Discord
- Emoji 128 × 128 · 256 KB
- Sticker 320 × 320 · 512 KB
Emoji show up tiny in chat, so crop tight around the face. Avatars display as a circle, so keep the subject centered.
GIF Cropper
A free GIF cropper that runs in your browser — drag a box, type exact pixels, or pick a Discord, Slack, X or Instagram size.
- Files never leave your device
- Every frame & loop kept
- No watermark, no sign-up
Drop a GIF here to crop it
or paste it with Ctrl+V · up to 100 MB
Circle uses a square 1:1 frame, so the other ratios are paused.
X accepts GIFs up to 15 MB from a web browser; the mobile apps may allow less.
Instagram's feed doesn't play .gif files — convert the cropped GIF to MP4 before posting. Your framing carries over.
Position · px
Live preview · output
Processed locally in your browser. Files never leave your device.
Any area, every frame
Crop GIF Files Without Losing a Single Frame
This GIF cropper keeps exactly the part of an animation you want and drops the rest. Drag the box, pull a corner, or type X, Y, width and height when the numbers need to be exact. The same crop is applied to every frame, so the motion, the speed and the loop stay just as they were.
Everything runs in your browser. Your GIF is never uploaded, which keeps it private and makes the GIF cropper quick even on big files: you can crop GIF files up to 100 MB. Need the whole animation smaller instead? Try the GIF Resizer.
How it works
How to Crop a GIF in 3 Steps
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1. Upload your GIF
Drop a .gif onto the GIF cropper above, tap Choose GIF, or paste one with Ctrl+V. Files up to 100 MB work on desktop and phone.
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2. Frame the part you want
Drag the crop box, pull a corner, or type exact pixels. Lock a ratio such as 1:1, or pick a platform size like Discord emoji.
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3. Download your cropped GIF
The live preview plays at the original speed. Click Crop GIF, then Download GIF. Nothing is added to the file.
Platform sizes
Crop GIF Files for Discord, Slack, X and Instagram
To crop GIF files for a platform, pick a size and the crop box snaps to its shape. The GIF cropper scales your selection to the exact pixels and warns you when the file is over the upload limit.
Slack
- Custom emoji 128 × 128 · 128 KB
Half of Discord's limit. Short loops on a plain background fit easily; busy GIFs may need 64 colors.
X (Twitter)
- Post, wide ≤ 1280 × 720
- Post, square ≤ 1080 × 1080
- File size (web) 15 MB
A 16:9 crop fills the desktop timeline; a square takes more of a phone screen. Profile headers on X don't animate.
- Square 1080 × 1080
- Portrait 1080 × 1350
- Story 1080 × 1920
The feed doesn't play .gif files directly — convert the cropped GIF to MP4 before posting. Your framing carries over.
Platforms change their rules from time to time. If an upload fails, check that platform's help page for the latest limits.
Why it's different
Why This GIF Cropper Keeps Your Animation Intact
Files never leave your device
The GIF cropper runs entirely in your browser. No upload, no server copy, nothing to delete afterwards.
Every frame and delay kept
The GIF cropper writes each frame back with its original delay, so a four-second GIF is still four seconds long.
Loop count preserved
A GIF that loops forever keeps looping forever; one set to play three times still plays three times.
Clean transparent edges
Scaling uses premultiplied alpha, so transparent emoji never pick up dark or white halos.
Large GIFs up to 100 MB
The GIF cropper works in a background thread, so the page stays smooth. Output goes up to 4096 × 4096 pixels.
No watermark, no sign-up
Open the GIF cropper, crop, download. No account, no logo on your animation and no pop-ups in the way.
Under the hood
Pixel-Perfect Control, Flicker-Free Results
A good GIF cropper should handle a quick visual crop and an exact one equally well, and never break an optimized GIF.
Free-form crop or exact pixel coordinates
- Drag to frame. Move the box, resize it from any of the eight handles, or click outside it to draw a new one.
- Type exact numbers. X and Y are measured from the top-left corner (0, 0); width and height are the area you keep.
- Nudge by one pixel. Select the box and press the arrow keys; hold Shift to move ten pixels.
- Lock a ratio. 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 3:2 and 9:16 keep their shape while you resize.
Why cropped GIFs flicker, and why ours don't
- Optimized GIFs store only changes. Frame 12 may be a small patch that only looks right on top of frames 1 to 11.
