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Make a GIF from images

Turn a set of photos, screenshots or drawings into one looping animated GIF. Put them in order, set how long each one shows, and save — no watermark, and nothing is uploaded.

Settings appear once you add an image.

0.5 s

Smaller is much lighter: half the width is about a quarter of the file.

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When a picture is a different shape

Show all of it adds bars in the background color. Fill the frame crops the edges instead.

Loop forever Off: it plays once and stops on the last picture.

Done on your device No upload, no queue, no sign-up.

Bytes sent anywhere: 0 B

How to use it

Your pictures go into this browser tab, are drawn one after another as frames on your device, and come back as a single looping GIF. 0 bytes uploaded

  1. Add your files

    Add two or more pictures. They play in the order listed — use the arrows beside each file to move it up or down.

  2. Check the settings

    Set how long each picture shows, the width and the shape. Pictures of a different shape are fitted whole on a background or cropped to fill the frame.

  3. Save the result

    Press make the GIF and save it. It loops forever unless you turn looping off.

Why it doesn’t upload

Stitching pictures into a GIF is drawing each one onto a canvas and encoding the frames, and your browser does both in this tab. Your photos stay on your device instead of going to a server to be put in a row.

How to check for yourself

Worth knowing

  • GIF is limited to 256 colors per frame. Each frame gets its own palette, which keeps photos from looking posterized, but skies and skin tones can still show faint banding.
  • GIFs are large. Ten photos at 480 px wide are typically 1 to 3 MB; screenshots and drawings come out far smaller. For long sequences, GIF to Video turns the result into an MP4 a fraction of the size.
  • There is no sound, and no transitions between frames — each picture simply replaces the last.
  • Animated GIFs and WebPs you add are used as a single frame (their first).
  • Transparent PNGs are placed on the background color: this makes a solid GIF, not a transparent one.

Questions

How do I make a GIF from photos?

Add the photos, put them in the order you want with the arrows beside each file, set how long each one shows (half a second is a good start) and press Make the GIF. Save the result and it plays in any browser, chat app or image viewer.

How do I make my GIF smaller?

Lower the width first — halving it cuts the file to about a quarter. Fewer pictures helps too. Photos make much bigger GIFs than screenshots or drawings. If the place you are posting accepts video, GIF to Video turns the GIF into an MP4 that is usually 80–95% smaller.

What speed should a GIF be?

For a slideshow of photos, 0.5–1 second per picture lets each one register. For a flip-book of burst shots or drawn frames, 0.1–0.2 seconds gives smooth motion. The finished GIF’s length is shown with the result.

Can I make a GIF from a video instead?

Yes — Video to GIF takes a few seconds of any video and turns them into a GIF, with the frame rate and width you choose.

Does it add a watermark?

No. There is no watermark, no sign-up and no limit on how many GIFs you make. The GIF is built in your browser and saved straight to your device.

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