Upload at least two GIF files, arrange them, and keep Play in sequence selected to show them one after another. Choose a horizontal or vertical layout if you want simultaneous playback. Start the merge, then preview and download the single GIF result.
Combine GIFs Online
Use this free GIF combiner to merge 2–10 animations in sequence, side by side or vertically. Preview and download one GIF.
Combine GIFs into one animation
Combine GIFs online when several clips need to become one shareable animation. This free GIF combiner accepts 2–10 GIF files and produces a single animated GIF. Play the clips one after another, place them side by side, or stack them vertically.
A sequence works well for a short tutorial or a set of reactions. A horizontal or vertical layout keeps different views visible at the same time. Arrange the file cards before merging: the first GIF determines the canvas for a sequence, the height for a horizontal layout, or the width for a vertical layout.
How to combine GIFs online
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Choose your GIF files
Select 2–10 GIFs. Each file can be up to 25 MB, with a combined maximum of 100 MB. Files upload as soon as you select them; wait for the uploads to finish.
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Arrange the order
Use the Move up control on a file card to move it earlier in the list. You can remove a file or add more before submitting. This order controls playback in a sequence and the left-to-right or top-to-bottom arrangement in the other modes.
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Choose a merge mode
Play in sequence is selected by default. Choose Side by side to display the GIFs horizontally, or Stack vertically to place one below another. The GIF merger adjusts their sizes automatically.
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Merge, preview and download
Select Merge GIFs to start the server task. When it finishes, preview the combined animation and download the GIF. If the result is too large for where you want to share it, try compressing the result.
Combine GIFs in sequence, side by side or vertically
Choose the layout according to what the viewer should see. Sequential playback shows one clip at a time; the other two modes show all clips together.
Play in sequence
- Playback
- Each GIF plays one animation cycle in file order. The output cycle lasts as long as all source cycles added together.
- Size and placement
- Uses the first GIF’s canvas. Other GIFs fit inside it, centered and proportional, with transparent space where needed.
Side by side
- Playback
- All GIFs start together. Shorter animations repeat until the longest source cycle ends.
- Size and placement
- Matches the first GIF’s height, scales other widths proportionally, and places the clips left to right without gaps.
Stack vertically
- Playback
- All GIFs start together. Shorter animations repeat until the longest source cycle ends.
- Size and placement
- Matches the first GIF’s width, scales other heights proportionally, and places the clips top to bottom without gaps.
| Mode | Playback | Size and placement |
|---|---|---|
| Play in sequence | Each GIF plays one animation cycle in file order. The output cycle lasts as long as all source cycles added together. | Uses the first GIF’s canvas. Other GIFs fit inside it, centered and proportional, with transparent space where needed. |
| Side by side | All GIFs start together. Shorter animations repeat until the longest source cycle ends. | Matches the first GIF’s height, scales other widths proportionally, and places the clips left to right without gaps. |
| Stack vertically | All GIFs start together. Shorter animations repeat until the longest source cycle ends. | Matches the first GIF’s width, scales other heights proportionally, and places the clips top to bottom without gaps. |
For example, two GIFs lasting 2 and 3 seconds make a 5-second sequence. In a side-by-side or vertical layout, the output cycle lasts 3 seconds: the shorter GIF repeats and its final repeat ends at that point. The combined GIF loops continuously.
Playback, dimensions and transparent areas
To join animated GIFs, the tool uses the frames and timing from one cycle of each source. A source file’s existing loop count does not multiply that cycle. Valid frame delays are retained; frames with a zero or missing delay use 100 milliseconds. There is no speed or frame-rate control in this form.
In a sequence, different shapes fit inside the first GIF’s canvas without cropping. Horizontal layouts share a height; vertical layouts share a width. A small first GIF can reduce the detail of larger clips. Put a suitably sized GIF first, or crop the source clips before merging when their proportions differ greatly.
The GIF combiner retains transparent areas rather than filling them with a chosen background color. Padding in a sequence is transparent too. The website or app displaying the downloaded file supplies the background visible through those areas. This tool arranges clips beside or after each other; it does not overlay one GIF on top of another.
Before you combine GIFs: quality and file limits
Merging creates a new GIF and may resize the sources. GIF encoding uses a limited color palette, so fine gradients, small text or colors can change. Combining GIFs is not a lossless copy operation, and the output is not guaranteed to be smaller than the inputs. Start with clear source files and avoid scaling small clips up substantially.
Choose 2–10 GIFs, no more than 25 MB each and 100 MB altogether, including files added in separate selections. The sources together can contain up to 240 frames and 60 million decoded pixels, counted as width × height × frames for each file. A small compressed file can still exceed these frame or pixel limits.
The output must fit within 8192 pixels on each side, 1000 frames, 60 million pixels across all output frames, 120 seconds per animation cycle and 250 MB. Side-by-side or vertical playback can require extra output frames to keep different source timings aligned. If a task exceeds a limit, use fewer, shorter or smaller GIFs and try again.
GIF merger questions
Yes. The first GIF determines the reference size. A sequence fits the other clips inside its canvas without cropping. Horizontal layouts match its height, while vertical layouts match its width. Aspect ratios stay proportional; there is no manual size setting.
Choose Side by side after uploading the files. The list order becomes left-to-right order, and every GIF is scaled to the height of the first one. They play together without gaps. Shorter animations repeat until the longest source cycle finishes.
Select Stack vertically. The first file appears at the top, followed by the remaining files in order. Their widths match the first GIF, and their heights scale proportionally. They play simultaneously, using the longest source cycle as the output duration.
The merger uses one animation cycle per source, regardless of its saved loop count. A sequence plays those cycles in order; simultaneous layouts repeat shorter sources until the longest finishes. The downloaded result loops continuously, and this form has no loop-count setting.
Yes. Transparent source areas remain transparent, and a sequence uses transparent padding when a clip does not fill the first GIF’s canvas. The merge does not add a solid background. How transparency looks in a viewer depends on the background beneath the image.
Exact visual preservation is not guaranteed because the output is encoded again and some sources may be resized. Use similar dimensions and clear originals to reduce changes. The GIF merger adds no watermark, but palette conversion can still alter colors or fine detail.
File size is only one limit. Many frames, large dimensions, a long animation cycle or extra frames needed for simultaneous playback can exceed the processing budget. Reduce the number, duration or dimensions of the source GIFs. Check the task’s error message before retrying.
This page accepts GIF files and returns a GIF. For still photos, use the GIF maker first. To get a video, download the merged GIF and then use GIF to video to convert it to MP4, WebM or MOV.
For a simple animated row or column, yes: Side by side and Stack vertically keep the GIFs playing together in one image. The page does not offer a multi-row grid, overlapping layers, decorative borders or a freeform collage editor.
Combine GIFs into your next animation
Choose the clips, set their order and merge them into one GIF.