds that palette with fewer entries, which is the single biggest lever on file size. The lossy slider sets how much per-pixel error is allowed when reusing data between frames: 0 keeps frames pixel-perfect, higher values trade a little visual fidelity for a much smaller file.

You can upload GIFs up to 50 MB. Larger animations take a little longer to re-encode because every frame is processed, but the tool handles long, high-frame-count GIFs. If your GIF is over the limit, try scaling it down or trimming it first.

Your GIF is processed on our secure servers over HTTPS and deleted automatically after processing. We never store, share, or sell your files. The compressed result is available for download for a short window and then removed as well.