Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GIF creation from automatically determined video highlights – Demo launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   GifPop▲68

   A tool to make custom cards from animated gifs

   2013 · gifpop.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lively 2.0▲87

   Make short animated GIFs from Live Photos

   2015 · lively2.tinywhale.net · its alternatives →

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   Project GIFV▲164

   Imgur is reimagining the looping GIF video

   2014 · imgur.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   GifDeck▲174

   Turn SlideShare presentations into beautifully animated GIFs

   2014 · gifdeck.in · its alternatives →

5. 5
   OTTO▲83

   A GIF Camera!

   2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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   GifMe – A gif saving app and search engine▲7

   2014 · gifme.io · its alternatives →

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   Videogram▲86

   Auto create interactive thumbnails (GIF card) of video

   2016 · videogram.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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   Imgur's Video to GIF▲203

   Make a GIF from hundreds of video sites

   2015 · imgur.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    shots▲154

    Turn the evolution of a website into an animated gif

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Serious▲78

    A GIF collection and curation app

    2015 · dns.google · its alternatives →

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    Gifgasm▲88

    Create GIF slideshows using image search

    2014 · gifgasm.me · its alternatives →

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    GifCapture▲123

    Gif capture app for macOS

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    GifShot▲88

    Create animated GIFs from media streams, videos, or images

    2015 · yahoo.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15GT
    GIF to ASCII Art▲9

    2023 · gifcii.fun · its alternatives →

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    Gifrocket▲84

    Create Gifs from Videos (Mac App)

    2014 · gifrocket.com · its alternatives →

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    Gif.Cam▲65

    "Less" than a video. More than a picture.

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18SG
    Semantic GIF Search▲5

    2022 · share.streamlit.io · its alternatives →

19. 19AH
    Automating highlights for video game streamers▲9

    2019 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    Wipster▲96

    A workflow and collaboration tool for video creatives

    2015 · wipster.io · its alternatives →

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    GIFGIF▲75

    Mapping the Emotional Language of GIFs

    2014 · gifgif.media.mit.edu · its alternatives →

22. 22CG
    Create GIFs and PDF e-books from video files▲7

    2013 · markolson.github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23LG
    Lossless GIF recompression via exhaustive search▲5

    Jun 2026 · blog.arusekk.pl · its alternatives →

24. 24VG
    Video Generation from a Text▲8

    2021 · rollideo.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →