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GIF Maker

Create animated GIFs from a sequence of images. Free, private, runs in your browser.

100% private — your files never leave your browser. All processing happens locally on your device.

Drop JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP, or GIF images here, or click to browse

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What Is a GIF Maker?

A GIF maker creates animated GIF images from a sequence of still images. GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is the web's original animation format, supported universally across browsers, email clients, messaging apps, and social media platforms. Unlike video, GIFs autoplay silently and loop continuously, making them perfect for short animations, UI demonstrations, memes, tutorial sequences, product showcases, and social media content.

Why Create GIFs from Images?

GIFs fill a unique niche between static images and video. They're ideal for: creating step-by-step visual tutorials, showcasing product features in e-commerce listings, building simple animations for presentations, creating reaction GIFs and memes, demonstrating UI interactions for documentation, and making eye-catching social media content. Unlike video, GIFs work in email, are instantly playable without a video player, and are natively supported everywhere.

How Does This Tool Work?

Upload multiple images (JPG, PNG, WebP, or BMP), arrange them in order by dragging frames up and down, and configure the animation timing. You can set a global FPS (frames per second) or fine-tune individual frame delays in milliseconds. The tool uses gifenc, a high-performance GIF encoder, to quantize colors and encode the animation entirely in your browser. A live preview lets you see the animation before generating the final file.

Is It Safe?

Yes. All image processing and GIF encoding happens locally in your browser. Your images are never uploaded to any server. The generated GIF is created in memory and downloaded directly to your device.

FAQ

What image formats can I use?

JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP, and GIF images. Mix and match formats — the tool handles conversion automatically.

Can I control the animation speed?

Yes. Set a global FPS (frames per second) or configure individual frame delays in milliseconds for precise timing control.

Will photos look good as GIFs?

GIF format is limited to 256 colors per frame, so photographs may show visible color banding. Illustrations, screenshots, and graphics with flat colors produce the best results.

Is there a frame limit?

No hard limit. The tool handles dozens of frames, though very large numbers of high-resolution frames may be slow to process in the browser.