GIF COLORS

Reduce Colors in GIF

Fewer colors, smaller file.

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animately · optimizing tennis-balls.gif
Original
702 kB
Half the colors
477 kB
-32%
size reduction
medium preset · done

GIF Editing Tools

How to reduce colors in an animated GIF

1. Import your GIF

Open the color reduction tool and select your GIF. No signup or install required.

2. Choose a color preset

Pick a low, medium or high reduction preset. The live preview and file-size readout update automatically.

Compare the edited GIF with the original, or use edit history to undo a change.

3. Download the result

When the colors and file size look right, download your GIF for free with no watermark.

Need another edit? Crop, resize, cut, change speed, remove frames or compress the GIF in the same editor.

See every color change before you download

Controls for every file

Start with a preset, then adjust each file. Crop, resize, cut, change speed, colors and frames in one editor.

Everything in one editor

Switch between tools without starting over. Your preview, file size and editing controls stay in view.

See changes as you edit

Preview each change with an automatic file-size readout. Undo any edit or compare the result with your original.

Set the color count

Reduce the number of colors in the GIF palette to cut file size. Preview the result and adjust the count for each file.

Less trial and error

Check each edit in the live preview and see the file size automatically. Your edit history stays intact as you switch tools.

Reduce colors for free

Shrink a GIF's color palette without signing up or installing an app. The free plan adds no watermark.

Keep editing in one place

Reduce the palette, then crop, resize, cut, change speed, remove frames or compress your GIF without starting over.

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