# Resize an animated GIF without losing the animation

Give your GIF a new width, a share of its size, or cut a 240 × 240 square from its middle for a Product Hunt thumbnail, kept under 3 MB. Every frame and its timing stay. Free, no sign-up, and your GIF never leaves your device.

Your file never leaves your device: the tool runs inside your browser. Up to 50 MB. Use it at https://opusmotion.com/tools/gif-resizer.

## How to use it

1. Choose the new size: the Product Hunt square, half the size, or a width in pixels.
2. Drop your GIF, or tap the box to pick it.
3. Download it: still animated, with every frame and its timing.

The first time, your browser downloads the video engine (31 MB, once); after that it opens from the cache.

## The Product Hunt thumbnail

Product Hunt asks for a square thumbnail, 240 × 240 recommended, under 3 MB, and shows a GIF's first frame until someone points at it. Read at the source on 9 October 2026.

- [Product Hunt's launch guide](https://www.producthunt.com/launch/preparing-for-launch)

## Questions

### How do I resize a GIF without losing the animation?

Drop it here: every frame is resized and the GIF is rebuilt with a palette made for the new size, so it stays animated with the same timing.

### What size is a Product Hunt thumbnail?

Square, 240 × 240 recommended, and under 3 MB (Product Hunt's launch guide). The 240 × 240 option cuts the square from the middle of your GIF and keeps it under that size, dropping colors or frames only if it has to.

### Can I change a GIF's aspect ratio?

The square option cuts a square from the middle. The other sizes keep the GIF's own proportions, so nothing is stretched.

### Does a smaller GIF make a smaller file?

Almost always: fewer pixels per frame. To fit a size limit exactly, use the GIF compressor, which also lowers colors and frames.

### Can I make a GIF bigger?

Yes, type a larger width, up to 1,600 pixels. A GIF made bigger than it was gets softer, because there's no detail to add.

### Is my GIF uploaded anywhere?

No. It's resized inside your browser and never leaves your device. The first time, your browser downloads the video engine (31 MB, once); after that it opens from the cache.

## More free tools

- [GIF compressor](https://opusmotion.com/tools/gif-compressor.md): Shrink a GIF under the size you need, like Product Hunt's 3 MB
- [GIF speed changer](https://opusmotion.com/tools/gif-speed-changer.md): Speed up, slow down or reverse a GIF, or make it play there and back
- [Video to GIF](https://opusmotion.com/tools/video-to-gif.md): MP4, MOV or WebM to a looping GIF, under the size it has to fit
- [All free tools](https://opusmotion.com/tools.md)