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Upload your GIF
Drop in your animation or choose a file. It stays right here, in your browser.
FREE ONLINE GIF CROPPER
Crop Animated GIFs
Online for Free
Crop any part of your GIF while keeping every frame in motion.
Select exact pixels or crop a GIF to a square, right in your browser.
Keeps the animation· Stays on your device
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100% in your browserStart with your GIF
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Choose your GIF
Select a file or drag it here.
GIF files up to 20 MB · Up to 500 frames
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Your files never leave your device. No uploads, no worries.
Free. Really. Private by design No account needed No watermark
UPLOAD. SELECT. DOWNLOAD.
How to crop a GIF online
Three simple steps.
Every frame stays in motion.
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Select the crop area
Drag the edges or enter exact pixels. Choose 1:1 to crop your GIF to a square, or use a custom ratio. Preview it as you go.
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Download your cropped GIF
Crop every frame and download your GIF. Same animation. A fresh perspective.
FREE. PRIVATE. FRAME BY FRAME.
Why use our GIF Cropper?
A free animated GIF crop tool for precise selections, square crops, and custom aspect ratios. Preview your animation before you save.
Crop a GIF onlineCrop GIFs without losing animation
Your animation, frame timing, and loop settings stay with your crop.
Your GIF stays yours
Processed on your device. Your files are never uploaded or stored on a server.
No software installation
No software installation. Works in modern desktop and mobile browsers.
Free, with no account required
No account required. No watermark. Just your GIF, the way you want it.
A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS
GIF Cropper FAQs
Answers about square crops, animation, quality, and privacy.
How do I crop an animated GIF?
Choose a GIF or drag it into the tool. Move and resize the crop box, or enter exact pixel coordinates. Select Crop GIF to process every frame, then download your result.
Can I crop a GIF without losing animation?
Yes. VisualFormat crops every frame and preserves frame order, the encoded frame delays, and the original loop setting. Very short delays may play differently between browsers.
Can I crop a GIF online for free?
Yes. GIF cropping is free, with no account, watermark, or software installation. The tool accepts GIFs up to 20 MB and 500 frames, subject to the working-memory limit.
Can I crop a GIF to a square?
Yes. Choose the 1:1 aspect ratio, then move or resize the square to keep the part you want. You can also choose 4:3, 16:9, or a custom ratio.
Does cropping reduce GIF quality?
Cropping removes pixels outside your selection without resizing or applying lossy compression. Most GIFs retain exact colors. Complex animations that combine more than 256 colors in a frame may need palette reduction; the result shows a notice when this happens. File size may increase when optimized frames are reconstructed to preserve animation.
Is my GIF uploaded to a server?
No. Your GIF is read and processed in your browser. File contents and filenames are never sent to our servers or analytics. You can clear the file or close the tab to release it.
Why might a GIF be too large to process?
In addition to 20 MB and 500 frames, we limit each dimension to 4,096 pixels and the total full-frame pixel count to 40 million. These are our browser-memory limits, not GIF format limits.