GIF Cropper

Crop your animated GIFs with precision. Select rectangular or circular areas while preserving animation quality and transparency. Perfect for social media, avatars, and presentations.

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GIF Animated
Maximum file size: 10MB
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How to Crop an Animated GIF

  1. Upload your animated GIF file using drag & drop or the file browser.
  2. Select the crop area by dragging on the preview or entering exact coordinates.
  3. Choose your preferred crop shape (rectangle or circle).
  4. Set aspect ratio constraints if needed (1:1 for square, 16:9 for widescreen, etc.).
  5. Click "Crop GIF" and download your perfectly cropped animation.

Crop Shape & Ratio Options

Rectangle

Standard rectangular selection perfect for most use cases. Maintains sharp edges and preserves all selected content without modification.

Circle

Creates a circular crop with rounded edges. Areas outside the circle become transparent, perfect for profile pictures or avatars.

Fixed Ratios

Choose from common presets like 1:1 (Instagram), 16:9 (YouTube), 4:3 (presentations), or 3:2 (photography). The free option allows any dimensions.

When to Crop GIFs

Social Media

Crop GIFs to fit platform requirements. Use 1:1 for Instagram posts, 16:9 for Twitter headers, or 4:5 for Stories.

Profile Pictures

Create perfectly circular animated avatars for Discord, Slack, or other platforms that support animated profiles.

Focus Content

Remove unwanted edges, borders, or watermarks from GIFs while keeping the important animated content intact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Rectangular cropping cuts out a square or rectangular area from your GIF, maintaining sharp edges. Circular cropping creates a round selection where areas outside the circle become transparent, making it perfect for profile pictures or avatars.

No, cropping preserves all animation properties including frame timing, loop settings, and playback speed. The only change is the visible area - the animation quality and behavior remain exactly the same.

Yes! You can either drag to select an area visually or enter exact X, Y coordinates and width/height values in pixels. This gives you precise control over the final dimensions of your cropped GIF.

Yes, cropping typically reduces file size since you're removing pixels from each frame. The exact reduction depends on how much you crop. Smaller dimensions mean smaller file sizes, making your GIFs load faster and use less bandwidth.

Files are temporarily stored only during processing and are automatically deleted within 1 hour. We don't keep copies of your GIFs or use them for any other purpose. Your privacy is important to us.

You can upload GIF files up to 10MB in size. For larger files, consider using our GIF compressor first to reduce the file size before cropping.