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GIF

The "Awesome GIF" project is a curated collection of resources dedicated to the GIF image format, known for its ability to support animated images and transparency. This list encompasses a variety of tools, libraries, and applications for creating, editing, and optimizing GIFs, as well as platforms for sharing and discovering GIF content. Whether you are a graphic designer, social media manager, or just a GIF enthusiast, this collection provides valuable resources to enhance your GIF creation and usage experience. Dive into this vibrant world of animated graphics and discover tools that can elevate your projects and online presence.

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Table of Contents

14 sections · 45 projects

General Tools

4 projects
FFmpeg

ffmpeg.org
ImageMagick

imagemagick.org
GraphicsMagick

graphicsmagick.org
MoviePy

zulko.github.io

Utilities

10 projects
GifgenGifgen

A command-line tool that produces high-quality GIFs from videos using a custom color palette.

#encoding-gifs#open-source#ffmpeg
Stars565
Forks31
Last commit3 years ago
GififyGifify

A shell script that converts screen recordings and movies into GIFs for easy sharing in Slack, GitHub, and other platforms.

#developer-tools#media-processing#command-line-tool
Stars1,137
Forks45
Last commit2 years ago
ScreengifScreengif

A command-line tool to convert screencast video files into animated GIFs with customizable options.

#developer-tools#ffmpeg#video-processing
Stars1,310
Forks53
Last commit6 years ago
GiflineGifline

A Chrome extension that quickly inserts GIFs into Gmail emails using simple text commands.

#productivity#browser-extension#giphy-api
Stars69
Forks12
Last commit7 years ago
Tty2gifTty2gif

Record terminal sessions and scripts into GIF animations with a single C/C++ source file.

#debugging-tools#screencast#shell-scripting
Stars160
Forks11
Last commit3 years ago
GifitGifit

A browser extension that creates high-quality GIFs from YouTube videos directly in your browser.

#gifs#chrome#media-processing
Stars137
Forks17
Last commit1 month ago
Ccapture.jsCcapture.js

A JavaScript library to capture canvas animations at a fixed framerate for smooth video export.

#fixed-framerate#png#gif-encoder
Stars3,755
Forks407
Last commit3 years ago
Kap

getkap.co
gifskigifski

A high-quality GIF encoder that maximizes color fidelity using libimagequant's cross-frame palette optimization.

#c-library#gif-encoder#ffmpeg
Stars5,573
Forks177
Last commit1 month ago
GifcurryGifcurry

An open-source, Haskell-built video editor for creating and editing GIFs with both GUI and CLI interfaces.

#haskell#functional-programming#gifs
Stars1,437
Forks58
Last commit5 years ago

C++

6 projects
Gif-hGif-h

A single-header C++ library for creating animated GIFs directly from RGBA8 image data with delta encoding.

#gif-generation#animation#c-plus-plus
Stars541
Forks99
Last commit2 years ago
msf_gifmsf_gif

A single-header C/C++ library for high-performance animated GIF encoding with small file sizes and high visual quality.

#c-library#cpp-library#public-domain
Stars237
Forks13
Last commit10 months ago
dot-screencapdot-screencap

A .NET library for capturing screenshots and recording animated GIFs from screen regions.

#desktop-application#gif-recorder#screenshot
Stars34
Forks5
Last commit8 years ago
WpfAnimatedGifWpfAnimatedGif

A simple library to display animated GIF images in WPF applications, usable in XAML or code.

#hacktoberfest#csharp#xaml
Stars685
Forks125
Last commit3 years ago
XamlAnimatedGifXamlAnimatedGif

A library for displaying animated GIFs in WPF applications on .NET Framework, .NET Core, and .NET 5+.

#hacktoberfest#animation#memory-efficient
Stars467
Forks77
Last commit26 days ago
AnimatedGifAnimatedGif

A high-performance .NET library for creating animated GIFs, replacing the default GifBitmapEncoder.

#encoder#library#high-performance
Stars155
Forks42
Last commit2 years ago

Haxe

1 projects
GifGif

A Haxe library for encoding GIF images using NeuQuant and LZW algorithms.

#haxe#graphics#neuquant
Stars40
Forks13
Last commit7 years ago

Java

4 projects
Android-gif-drawableAndroid-gif-drawable

A library providing Views and Drawables for displaying and controlling animated GIFs on Android with native performance.

#hacktoberfest#animation#drawable
Stars9,652
Forks1,790
Last commit28 days ago
GifImageViewGifImageView

Android ImageView library for displaying and controlling animated GIFs with frame-by-frame manipulation.

#media#animation#imageview
Stars1,169
Forks271
Last commit3 years ago
Gif-animationGif-animation

A Processing library for playing and exporting GIF animations with full playback control and export capabilities.

#animation-tools#java#creative-coding
Stars178
Forks38
Last commit4 years ago
Android-gif-encoderAndroid-gif-encoder

A pure Java animated GIF encoder for Android that doesn't require native code, with dirty rectangle support.

#java-library#gif-encoder#animation
Stars348
Forks129
Last commit5 months ago