The most common cause is a file size over 256 KB, with high resolution (above 128×128 px) and certain frame counts also stopping resizing. This happens even if the GIF looks small but has more frames or needs more compression than allowed.
1. Resize GIFs for Discord
Resizing GIFs is straightforward. There are plenty of third-party tools that can reduce the size of your media files, including GIFs. In this guide, we’ll use the EZGIF website to make your GIF meet Discord’s emoji requirements. The site can optimize a GIF to reduce file size with minimal quality loss, which helps when you don’t want to lower the resolution right away. This is useful if you want to keep the original look of the GIF you’re sending. However, optimization alone may not be enough, especially if your GIF is much larger than 256 KB. Normally, Discord lets users upload files up to 8 MB. But for a GIF emoji on a Discord server, the file must be 256 KB or less. To resize your GIF for emojis and fix the error, follow these steps:
