When finished the robot creates a Web page on the NetMechanic server to display the reduced images. The entire process is completed within 30 seconds. Users can then access this Web page, pick the image they like best, and save it to their computer. GIFBot can be used in conjunction with NetMechanic's Link Check service to index and optimize all the images in a Web site. GIFBot works by reducing the number of colors in the target image.
Excess colors are the main cause of bloated Web graphics.
And that extra disk space leads to longer download times. The service will optimize both GIF and JPEG image formats. It also supports transparent colors and GIF89 animation. GIFBot is similar to other commercial graphics optimization packages, such as SmartSaver and GIFWizard. But unlike those products, GIFBot is free.