Crop a GIF

GIF Cropper

Crop an animated GIF and keep it moving. Load a GIF, frame the part you want, and export a new animated GIF — or grab a single still frame. Everything runs in your browser.

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GIF Cropper
Crop an animated GIF and keep the motion — all in your browser, nothing uploaded.

Drop a GIF to crop

Animated or static GIF. It is decoded, cropped, and re-encoded right here — nothing is uploaded.

Crop ratio
Load a GIF to see its frames and size.
Real animated cropping

It re-encodes a moving GIF, not just a frame

Most “GIF croppers” only save one frame. This one decodes every frame, crops them all, and rebuilds an animated GIF.

Animated output

Crop is applied to all frames and re-encoded with the original timing and loop, so the result still moves.

Frame the crop

Drag the box on the first frame and lock a ratio. What you frame is what every frame is cropped to.

Two exports

Export a new animated GIF, or a single still frame as a transparent PNG when you only need a poster image.

Good to know

Performance and quality on large GIFs

Because the whole job — decode, crop, re-encode — runs in your browser with no server, a few things are worth knowing:

  • Big or long GIFs take time. Many frames, large dimensions, or very colourful GIFs need more processing and memory. A tighter crop encodes faster.
  • Colours are optimized to a 256-color palette (the GIF format limit). Flat graphics usually look identical; photographic GIFs may shift slightly.
  • Need just a poster image? Use Export still frame for a crisp PNG of the first frame — instant, and it keeps transparency.
  • Privacy. The GIF is never uploaded, so it works offline and keeps private clips on your device.
Use cases

What people crop a GIF for

GIF cropping covers a surprising range of small jobs. The most common:

  • A reaction avatar — pull a square or round crop from an animated reaction GIF for a chat profile, keeping it moving with Export animated GIF.
  • Trimming dead space — crop away empty margins or a watermark border so the subject fills the frame.
  • Focusing the action — zoom the crop onto the part of the loop that matters and drop the rest.
  • A still thumbnail — grab one clean frame as a PNG poster with Export still frame.
  • Reshaping for a platform — crop a wide GIF to 1:1 or 9:16 so it fits a feed or story slot.
  • Making a sticker — crop tight around a subject and export a transparent still PNG for a chat sticker.

Animated exports keep the original timing and loop; still exports keep transparency. Either way the GIF is decoded, cropped and rebuilt on your device, so nothing is uploaded and it works offline.

FAQ

GIF cropping — questions

Does it keep the GIF animated?

Yes. The cropper decodes every frame, crops them all to your selection, and re-encodes a new animated GIF that keeps the motion and timing. You can also export a single still frame as PNG if you prefer.

How does animated cropping work in a browser?

This page loads its own GIF engine that decodes the frames, crops each one, and rebuilds a GIF (palette + LZW) entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded, so even private GIFs stay local.

Can I crop a GIF to a circle or exact size?

You can crop to any ratio (1:1, 4:5, 16:9, 9:16, 3:2) and the output keeps that shape. For a round still image, use the circle option on the circle cropper.

Why is a big GIF slow?

Re-encoding happens frame by frame in your browser, so a GIF with many frames, a large size, or thousands of colors takes longer and uses more memory. A tighter crop and fewer frames encode faster.

Will the file get bigger or lose colors?

The encoder builds an optimized palette (up to 256 colors). Photographic GIFs may shift slightly in color; flat graphics usually stay identical. Cropping to a smaller area generally reduces the file size.

Is the GIF uploaded?

No. Decoding, cropping and encoding all run in your browser; the GIF never leaves your device.

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