Gifski
Convert videos to high-quality GIFs
Gifski launched on February 23, 2018 with 567 votes, #12 of 2,635 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
In plain words
Gifski converts videos into high-quality GIFs with smooth gradients, correct colors, and minimal dithering. Designed for macOS 10.13 and later, it offers a simple drag-and-drop interface for users who need to create GIFs without quality degradation. The tool is open source and targets anyone working with video-to-GIF conversion for design, photography, or casual use.
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From the sources
Gifski is the highest-quality video to GIF converter. GIFs don't have to look like a dog ate them. Gifski creates GIFs with smooth gradients, correct colors, and rarely any dithering. Just drag and drop to convert! The app is for macOS 10.13 or later.
A macOS app for the gifski encoder , which converts videos to GIF animations using pngquant’s fancy features for efficient cross-frame palettes and temporal dithering. It produces animated GIFs that use thousands of colors per frame. If you don’t have a video, you can try the app out with this onefrom sindresorhus.com
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