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Crop GIF
Crop an animated GIF to remove borders, focus on the action, or fit a specific aspect ratio. Every frame of the animation is cropped to the same region, so the animation plays seamlessly.
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Last updated: June 2026
How to crop an animated GIF
- Load your GIF. Drag it onto the tool or click to browse. The first frame appears as a preview with a crop overlay.
- Define the crop region. Drag the handles or type pixel values in the X / Y / Width / Height fields. The overlay updates live.
- Click Crop GIF. The tool decodes every frame using gifuct-js, draws the crop region onto a canvas for each frame, and re-encodes using gif.js.
- Preview and save. The animated preview shows the cropped result. Click Download to save.
Common use cases for cropping GIFs
- Remove letterbox bars. Videos often have black bars at the top and bottom. Crop them out for a cleaner GIF.
- Focus on the action. A reaction GIF from a movie clip might have a wide shot. Crop to just the face.
- Create a square GIF. Instagram and some messaging apps display square thumbnails best. Crop to 1:1 for perfect squares.
- Cut out a logo or watermark region. If the original video had a station bug in the corner, cropping can remove it if it's outside the area of interest.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does cropping change the animation speed?
No. Only the spatial dimensions of each frame change. The frame delay timings are preserved exactly.
Can I crop to a specific aspect ratio?
Yes. Lock the aspect ratio (e.g., 1:1 for a square, 16:9 for widescreen) and the crop box resizes proportionally.
Is there a visual crop preview?
Yes. Once you load a GIF, the first frame is shown with draggable crop handles.
What happens to the parts outside the crop box?
They are discarded. The output GIF only contains pixels within the selected crop region.
Can I crop a GIF I converted with this site?
Yes. Use the converter first, then load the resulting GIF into the cropper.