- Cropping patches breaks them. Tools that crop GIF frames as they are stored drop pieces, which shows up as flicker and smears.
- We rebuild every full frame first. This GIF cropper composes each frame exactly as a browser shows it, crops it, then optimizes the file again.
- Lossless when possible. If the crop fits in a GIF palette, the original colors are reused unchanged.
Need a round crop? Choose Circle to make everything outside the circle transparent, or use Circle guide to center a profile picture while the file stays square.
Small sizes
Tips for GIFs That Still Look Good at 128 Pixels
A few habits make GIF cropper emoji presets look sharp, even at tiny sizes.
Fill the frame
Crop tight around the face or object. Empty space turns into wasted pixels once the GIF shrinks to emoji size.
Skip thin text
Captions and fine lines vanish at 128 pixels. Crop them out, or use a bigger size such as a Discord sticker.
Lower colors to fit limits
Over the limit? Open Output options and try 64 colors. Cartoons barely change; photos may band a little. Still too big? Then reduce the file size to an exact target.
FAQ
GIF Cropper FAQ
Quick answers about the GIF cropper and cropping animated GIFs. Didn't find yours? Email support@gifcropper.com.
Does it work with animated GIFs?
Yes, animated GIFs are what this GIF cropper is built for. Every frame is cropped to the same area, and the frame count, each frame's delay and the loop setting carry over unchanged.
Will my GIF lose quality after cropping?
Normally, no. A crop without resizing keeps the original pixels, and when the cropped area fits in a GIF palette the colors are copied exactly. Quality only changes when a crop is scaled to a platform size, because new in-between colors have to be fitted into a palette again.
Is there a watermark on the cropped GIF?
No. The download contains only your animation: no logo, no text, no "made with" frame, and no paid plan to remove one.
Can I crop a large GIF file?
Yes, the GIF cropper accepts files up to 100 MB. Your own device does the work, so a long, high-resolution GIF may take a few seconds. Output can be up to 4096 × 4096 pixels.
Do I need to sign up?
No account, email or login is needed to use the GIF cropper. Open the page, drop in a GIF and download the result.
Can I crop a GIF on my phone?
Yes. It works in Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android. Tap Choose GIF, drag the box with your finger, and the cropped GIF downloads to your phone.
Why does Discord say my emoji file is too big?
Discord caps emoji at 256 KB, and GIFs with many frames or colors pass that quickly. Crop tighter, choose 64 colors under Output options, or start from a shorter GIF.
Does Instagram play GIFs in the feed?
Not as .gif files. The feed plays videos, so convert your GIF to MP4 before posting. Crop it to square, 4:5 or 9:16 here first and the video keeps that framing.
Why does my GIF flicker after cropping on other sites?
Usually the original was optimized to store only the pixels that change. If a tool crops those partial frames without rebuilding them, parts of the picture go missing. This GIF cropper rebuilds every full frame first, so the result plays smoothly.
Can I crop a GIF into a circle?
Yes. Choose Circle under Shape, frame the part you want and keep Circle mask selected. Everything outside the circle becomes transparent, or a solid color if you pick one. GIF transparency is either on or off, so the round edge is a hard edge and may look slightly jagged; that is a limit of the format. Turn on the 1 or 2 px outline for a cleaner-looking edge.
How do I make a round GIF for my profile picture?
Usually you don't need a round file at all. Discord, Slack and many other apps crop a square profile picture into a circle themselves, so choose Circle guide, center the face inside the circle and export the square GIF. Use Circle mask only when you really need transparent corners.
More tools
Explore More GIF Tools
GIF Resizer
Need the whole animation smaller or bigger instead of cropped? Scale it by pixels, percent or preset, with every frame and delay kept.
Open GIF Resizer →GIF Reverser
Want the clip to play backwards? Reverse every frame or make a seamless ping-pong loop, with each frame's delay and the loop count kept.
Open GIF Reverser →GIF Optimizer
Need a lighter file but want to choose how? Lower the colors, frame rate or size yourself and compare before and after with a slider.
Open GIF Optimizer →GIF Compressor
Need it under a size limit? Pick Discord, email or your own target and it tries stronger settings until the file fits, or tells you the smallest size it can reach.
Open GIF Compressor →GIF Merger
Want several clips in one file? Combine GIFs side by side, stacked, in a grid or as a collage, on a transparent or solid background.
Open GIF Merger →