FitFileSize

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Compress a GIF to 1 MB

Many places that take GIFs cap them around 1 MB. A GIF over that is compressed to the largest file under 1 MB, and it keeps its frame timing and loop.

Drop your file here

or choose a file · PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, TIFF, BMP or HEIC

Your upload limit
  • Deleted automatically
  • Free, no watermark
  • Quality kept where possible

Getting a GIF under 1 MB

At 1 MB a few seconds of animation usually fits, often at a smaller size in pixels. Every frame keeps its own timing, the loop setting is kept, and see-through areas stay see-through.

The steps go from gentlest to strongest: lossy compression at full size, then fewer colours and fewer pixels, and as a last resort dropping every other frame. We keep the first step that fits, so the file is as good as 1 MB allows.

Tips

  • Check the result at the size it will be shown. A GIF made smaller in pixels can look fine in a chat window and soft when enlarged.
  • Screen recordings shrink much better than camera footage, because little changes from one frame to the next.
  • A GIF already under 1 MB is only cleaned up without visible changes; nothing is made worse to save a few more KB.

How it works

  1. 1

    Drop your file

    A PDF or an image. It goes over an encrypted connection and nowhere else.

  2. 2

    Pick your limit

    Choose the size the form asks for. We start with a cleanup that changes nothing you can see.

  3. 3

    Download it

    If it needs more, we find the gentlest quality setting that still fits, and delete everything soon after.

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. There is no sign-up and no watermark.

What happens to my file?

It is processed on our server and deleted automatically: the original 5 minutes after the run finishes, the compressed file after 10. A file you upload but never compress is deleted within 30 minutes. You can also delete everything right away with Delete now.

Will it look worse?

We try a lossless cleanup first, which does not change how the file looks. Only if that is not enough do we lower image quality, and we pick the gentlest setting that still fits your size.

What if my file cannot get that small?

You get the smallest version we could make and a clear note saying so, instead of a file that silently misses the limit.

Why does the size page aim a little under its limit?

Some sites count a kilobyte as 1000 bytes and others as 1024. We aim under the stricter one, so a 200 KB page aims for 200,000 bytes and the file passes either way.

Common size limits

PDF

Photos and images

PNG

iPhone photos (HEIC)

Forms and applications

Discord

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