Reverse an animated GIF
The last frame first. Add a GIF and watch it run backwards.
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Played backwards, spilled water returns to the glass and a diver rises out of the pool. Reversing is the simplest way to make a familiar clip surprising. This page opens the GIF editor with Play backwards switched on. Add the animation and the reversed version plays in the preview, ready to download.
The frames are the same ones, in the opposite order. Each keeps the time it was given in the original, so a pause on the final frame becomes a pause at the beginning. Nothing is redrawn and no colour is changed. The file comes out at about the size it went in.
Reversal is exact because every frame is first composed into a full picture. A GIF normally builds each frame on top of the previous one, storing only what changed, and such a file cannot be run backwards by reordering its pieces. Here the complete pictures are reordered and the file is written again.
What reverses well
Motion with an obvious direction is the most rewarding: falling, pouring, breaking, jumping, eating. Clips where cause and effect are clear become small magic tricks. Movements that look the same either way, such as a nod or a wave, change little. Text that appears letter by letter will disappear letter by letter, which can make a neat ending.
A back-and-forth loop
A clip that jumps from its last frame to its first has a visible seam. Playing it forwards and then backwards removes the seam, because the reversed half ends on the frame the forward half starts with. Download the reversed copy here, keep the original, and place the two one after the other in a GIF maker. The loop then swings like a pendulum.
Trim both copies to the same range first, so that they meet on the same frame.
Reverse together with other edits
The panel applies its settings in one pass. Trim times always refer to the original as it plays forwards: to reverse the last second of a five second GIF, enter 4 as the start. The kept part is then turned around. Speed, cropping and resizing are applied to the result in the same step.
Sound and video
A GIF has no sound, so nothing is lost by reversing it. If your clip is a video file with audio, this editor is not the right place for it: it reads animated GIF and animated WebP. Convert the clip to a GIF first if a silent, reversed loop is what you are after.
The result can be saved as an animated WebP as well as a GIF. For a website, WebP is the lighter choice by a wide margin; for messaging apps and forums that expect a GIF, keep the GIF.
Frequently asked questions
Does reversing change the speed?
No. Each frame is shown for as long as in the original, only in the opposite order.
Is the reversed GIF larger?
It is usually close to the original size. Heavily optimised GIFs can grow a little when written again.
Can I reverse only a part?
Yes. Enter a start and an end under Trim, and that part is kept and reversed.
Can I make the GIF play forwards and then backwards?
This editor produces the reversed copy. Joining it to the original is done in a tool that combines GIFs.
Will it still loop?
Yes. The repeat setting of the original is kept.
Can I reverse an animated WebP?
Yes, and save it as WebP or GIF.
How many frames can a GIF have here?
Up to 300, within the file size limit of your plan.