GIF transparent - how to edit the animation

A GIF is an image of a certain format. You can upload and distribute GIFs on various platforms. However, not all of them accept them without a transparent background. With suitable online tools you can give the images within your GIF a transparent background.

How to create a transparent background on your GIF

When you want to send an animation on the Internet, it is usually a GIF. This consists of several individual images. Therefore, if you want to make changes, it is necessary to change all images equally. If you want to set a transparent background for your GIF, a suitable online tool can help you.

1. Switch with your browser to the page Online Image Editor.
2. With this it is possible to set the background of images or GIFs transparent.
3. But before you can start editing, you must upload the file. Either drag the GIF directly into the designated field or open the file via the "Select image" button.
4. Once the GIF is uploaded, the view changes. Switch to "Advanced" at the top of the tabs.
5. After that, select the second option below it, i.e. "Transparency". Now you have several options on the left side.
6. If you choose the option "Select transparency area", you can click on a color in the image that should become transparent. Another option is to draw a line where the image will become transparent.
7. Use "Transparent Box" to set a specific area transparent. Also certain colors can be removed.