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24 alternatives to Brush Ninja

Hand-drawn Animated Gif Creator

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Brush Ninja launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Fliiip Book▲127

   A web app to bring back a small part of what made Flash such a great tool— the immediacy of personal expression on the web. Play around with it and share your GIFs with your friends. Enjoy!

   2025 · fliiipbook.com · its alternatives →

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   Jitter 1.0▲1,020

   A fast and simple animation tool on the web 💫

   2023 · jitter.video · its alternatives →

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   gifs▲404

   Create personalized GIFs in your browser 😮

   2016 · gifs.com · its alternatives →

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   ANIMATE IT▲205

   Create GIFs and video animations easily in your browser

   2019 · animateit.online · its alternatives →

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   Flipbook Animation Maker▲72

   Create basic simple 2D animations video and/or gif

   2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   GIF MAKER▲232

   Create animated GIFs from videos (by Giphy)

   2015 · giphy.com · its alternatives →

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   Gif Your Face▲127

   Create an animated GIF using your webcam in under 10 seconds

   2015 · gifdb.com · its alternatives →

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   GIFMaker for Mac▲255

   The easiest way to create a GIF on your Mac

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   DrawKit▲369

   Free & premium illustrations, animations, graphics & more

   2022 · drawkit.com · its alternatives →

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    Keyshape▲132

    Create animated vector graphics easily

    2017 · pixofield.com · its alternatives →

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    GIFpitch▲126

    Your startup pitch, in an animated GIF

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Gifox▲264

    Delightful GIF Recording App for Mac

    2016 · gifox.app · its alternatives →

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    Animated Favicon Generator▲349

    Create distinctive, animated favicons from GIFs

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    shots▲154

    Turn the evolution of a website into an animated gif

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Animation Creator▲88

    App that let's you create cool animations to share

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    I made a web app for making or remixing animated GIF's▲15

    Giflr is a pretty useful web app for making animated GIF

    2014 · giflr.com · its alternatives →

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    Gif Art▲66

    Provides you with everything you need to create awesome GIFs

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    PaintSnap▲74

    Photo to painting, generated one brush stroke at a time

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Create beautiful animated gifs of your apps▲49

    2014 · appgif.net · its alternatives →

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    Mothereffinanimatedgif▲113

    Drag and drop images from your desktop into the app. You can rotate and drag them. And generate your animated GIF! May even work while you

    2012 · mothereffinganimatedgif.com · its alternatives →

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    GifsArt▲89

    Epic gif maker

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    GifGrabber▲99

    Free app that helps you make animated gifs

    2014 · gifgrabber.com · its alternatives →

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    GIFRUN PRO▲95

    Create HD animated GIF/WebP images up to 2K resolution

    2023 · gifrun.com · its alternatives →

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    GifGab▲98

    Make & share funny GIFs!

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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