GIF Maker

Make an animated GIF from images, photos or a short video clip - right in your browser. Drag the frames into order, set the speed, add a caption or a smooth crossfade, and download your GIF with no watermark. Starting from a long video? Use Video to GIF.

Paste a screenshot with Ctrl + V

How to Make a GIF from Images

Four steps, about a minute.

  1. Add your images. Drop photos, screenshots or drawings into the box, browse for them, paste with Ctrl+V - or drop a short video clip.
  2. Put the frames in order. Drag the thumbnails, use the arrows, or sort them by file name. Click a frame to see it in the preview.
  3. Set the speed and the look. Choose a frame delay or FPS, give single frames a longer pause, and open Loop, Canvas size, Crossfade or Caption if you need them.
  4. Create and download. Press Create GIF. The finished file shows its real size, and you can go back, tweak and create it again.

Want something to practise on? Press Try a demo above, or grab an image from our PNG samples.

What You Can Make with This GIF Maker

One tool, many kinds of animation.

Photo slideshow GIFs

Turn holiday photos or product shots into a looping slideshow. Use the Photo slideshow preset for a 1.5 s hold and a soft crossfade.

Reaction and meme GIFs

Add a caption in classic meme style with an outline that stays readable. For a single image meme, the meme generator is quicker.

Tutorials and app demos

Paste screenshots one by one with Ctrl+V and give each step a long pause. To record your screen directly, use Screen to GIF.

Short video clips

Drop an MP4 or WebM clip, pick up to 20 seconds and a frame rate. For long videos, use Video to GIF or MP4 to GIF.

Stop-motion and pixel art

Number your frames, then press Sort to put them in order. Got a sprite sheet instead? Use Sprite Sheet to GIF.

Edit an existing GIF

Drop a GIF and choose Add all frames to rearrange, retime or caption it. To pull frames out as images, use the GIF Frame Extractor.

Frame Delay and FPS Guide

The delay is how long each frame stays on screen.

GIFs count time in hundredths of a second, so the tool rounds every delay to 10 ms steps - exactly what browsers will play.

DelayFPSFeels likeGood for
20-50 ms20-50Smooth videoVideo clips, spinning objects, game animation
70-100 ms10-14Classic GIFReactions, stickers, simple loops
150-300 ms3-7Choppy on purposeStop-motion, flip-book effects
0.5-1 s1-2SlideshowPhotos, before and after, product views
2 s and moreunder 1Time to readTutorial steps, text-heavy frames

Browsers ignore delays under 20 ms and play them slowly, so the tool never goes below 20 ms. Already made a GIF and it feels too fast? Change it with the GIF Speed Changer.

Canvas Size, Fit and Background

Every frame of a GIF has the same size, so pictures with other shapes have to be fitted in.

Fit

Shows the whole picture and fills the leftover space with your background colour or transparency.

Fill

Covers the whole canvas and crops what sticks out. Best for photo slideshows - no bars, no jumping.

Stretch

Forces each picture to the exact size. Fine for frames that are almost the same shape.

Center

Keeps every picture at its real pixel size, centred. Ideal for pixel art and screenshots.

Need the images cut or resized first? The Image Cropper and Image Resizer handle that.

How to Keep Your GIF Small

GIF is an old format, and files grow fast.

  • Pick a smaller canvas. 480 px wide is plenty for chat apps and social posts - half the width is about a quarter of the file.
  • Use fewer frames. 10 fps looks smooth for most clips; crossfades add frames.
  • Use fewer colours. 128 colours is often indistinguishable from 256, and dithering off helps flat graphics.
  • Squeeze it afterwards. Run the result through Compress GIF, or trim it with the GIF Cutter.

For websites, a short MP4 is often 80% smaller than the same GIF - convert it with GIF to MP4.

Private by Design

Most GIFs never leave your computer.

Your images are decoded, arranged and encoded into a GIF right in your browser, using our own GIF encoder. Nothing is uploaded, and it works the same on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android.

Very large GIFs, and GIFs with lossy compression, are built on our server instead. Those frames and the finished file are deleted automatically within 4 hours.

Frequently Asked Questions

Drop two or more images into the box above, drag them into the order you want and pick a speed. Press Create GIF and download it.

The preview plays with the exact timing of the finished GIF, so what you see is what you get.

Yes. HEIC and HEIF photos are decoded right in your browser, together with PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, BMP and GIF.

Need the photos themselves as JPGs? Use the HEIC to JPG converter.

Yes, for short clips. Drop an MP4, WebM or MOV file, choose the start, the length (up to 20 seconds) and the frame rate, and the frames are added to your GIF.

For longer videos, trimming and more output options, use Video to GIF.

Click the clock chip under that frame and type a delay, for example 2000 ms for a two-second hold on a punchline. Every other frame keeps the main speed.

To speed up or slow down a finished GIF instead, use the GIF Speed Changer.

Open Caption to put one line of text on every frame - top, middle or bottom, with an outline that stays readable on any picture. Open Crossfade to blend each frame smoothly into the next.

For moving or per-frame text on an existing GIF, try Add Text to GIF.

Your images are probably different sizes. Open Canvas size and choose Fill to crop every frame to the same area, or Stretch to force the exact size.

Fit keeps each whole image and pads the edges with the background colour or transparency.

The canvas size matters most - 480 px wide is plenty for chat and social posts. Fewer frames, fewer colours and turning dithering off help too.

After creating it, squeeze it further with Compress GIF or shrink it with the GIF Resizer.

Yes, it is free with no watermark and no sign-up. Most GIFs are built entirely in your browser, so your photos never leave your device.

Very large GIFs are built on our server instead, and those files are deleted automatically within 4 hours.

Guides & Tutorials

All 14 guides
Optimization GIF Resizing Masterclass: Shrink File Size Without Losing Animation Quality Read the guide Comparison PNG vs JPG: Which Image Format Should You Actually Use? Read the guide Optimization How to Reduce Image File Size Without Losing Quality Read the guide