GIF Compressor

Make animated GIFs smaller so they upload to chat apps, email and websites. Reduce colours or size while keeping the animation playing.

Maximum 100 MB per file, up to 5 files at a time.

Make sure each file is complete and in the format you selected, or the conversion may fail.

300+ formats supported
Convert between 300+ file formats in your browser.

Fast and easy
Just drop your files on the page, choose an output format and click "Convert".

How to compress files

  1. Click the “Choose Files” button to select your files.
  2. Click on the “Convert” button to start the conversion
  3. When the status change to “Done” click the “Download” button

Why GIFs are so large

A GIF stores every frame of the animation as a separate image, so long or high-resolution GIFs quickly reach several megabytes — too big for many chat apps and websites.

How to make a GIF smaller

Reducing the number of colours, the dimensions or the number of frames each cuts the size. Start with a lighter setting and increase it until the GIF fits the limit you need.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The animation is kept; only colours, size or frames are reduced.

Fewer colours can add dithering (grainy dots). Use a lighter compression setting to reduce it.

For long animations, an MP4 is often many times smaller than a GIF and looks better. Many platforms convert GIFs to video anyway.

Each file can be up to 100 MB. 5. Converter pages — “Good to know” section and FAQs Add the section after the how-to block, with the H2 “Good to know”. On /mov-to-mp4, delete the existing placeholder question “What is MOV to MP4 Converter?”.