Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

GIF Directions is a web tool that creates animated GIF guides for giving directions. Launched in 2020, it helps users communicate locations and routes visually through moving images rather than text or static maps. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GIF Directions launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   gifs▲404

   Create personalized GIFs in your browser 😮

   2016 · gifs.com · its alternatives →

2. 2PG
   Put “GIF” in front of any YouTube URL and hit enter▲577

   2014 · gifyoutube.com · its alternatives →

3. 3CO
   Convert online videos to .gif▲84

   2012 · studio.forgif.me · its alternatives →

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   GoogleGIFs▲319

   View animated GIFs in Google Image search (finally!)

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   gifstat▲359

   Turn your stats into animated gifs

   2023 · gifstat.com · its alternatives →

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   Data GIF Maker by Google▲616

   Google's new tool turns boring data into GIFs!

   2017 · datagifmaker.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →

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   gifYouTube▲291

   Turn any portion of a youtube video into a gif

   2014 · gifyoutube.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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   shots▲154

   Turn the evolution of a website into an animated gif

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10CB
    Cloud-based GIF editor to augment any video▲70

    2016 · gifs.com · its alternatives →

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    Gifmemes▲86

    Create gif memes with motion tracked text or images

    2020 · gifmemes.io · its alternatives →

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    Motion▲163

    Create geometric GIFs

    2018 · kapwing.com · its alternatives →

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    Animated Favicon Generator▲349

    Create distinctive, animated favicons from GIFs

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    SocialStats▲353

    10x your engagement on your socials with animated videos/GIF

    2024 · socialstats.co · its alternatives →

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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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    GIFpitch▲126

    Your startup pitch, in an animated GIF

    2015 · 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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    GIFMaker for Mac▲255

    The easiest way to create a GIF on your Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Gifit▲124

    Quickly capture 2-second GIFs with your webcam

    2019 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

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    Gifgasm▲88

    Create GIF slideshows using image search

    2014 · gifgasm.me · its alternatives →

21. 21CY
    Convert your Google Slides to high-quality animated GIFs and tweet▲115

    2017 · talltweets.com · its alternatives →

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    Flashy▲198

    The easiest way to create Gif's for your product launches

    2021 · alohe.github.io · its alternatives →

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    GifSlides▲111

    The customizable GIF maker

    2018 · gifslides.netlify.app · its alternatives →

24. 24CB
    Create beautiful animated gifs of your apps▲49

    2014 · appgif.net · its alternatives →

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