diff --git a/src/lib/exporter/gifExporter.ts b/src/lib/exporter/gifExporter.ts
index d45742ad..50dca858 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporter/gifExporter.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporter/gifExporter.ts
@@ -124,9 +124,11 @@ export class GifExporter {
       // Initialize GIF encoder
       // Loop: 0 = infinite loop, 1 = play once (no loop)
       const repeat = this.config.loop ? 0 : 1;
+      const cores = navigator.hardwareConcurrency || 4;
+      const WORKER_COUNT = Math.max(1, Math.min(8, cores - 1));
 
       this.gif = new GIF({
-        workers: 4,
+        workers: WORKER_COUNT,
         quality: 10,
         width: this.config.width,
         height: this.config.height,