Best GIF Editors (2026): 10 Tools to Resize, Crop and Edit GIFs

You've got a GIF that's nearly right: too wide for the post, playing the wrong way round, or missing a caption. Search 'GIF editor' and you'll get tools that each fix a different part of that.

This list covers ten GIF editors, using only what each maker's own page says, read on 2 Nov 2026 (as of Nov 2026). It's alphabetical and in no particular order. It's about editing a GIF you already have, so you won't find shrinking file sizes or turning video into GIFs here.

GIF editors side by side

Tool	Type	Good for
Clideo	Online video and GIF tools	Changing a GIF's aspect ratio for social media
ezgif	Online GIF maker and toolset	Editing GIF, APNG, WebP and other animations
GIFCrop	Online GIF cropper and toolset	Cropping a GIF to a circle or square
GIFGIFs	GIF tools and animation library	Single-action GIF tools in one menu
Gifsicle	Command-line GIF tool	Frame-level GIF edits from a terminal
Imgflip	Online GIF maker	Adding text, cropping and reversing a GIF
Kapwing	Online video and image editor	Resizing a GIF for any platform
LunaPic	Online photo editor	Editing a GIF animation inside a photo editor
Online GIF Tools	Browser GIF utilities	Resize, crop, reverse and change speed
Picasion	Online animated GIF maker	Building a GIF from a set of pictures

Ten GIF editors

Clideo

Best for: Resizing a GIF and changing its aspect ratio for Instagram, YouTube and other social media, with options to cut parts, add stickers or add text.

ezgif

Best for: Creating and editing GIF, APNG, WebP, MNG, JXL and AVIF animations, with a resizer and an add text tool on the same site.

GIFCrop

Best for: Cropping a GIF to a circle or a square in the browser, with zoom and position controls, beside split, rotate, speed and reverse tools.

GIFGIFs

Best for: Picking one action from separate GIF Resizer, GIF Crop, GIF Reverser, Add Text to GIF, Split GIF and Rotate GIF tools.

Gifsicle

Best for: Creating, editing and inspecting GIF images and animations from the command line, including replacing, deleting or inserting frames.

Imgflip

Best for: Adding text to a GIF, cropping, rotating and reversing it, with speed and play count settings on one page.

Kapwing

Best for: Changing the size of an animated GIF online so it fits the platform or use case you're posting for.

LunaPic

Best for: Editing a GIF animation and adding animation effects from a photo editor with a long menu of edits.

Online GIF Tools

Best for: Resizing animated GIFs, with separate tools to crop a GIF, reverse a GIF, change GIF speed and play a GIF frame by frame.

Picasion

Best for: Making an animated GIF from pictures uploaded from a computer, a URL or a webcam.

One-action pages, all-in-one editors and a frame tool

Here's the split a searcher wouldn't guess. ezgif can 'create, edit and convert gif, apng, webp, mng, jxl and avif animations'. GIFGIFs lists GIF Resizer, GIF Crop, GIF Reverser and Split GIF as separate tools. GIFCrop crops a GIF online 'in your browser', and Gifsicle edits animations by 'replacing, deleting, or inserting frames' from the command line. So 'GIF editor' means three different things, and they don't replace each other.

• One-action pages: one job per page, such as resize, crop or reverse.
• All-in-one editors: many edits on one site, from text to speed to animation effects.
• A frame-level tool: a command-line program that changes individual frames.

Resizing a GIF for the place it's going

Five tools here list a GIF resizer. One page is built to change the size of an animated GIF online so you can resize a GIF for any platform or use case. Another resizes a GIF and changes its aspect ratio for Instagram, YouTube and other social media, with options to cut parts, add stickers or add text.

A browser GIF toolbox is listed through its resize page, with separate tools to crop a GIF, reverse a GIF, change GIF speed and play a GIF frame by frame. If you know the post size you need, start with one of these.

Cropping, reversing and changing speed

For a crop, one site is built around it: upload one GIF, crop it to a circle or square, adjust the zoom and move the crop window. Its menu also lists split, rotate, speed and reverse tools, so a loop can be cropped and flipped in one visit.

A GIF tools site with a library of animations keeps each action on its own page, including Add Text to GIF and Rotate GIF beside its resizer, cropper and reverser. A GIF maker page puts add text, crop, rotate and reverse GIF together, with settings for speed and play count.

All-in-one editors and a frame-level command line

Two editors put many edits under one roof. One site handles GIF, APNG, WebP, MNG, JXL and AVIF animations, and its news section says its add text tool, in local processing mode, can now load your own custom fonts from your device. A photo editor has a GIF animation editor with animation effects, inside a long menu of other edits.

Building a GIF from scratch is a different job: one animated GIF generator takes pictures uploaded from a computer, a URL or a webcam and turns them into an animation.

The command-line tool is for people comfortable in a terminal. It creates, edits and gets information about GIF images and animations, can edit by replacing, deleting or inserting frames, and prints detailed information about GIFs, including comments.

Questions before you edit a GIF

• What's wrong with the GIF: size, shape, direction, speed or missing text?
• Where am I posting it, and what size or aspect ratio does that need?
• Do I need one edit or several?
• Is my file a GIF, or an APNG or WebP animation?
• Do I need to change individual frames?
• Am I starting from a set of pictures rather than a GIF?

Do you make a GIF editor? Tool makers can ask to be considered for a featured place on this list.

My advice on editing a GIF

Name the one thing you want to change. For a single fix, a one-action page is the simplest place to start. For several edits in a row, an all-in-one editor saves hopping between sites. For frame-level changes or scripted edits, the command-line tool is the one built for it.

Want to make a new GIF instead? Here's where to make AI GIFs. For still images, see my list of AI photo editors, and if the clip needs cutting before it becomes a GIF, here are the best video trimmers.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I reverse a GIF online?

Yes. A browser GIF toolbox has a reverse a GIF tool, a GIF cropper's menu lists reverse, a GIF tools site has a GIF Reverser page, and a GIF maker page has a reverse GIF option.

How do I crop a GIF to a circle?

One site here is built for it: upload one GIF, choose circle or square, adjust the zoom and move the crop window, then download your new loop.

Can I add text to a GIF?

Yes. A GIF tools site has an Add Text to GIF tool, a GIF maker page has add text, one resize page offers options to add text, and an all-in-one site's add text tool can load your own fonts in local processing mode.

Can I edit individual frames of a GIF?

The command-line tool on this list edits by replacing, deleting or inserting frames. A browser toolbox lets you play a GIF frame by frame, and a GIF tools site has a Split GIF tool.

Can I make a GIF from photos?

One animated GIF generator here creates a GIF from pictures you upload from a computer, a URL or a webcam.

Can these editors handle APNG or WebP animations?

One all-in-one site says it can create, edit and convert GIF, APNG, WebP, MNG, JXL and AVIF animations.