Change GIF Speed — Free
Speed up or slow down animated GIFs. Presets from 0.25x to 3x, plus custom multiplier. All in your browser.
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Speed Up or Slow Down GIF Animations
Sometimes a GIF plays too fast to catch the details, or too slow to be entertaining. Pixotter lets you adjust the playback speed of any animated GIF with precise control. Choose from preset multipliers (0.25x to 3x) or enter any custom value from 0.1x to 10x.
All processing happens in your browser. Your GIF is never uploaded anywhere. The speed change is applied by modifying each frame's delay value, preserving all the original pixel data, colors, and transparency.
How Frame Delays Work
Every frame in a GIF file has a delay value measured in hundredths of a second. A frame with a 10/100s delay displays for 100 milliseconds. When you set 2x speed, Pixotter halves each delay to 5/100s, making the animation play twice as fast. At 0.5x, each delay is doubled to 20/100s for a slow-motion effect.
Tips for Best Results
GIFs with many frames (30+) produce the smoothest results when slowed down. GIFs with few frames may look choppy at very slow speeds because there are not enough in-between positions to create smooth motion. For speeding up, any GIF works well since you are simply reducing wait time between existing frames.
After adjusting the speed, chain additional operations if needed. Add a compress step to reduce file size, a resize step to change dimensions, or convert to MP4 or WebP for even smaller files.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does changing GIF speed work?
Each frame in a GIF has a delay value that controls how long it displays before the next frame. Pixotter multiplies these delays by the inverse of your speed setting. A 2x speed halves each delay, making the animation play twice as fast. A 0.5x speed doubles each delay, making it play at half speed.
Will speeding up a GIF reduce its file size?
No. Changing the speed only modifies frame delay values, not the actual image data. The number of frames and their pixel content stay the same, so the file size is virtually unchanged. To reduce file size, add a compress step after changing the speed.
What is the maximum speed I can set?
The custom multiplier goes up to 10x. However, most screens refresh at 60fps, so extremely fast GIFs may not look smooth because the browser cannot display frames faster than its refresh rate. For practical purposes, 3-4x is usually the maximum useful speed.
Can I slow down a GIF to create a slow motion effect?
Yes. Use 0.5x for half speed or 0.25x for quarter speed. Keep in mind that a slow-motion GIF does not create new frames between existing ones, so very slow speeds may look choppy if the original GIF has few frames. The effect works best on GIFs with high frame counts.
Does the file size change when I slow down a GIF?
No. Slowing down only increases the delay between frames. The actual pixel data and number of frames remain identical, so file size stays the same. If you need a smaller file, chain speed change with a compress step.