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GIF Optimizer for Web

Optimize animated GIFs for fast loading on websites and apps. Fine-tune colors, dimensions, frame rate, and compression for the best performance.

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Fast-Loading GIFs That Still Look Good

A single unoptimized GIF on a web page can be larger than all the other assets combined. Animated GIFs created by screen capture tools or video-to-GIF converters often contain far more color data and frames than necessary. They use the full 256-color palette when 64 colors would look identical. They store every frame at full resolution when only small regions change between frames. This waste adds megabytes that slow down your page for every visitor.

GIF optimization is about applying the right combination of techniques for your specific content. Our optimizer lets you control each parameter independently. Reduce the color palette from 256 to 128, 64, or 32 colors and see the result immediately. Resize the dimensions to match your actual display size instead of storing excess pixels. Adjust the frame rate to remove unnecessary smoothness. Strip metadata that adds bytes without adding value.

The tool shows you exactly how each setting affects both the visual quality and the file size in real time. This feedback loop lets you find the optimal balance quickly instead of guessing. Use it before uploading GIFs to your website, email campaigns, documentation, or any platform where loading speed matters. All processing runs in your browser for complete privacy.

Granular GIF Optimization

Control every parameter

Color Reduction

Reduce from 256 colors to 128, 64, 32, or any custom palette size with dithering.

Dimension Resize

Scale down to your exact display size. No point storing 800px GIFs displayed at 400px.

Frame Rate Control

Reduce frame rate from 30fps to 15fps or 10fps. Half the frames, half the file size.

Metadata Stripping

Remove comments, application blocks, and other non-visual data that adds file size.

Side-by-Side Preview

Compare original and optimized GIFs playing simultaneously to judge quality.

Size Impact Display

See the file size change as you adjust each setting in real time.

How to Optimize GIFs

Fine-tune every setting

1

Upload Your GIF

Select or drag-and-drop the animated GIF you want to optimize.

2

Adjust Settings

Tune color count, dimensions, frame rate, and compression level while previewing.

3

Download Optimized GIF

Download your optimized GIF with the perfect balance of quality and performance.

When to Optimize GIFs

Preparing animated hero images for landing pages
Optimizing tutorial GIFs for documentation sites
Reducing GIF assets for email newsletters
Improving page speed scores on GIF-heavy blog posts
Preparing GIF assets for mobile apps with size budgets
Optimizing animated product demos for e-commerce sites

GIF Optimizer FAQ

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