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24 alternatives to Giphy Capture

Turn anything on your screen into a GIF!

Giphy Capture is a Mac application that converts screen content into GIF files. Designed for creators, developers, and social media users, it allows anyone to quickly capture and transform on-screen activity into… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Giphy Capture launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   GIPHY Says▲740

   Giphy's new camera app turns your words into GIFs! 😮

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Drop to GIF▲431

   Super simple movie to GIF conversion

   2015 · mortenjust.github.io · its alternatives →

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   GIPHY ❤ Vine▲315

   Convert all your Vines into GIFs!

   2016 · giphy.com · its alternatives →

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   Giphy Capture▲4

   The best way to create GIFs on your Mac.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   GIPHY CAPTURE▲5

   The GIF Maker on Mac

   2020 · giphy.com · its alternatives →

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   GifCapture▲123

   Gif capture app for macOS

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   GIPHY for iMessage▲279

   The easiest way to share all the GIFs in all your txts

   2016 · 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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   Gifox▲264

   Delightful GIF Recording App for Mac

   2016 · gifox.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gifski 2▲301

    Convert videos to high-quality GIFs

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Gifski▲567

    Convert videos to high-quality GIFs

    2018 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Giphy 4.0▲159

    The GIF search engine

    2020 · giphy.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    gifs▲404

    Create personalized GIFs in your browser 😮

    2016 · gifs.com · its alternatives →

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

    2014 · gifyoutube.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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    Live GIF▲285

    Convert live photos to GIF

    2015 · livegif.priime.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    GIPHY SDK▲158

    Start building with the power of GIPHY

    2019 · developers.giphy.com · its alternatives →

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    Gifcake▲86

    Effortless GIF camera for iPhone

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Gifmo▲372

    Convert videos to gifs, step by step editor

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Giphy Cam▲165

    Create and share your own wacky GIFs

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Gifable▲197

    Super-simple screen recording tool that makes GIFs

    2017 · 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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    Gifcap, a browser based client-side GIF screen recording tool▲197

    2020 · gifcap.dev · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Kap▲257

    Screen recording, now with plugins. Redesigned.

    2018 · getkap.co · its alternatives →

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