Add the GIF above, open the Canvas tab, click Crop, and drag the box over the area you want. Click Done, then Create GIF and download it. Every frame is cropped the same way.

Can I crop a GIF to a square or a circle?

Square, yes: choose the 1:1 shape. Circles aren't possible as a true crop, because GIF pixels are fully transparent or fully solid, so a round edge would look jagged.

Does cropping keep the animation?

Yes. All frames are cropped, and each one keeps its delay, so the GIF plays at the same speed.

Does cropping make a GIF smaller?

Yes, because the pixels outside the crop are dropped. In our test, cropping a 16:9 GIF to 1:1 cut the file by 42%.

No. Cropping happens in your browser, and the GIF never leaves your device.

Free GIF cropper

Crop a GIF online

Cut a GIF down to the part that matters: draw a free crop box or pick a square, landscape, or vertical shape. The crop applies to every frame and keeps the timing, and it all happens on your device.

Updated October 2026

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How it works

How to crop a GIF

1
Add the GIF
Drop the GIF on the cropper above. The Canvas tab opens next to the preview.
2
Draw the crop
Click Crop, pick Free or a shape, and drag the box or its corners over the part you want. Click Done.
3
Create and download
The new size is shown under the crop controls. Click Create GIF, check the preview, and download.

Crop shapes

Free crops and fixed shapes

The crop box has five settings. Free lets you draw any rectangle. The four fixed shapes keep the box at a set ratio while you drag it: 1:1 for square avatars, emoji, and grid posts; 4:3 for slides and older video; 16:9 for widescreen video and presentations; and 9:16 for vertical stories and phone screens.

When you pick a shape, the box starts as the largest one of that shape that fits, centered on the GIF. Drag it to move it, or drag a corner to make it smaller. The size under the controls shows exactly how many pixels the GIF will have.

Measurements

How much a crop saves

Cropping drops the pixels outside the box from every frame, so it shrinks the file as well as the picture. We took a 24-frame, 16:9 clip and encoded centered crops of each shape at full resolution:

Shape	Size	Pixels kept	File size	Change
16:9 (uncropped)	480 × 270 px	100%	2,107 KB	–
4:3	360 × 270 px	75%	1,637 KB	−22%
1:1	270 × 270 px	56%	1,232 KB	−42%
9:16	152 × 270 px	32%	735 KB	−65%

Measured on 2026-10-29. Encoder: gifenc 1.0.3 with EasyGIF's Floyd–Steinberg dithering.

The file shrank roughly in line with the pixels kept, and each crop saved slightly less than its share of pixels. A 9:16 crop of a landscape clip keeps about a third of it, and the file went from 2,107 KB to 735 KB.

Crop or resize?

Cropping, resizing, and filling a shape

Crop

Keeps part of the picture at its current sharpness. Use it to remove borders and black bars, to focus on a detail, or to change the shape without squashing anything.

Resize

Keeps the whole picture and changes how many pixels it has. Use the Width slider or a preset; the GIF resizer explains how width affects file size.

Fill a shape

Choosing a shape under Size with Fill also crops, but always from the center. A manual crop is better when the subject isn't in the middle. You can combine them: crop first, then set the width.

Other edits sit in the same tool: the GIF editor also trims frames, changes speed, and adds captions.

Troubleshooting

When a crop doesn't come out right

The crop disappeared

Why: The crop box is drawn on the GIF as it's currently turned and sized. Rotating the GIF or choosing a size preset resets the crop, because the old box no longer matches.

Rotate or flip the GIF first, and pick a preset if you want one.
Then click Crop and draw the box.
Check the line under the controls: it shows the cropped size while a crop is set.

The cropped GIF is smaller than expected

Why: The crop keeps part of the GIF at its current size. Cropping a 480 × 270 GIF to 1:1 gives 270 × 270, not 480 × 480.

Increase the Width slider on the Canvas tab; the crop is scaled with it.
Or pick the Square preset and choose Fill under Images of another shape for a full-size square.
Keep in mind that enlarging a crop can't add detail that wasn't in the original.

The subject moves out of the crop

Why: The crop is the same for every frame. If the subject moves across the GIF, a tight box cuts it off in some frames.

Step through the frames with the arrows under the preview while the crop box is open.
Widen the box until the subject stays inside in every frame.
Or trim the frames where the subject leaves the area you want.

Method

How we measured

The crop table comes from a script that runs EasyGIF's encoder and dithering on a fixed clip: 24 frames of a slow pan across a Pexels portrait at 480 × 270 px, cropped around the center with ImageMagick and encoded with 256 colors. Crops of other areas, or of a different GIF, will save different amounts; the share of pixels kept is the best guide.

FAQ

GIF cropper FAQ

How do I crop a GIF?: Add the GIF above, open the Canvas tab, click Crop, and drag the box over the area you want. Click Done, then Create GIF and download it. Every frame is cropped the same way.
Can I crop a GIF to a square or a circle?: Square, yes: choose the 1:1 shape. Circles aren't possible as a true crop, because GIF pixels are fully transparent or fully solid, so a round edge would look jagged.
Does cropping keep the animation?: Yes. All frames are cropped, and each one keeps its delay, so the GIF plays at the same speed.
Does cropping make a GIF smaller?: Yes, because the pixels outside the crop are dropped. In our test, cropping a 16:9 GIF to 1:1 cut the file by 42%.
Is my GIF uploaded?: No. Cropping happens in your browser, and the GIF never leaves your device.

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