How to Resize a GIF

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Last Updated: June 14, 2022

Is your GIF a little too big or small? No worries—resizing it is a really quick and easy process. We've covered everything you need to know, so you can adjust your GIF in no time. In just a few minutes, you'll know how to change the size of an animated GIF file to optimize it for sharing, video embedding, or other purposes.

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Go to the ezgif website.

Do so by clicking on the link or typing "www.ezgif.com" in your Web browser.

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Click on GIF Resizer.

It's near the top of the webpage in the left-center of the toolbar.^{[1]
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Choose a GIF.

Enter the GIF's URL in the "paste image URL:" field. You can also click on Browse button to upload a GIF from your computer.^{[2]
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Click on Upload!.

It's the blue button in the "Animated GIF resizer" section of the webpage.

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Enter a new size for your GIF.

In the fields below your uploaded image, you can either:
- Enter a width and height in the "New width:" and "New height:" fields (the current width and height are displayed immediately beneath the image); or
- Enter a percentage by which to increase or reduce the size of the GIF.

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Click on Resize Image!.

It's the blue button below the "new size" fields. ^{[3]
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- The resized image will appear below the Resize it! button in the "Resized image:" section of the webpage.

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Click on Save icon.

It's on the right side of the toolbar below the resized image.
- Depending on your browser, if asked, choose to click "Save:" field at the top of the dialog box.^{[4]
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- New resized image will be downloaded and saved to default downloads location on your computer.