In this article, we will show you how to reverse animated GIF images on a Windows 11/10 computer. While there is no such feature or built-in tool available in Windows 11/10 OS for this, you can use some free GIF reverser tools that let you save an animated GIF in reverse order or sequence so that it will always play in the backward direction. Once you have the output GIF, you can play it in any modern browser or use any image viewer tools that let you play an animated GIF.
These tools don’t put any type of watermark on the output or adjust the size (height and width) of the output GIF image. You get the output as it is with only one difference i.e., reversed GIF. The output file size may come larger than the original but that should not be a problem.
How to Reverse Animated GIF image in Windows 11/10
To reverse an animated GIF on a Windows 11/10, we have covered 2 free GIF reverser software and 3 online GIF reverser tools in this list. Here are the tools:
- ScreenToGif
- Photo Viewer
- Ezgif
- GIF Reverse
- GIFGIFs.
Let’s see how these GIF reverser tools can be helpful.
1] ScreenToGif
ScreenToGif is a multipurpose software and one of my favorite GIF reverser tools on this list. This open-source tool lets you record the desktop screen as an animated GIF or select an area on the desktop for the recording, annotate the recording before saving, record the webcam, and more.
When using this tool for reversing the animated GIF, you will have so many options to use. For example, you can reduce frame count, increase or decrease the delay of frames, delete selected frames or duplicate frames, add an image watermark to GIF, etc. The option to make animation go forward and backward (yo-yo) is also there.
You will also be able to play the output GIF before you can save it to your system which is a very useful option. Now let’s check the steps to use this tool to reverse an animated GIF:
- Download the portable version or installer version of this tool
- Open the interface of this tool
- Click on the Editor button available on the main panel to open its GIF Editor
- Access the File menu or tab in the Editor window
- Click on the Load icon present in the File menu. Now you can select and add an animated GIF from your computer and all its frames are visible on the bottom part of the Editor interface. You will also have playback options there
- Switch to the Edit tab
- Click on the Reverse option available in the Reordering section and all the frames will be reversed quickly
- Use other options like delete frames, Yo-yo option, Reduce Frame Count, etc., or leave them as it is
- Go back to the File menu
- Press the Save as button
- A sidebar will open on the right section. There, you can use other options like enable transparency for GIF, loop GIF, adjust sampling using the given slider, etc. You can use all such options or keep them to the default setting
- Select …….
Source: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-reverse-animated-gif-in-windows