How to Make an Animated GIF (Free, In Your Browser)

Key Facts

Creating a GIF from images allows full control over frame timing, typically 100-200ms per frame for smooth animation.

Why Use This Tool

• Three workflows: video, image stack, or existing GIF
• Drag frames around, set per-frame delay
• Takes PNG, JPEG, WebP and GIFs as input
• Files stay in your browser
• No watermarks, no daily limits

Starting from a video

If you already have an MP4 or any video file, the Video to GIF tool is the fastest path. Drop it in, trim to the segment you want, pick a width and frame rate, and convert. This is what I'd use for screen recordings, phone videos, or movie clips.

Starting from still images

Use the GIF Maker. Drop your images in, drag them into the order you want, and set how long each frame should be visible (100ms is roughly 10 fps). Handy for slideshows, photo carousels, or animation frames you've drawn by hand.

Editing a GIF you already have

Most edits don't need a fresh render from scratch. Speed up or slow down with the Speed Changer, run it backwards with Reverse, or crop, resize, or add text. Each tool re-encodes the file and hands you back a new .gif.

Sizing it for sharing

Most chat apps cap GIFs around 8–15MB. Once your GIF is ready, drop it into the GIF Compressor and pick the preset that matches where it's going — Discord, Twitter, Slack, email — and it'll do the trimming for you.