GIF Maker

// When a folder of images should be one GIF

Some sequences only make sense in motion: a UI state before and after, a step-by-step walkthrough built from screenshots, product shots from a few angles, a burst of photos that is funnier animated. A GIF plays everywhere with no player and no click: chat apps, READMEs, issue trackers, docs, and anywhere else an image tag works.

Most online GIF makers get between you and that result: they upload your frames to a server, stamp a watermark on the export, or gate the download behind an account. This one does none of that. Drop your images in, arrange them, and export.

// How the encoding works and what to expect

Drop in as many images as you want, put the frames in order with the arrow controls, and set the delay in milliseconds that every frame holds. The finished GIF loops continuously, and you preview it right on the page before you export. Encoding happens entirely in your browser; no frame is ever sent anywhere.

The GIF format caps every frame at 256 colors, so photographs and smooth gradients get quantized and can show visible banding. That is a limit of the format itself, not a defect in the encoder; screenshots, diagrams, and flat-color artwork come through clean. File size grows with pixel dimensions and frame count, since a GIF stores every frame, and the tool shows the output size so an oversized result is never a surprise.

// fair questions

Are my images uploaded to a server?

No. Every frame is read, previewed, and encoded directly in your browser, and the finished GIF exists only on your machine until you decide where to put it.

Is there a watermark or a signup?

Neither. The exported GIF is unmarked and yours, and nothing on this page asks for an account or an email address.

Why do my photos look grainy or banded in the GIF?

The GIF format allows at most 256 colors per frame, so photos and gradients are quantized and can band. Every GIF encoder has this limit because it is the format's limit. Screenshots and flat-color images are largely unaffected.

Why is my GIF file so large?

A GIF stores every frame at full pixel dimensions, so size scales with resolution and frame count. The tool shows the output size before you save; if it is too big, use smaller images or drop frames you do not need.