Gifski
Free video to GIF converter for Mac that makes high-quality GIFs with thousands of colors per frame.
Gifski turns videos into animated GIFs on the Mac. It is built on the gifski encoder, which uses pngquant palettes and temporal dithering so each frame can hold thousands of colors.
Drop an MP4 or MOV file on the window or the Dock icon, or choose one with Open. The editor lets you trim and crop, set exact dimensions, change the speed and frame rate up to 50 FPS, loop or bounce the GIF back and forth, and lower the quality to shrink the file. After converting, press Command-C to copy the GIF or Command-S to save it. A share extension, a Services menu item and Shortcuts actions let you send videos from other apps.
It reads the formats macOS supports, such as H.264, HEVC and ProRes, but not WebM or QuickTime Animation. Gifski is a converter only, so it does not add text or stickers to a GIF.
Gifski is free and open source under the MIT license, made by Sindre Sorhus. The current version needs macOS 26 and is distributed through the Mac App Store, with older builds for earlier macOS versions on GitHub.
Frequently asked questions
Is Gifski free?
Yes. Gifski is free on the Mac App Store, and its source code is free on GitHub.
Is Gifski safe and open source?
Gifski is open source under the MIT license and is developed by Sindre Sorhus on GitHub. The main download comes from the Mac App Store, which also handles updates.
How do I install Gifski?
Install it from the Mac App Store. There is no Homebrew cask for the app; brew install gifski installs the separate command-line encoder. For Macs without App Store access, the GitHub README links a non-App Store build that is updated about once a year.
What macOS version does Gifski need?
The current version needs macOS 26 or later. Older releases on GitHub cover earlier systems, for example 2.23.0 for macOS 13, 2.22.3 for macOS 12, 2.21.2 for macOS 11 and 2.20.2 for macOS 10.15.
How does Gifski compare to GIF Brewery?
GIF Brewery 3 is a GIF maker that can record from the screen or camera and lets you edit individual frames. Gifski does less on purpose: it converts an existing video and focuses on color quality and control over size, speed and looping. If you need captions or frame-by-frame edits, GIF Brewery or a video editor is the better fit.
Why are the GIFs from Gifski so large?
The GIF format stores animation inefficiently, so files grow quickly. Use short clips and reduce the dimensions, the frame rate or the Quality slider to get a smaller file.
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