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Save a GIF, a small file or a video

Save your animation from GIF Maker as a GIF, WebP, APNG or MP4, make a GIF that fits under 256 KB or 1 MB (Discord and Slack emoji too), or download every frame as pictures in a ZIP.

1 min read · Updated 11 November 2026

Open Save, pick a format, check the line above the button, and tap Make my GIF (or WebP, APNG, MP4). When it's ready, tap Download.

The Save tab of GIF Maker with GIF picked and the file size limited to 1 MB
The Save tab with GIF picked and a 1 MB limit.

Which format?

  • GIF — plays in every app. Up to 256 colours; see-through edges become sharp.
  • WebP — smaller files with smooth colours and soft see-through edges.
  • APNG — full colour and soft edges, but bigger files.
  • MP4 — a video for Reels, TikTok, Stories and chats, from 480p up to 4K at 24 to 60 frames per second. Videos can't be see-through, so pick a background colour in Canvas first.

Make the GIF smaller

Under File size:

  • Best quality — your settings exactly as they are.
  • Balanced and Smallest — fewer colours (Smallest also a smaller size and fewer frames per second).
  • Limit — pick 256 KB, 500 KB, 1 MB, 5 MB or your own number. GIF Maker tries smaller versions until it fits, tells you what it changed, and says honestly if it can't get there.
  • Emoji for Discord or Slack — uses their own limits: Discord up to 256 KB at 128 × 128; Slack square and under 128 KB.

Fewer frames, a shorter animation, a smaller size or fewer colours all make a GIF smaller. You can stop a slow save at any time with Cancel.

Export every frame as pictures

Export frames as pictures (ZIP), under the Save button, downloads one picture per frame, numbered in order:

  • PNG or WebP; see-through stays see-through.
  • All frames, or only the Picked ones.
  • Everything (with effects, text and stickers, as in the saved GIF) or Just the pictures.
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