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Best GIF makers
Turn images or clips into an animated GIF. Facts come from each tool's own pages, and every score says where it comes from. How we rank
- Tools
- 4
- Researched
- 3
- Free option
- 3
- Only listed
- 1
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Ranked by signals we can measure or quote: website health, the facts each tool's own pages state, and community discussion. Nothing here has been hands-on tested yet, so this is not a quality test. How the signals rank works
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free plan at $0 with 10 credits. Exports carry a Kapwing watermark. Limits: 720p, videos up to 4 minutes, 30 minutes of exports per month, 2 GB upload limit, 5 GB cloud storage, projects stored for 3 days.
- Paid plan
- Pro: $16 listed, with an annual option said to save 33%. Business: $50 listed. Enterprise: custom price through sales. Pro and Business have no watermark.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Yes, free exports carry a Kapwing watermark. Paid Pro and Business plans have none.
- Where files go
- Content is stored on Kapwing's servers (cloud storage). The privacy page does not say where it is processed. Deleted projects are removed from servers within 7 days.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free tier is available but adds an imgflip.com watermark to memes and GIFs, shows ads and limits AI creation and background removal. Exact limits are not stated.
- Paid plan
- Imgflip Pro shown as 11.95 per month billed yearly (save 20%) and 14.95 per month. The page does not clearly label which applies to monthly billing, and no currency is shown. Pro removes the watermark and ads and lifts AI limits.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Yes. Free memes and GIFs carry an imgflip.com watermark that Pro removes.
- Where files go
- Privacy policy says logged-out users' created images are automatically deleted after an unstated period if they get very little activity. Logged-in users can delete their images instantly. Storage location is not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Home page, Privacy policy, Terms. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- The site calls itself a free online GIF maker and links to a donation page. No free limits or paid plans are stated.
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Uploaded files are stored on the site's servers and deleted automatically up to 1 hour after last use. Some tools have a local processing option that works in the browser without uploading; batch converters such as WebP to JPG and PNG to JPG run in the browser by default. Other tools run on the server by default.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Home page, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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