GIF Compressor
Reduce GIF file size by adjusting quality, colors, and frame rate. See the size savings instantly.
Drop a GIF here or paste from clipboard
or click to browse
How to Compress a GIF
- Upload a GIF - Drop, browse, or paste from clipboard.
- Adjust settings - Lower quality, reduce colors, skip frames, or add lossy compression. Each reduces file size.
- Compress - Click the button to see the original vs compressed size with savings percentage.
- Download - Save the compressed GIF.
What Each Setting Does
Quality controls the GIF encoder precision - higher values (20-30) produce smaller files but with more visible dithering artifacts. Colors reduces the palette from 256 to as few as 16, which dramatically shrinks file size but may cause color banding. Frame skip drops frames to reduce the total frame count - keeping every 2nd frame halves the data. Lossy compression introduces pixel-level noise that compresses better - subtle values (20-40) are usually invisible but help a lot.
FAQ
How much can I compress a GIF? Typically 30-70% depending on the source. Large, high-color GIFs compress the most. Simple GIFs with few colors are already small.
Will compression look bad? Moderate settings (128 colors, quality 15-20) are usually imperceptible. Aggressive settings are visible but may be worth the size savings.
Is frame skipping choppy? Skipping every 2nd frame is usually fine - the delay is doubled to compensate. Every 3rd or 4th may look noticeably less smooth.
Is my GIF uploaded anywhere? No - all compression happens in your browser. Nothing is sent to any server.