Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Open GIF Search is a search engine dedicated to finding animated GIFs. Launched in 2020, it allows users to browse and discover GIF content through a searchable database. The tool is designed for anyone looking to… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Open GIF Search launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   GoogleGIFs▲319

   View animated GIFs in Google Image search (finally!)

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   gifs▲404

   Create personalized GIFs in your browser 😮

   2016 · gifs.com · its alternatives →

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   Giphy 4.0▲159

   The GIF search engine

   2020 · giphy.com · its alternatives →

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   gifMe▲63

   A beautiful search engine for gifs

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   GifCities▲117

   The retro animated GIF search engine

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Giphy▲180

   Search animated GIFs on the web

   2013 · giphy.com · its alternatives →

7. 7BA
   Building a Deep Learning Powered GIF Search Engine▲12

   2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

8. 8PG
   Put “GIF” in front of any YouTube URL and hit enter▲577

   2014 · gifyoutube.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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    GIFs▲145

    Search for GIFs on Giphy, Tumblr, and reddit on your Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11GD
    GIF Directions▲127

    2020 · gif.direct · its alternatives →

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    Gifwit▲87

    Organize and search your favorite images on the internet

    2014 · gifwit.com · its alternatives →

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    Gifgasm▲88

    Create GIF slideshows using image search

    2014 · gifgasm.me · its alternatives →

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    GIF Search on Twitter▲114

    Get ready to search and send GIFs in tweets and DM's

    2016 · blog.x.com · its alternatives →

15. 15CO
    Convert online videos to .gif▲84

    2012 · studio.forgif.me · its alternatives →

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    GifYt▲109

    Product Hunt for GIFs

    2015 · gifyoutube.com · its alternatives →

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    gifstat▲359

    Turn your stats into animated gifs

    2023 · gifstat.com · its alternatives →

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    @slashgif▲105

    A simple search engine for GIFs, built inside Twitter

    2015 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

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    Jiffy▲186

    Discover & share the best GIFs — right from your menu bar

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    GIFPoly▲80

    Search for GIFs in your language

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    GIFMUSE▲203

    A GIF Museum. Amazing GIFs, curated daily

    2018 · ketquabongda2.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CB
    Cloud-based GIF editor to augment any video▲70

    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 →

24. 24MY
    Manage your gif collection, search and drag/drop from a desktop app▲29

    2014 · airgif.com · its alternatives →

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