GIF Image Compressor

This GIF image compressor shrinks your image to the smallest file size and best quality possible to use as avatar, discord emoji or ad banner.

  • Made in Germany
  • EU GDPR compliant

  1. For best results use high quality source material that hasn't been compressed before.

  2. Drag & Drop

    Drag your image file onto this website. You can do this anytime.

  3. Paste image URL

    Paste an image URL from your clipboard into this website. You can do this also on the image processing page.

  4. Paste Base64 Data URI

    Paste a Base64 Data URI from your clipboard into this website. You can do this also on the image processing page.

  5. Paste image data

    Paste an image from your clipboard into this website. You can do this also on the image processing page.

  6. Use this Photoshop JSX-Script

    Use the script to send an image from Photoshop to compress-or-die.
    Copy it to the Photoshop Scripts folder. Overwrite what’s there if you’re asked.
    Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS...\Presets\Scripts
    Mac OS X: Applications/Photoshop CS.../Presets/Scripts
    Restart Photoshop.

Allowed file formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG (max. 8 MiB)

Features

  • State-Of-The-Art GIF compression algorithm
  • Different dithering algorithms
  • Support for generation of lossy GIFs
  • Frame rate changeable
  • Start frame changeable
  • For the technical enthusiats: Uses imagemagick, gifsicle, puppeteer and a lot of custom code.

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Why should I use this GIF compressor?

If you want to upload your animated or static GIF to a service as an avatar, create a discord emoji with less than 256 kb or upload an alternate GIF of your HTML5 ad banner to an ad network, you usually have to follow strict file size guidelines.

Unfortunately, most GIF compressors do not allow you to reduce the width and height or even the number of colors. This compressor even allows you to further reduce the quality in order to stay within the limits of the compressed file.

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News
Christoph Erdmann
COD says Goodbye
2026-06-24

After 10 years of compress-or-die.com, it’s time for me to say goodbye. It’s been a great time—I’ve learned a lot technically, but I’ve also met some wonderful people.

compress-or-die.com was created back then to get the most out of graphics for small banners. At the time, I was still working at an advertising agency. And over time, it just kept growing and growing.

But some of you may have noticed that over the past two years, there have been hardly any changes, and there hasn’t been much from me to read—which was quite different back in the day.

But a lot has changed in my personal life: children, new and different hobbies, and health issues have shifted my focus in other directions. And so, I had less and less time and motivation left for this project that was once so close to my heart.

For this reason, this chapter is now coming to an end. I’d like to thank all of you for using COD and for providing such great feedback, which helped COD grow so much.

I’d especially like to thank the Patrons who have covered the server costs over the past few years. Thank you so much!

On July 25, 2026, I will send COD into its well-deserved retirement.

All the best to you all,
Christoph

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