How to Easily Create GIFs on Apple’s Macintosh

GIF images really look attractive and cool, but the question to think is how you can create your own GIF image if you have a Apple Macintosh OS based PC or Laptop. Yes, now you can easily create your own GIF on Apple Mac. It seems cool for Mac users. The popularity of GIF is increasing day by day as they are used as different memes on various social media platforms. The reason behind their popularity is that they are smaller in size than videos yet relay much more information than a static picture. Recently, we have also published a nice tutorial on How to Send Live Photos As GIFs on iPhone in iOS 11.

GIF which stands for the Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was developed by US-based software writer Steve Wilhite. It is an image file format commonly used for images on the web and in software programs. Now for the Apple Mac users, it is very easy to make using some third party applications. In this post, I am going to reveal how to create a GIF Image on your Mac PC or Laptop.

So, get ready to make your own GIF and make it trending on the Internet. There are simple methods you can use to create GIFs on your Apple Mac PC.

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How to Create GIFs on Mac Using Third Party Apps

After the launch of different GIF creating applications, now you don’t need the expertise in Photoshop to create the cool GIF images. There are some great apps available on Mac App Store which make it really easy to create a GIF on your Mac. So, let’s start with the blog.

1. GIF Brewery 3

The GIF Brewery 3 is one of the best applications for creating fine-crafted GIFs for Mac users worldwide. With this app installed on your Mac PC, you can create GIF out of anything, whether it be videos on your laptop or the ones on the internet. So, to generate GIF with this application, follow these easy steps.

Step 1: First you have to download and install the application form Mac App Store.

Step 2: After installing the app successfully, now open the application. When the app is launched, you will see that it gives you various ways to create a GIF. You can create a GIF by importing a video or a link, by recording your screen, and by recording from the inbuilt camera.

Step 3: Now the real thing begins. You have to choose the suitable option for you to create the GIF. In this tutorial, I am going to explain it by importing a video or a link. So, click on Open Video and import an existing video on your Mac.

Step 4: After adding the video, your video will be now visible on your screen with a timer. Now, set the start and the end-times to your required time of which you want to create GIF.

Step 5: If you want to add some text you can easily do. Also, you can add some crop or resize the video if you want to or you can add stickers using the top toolbar.

Step 6: After doing all your editing and addition, now the final step is to click on create and then save your GIF.

For creating GIF from any other method, you have to follow the same procedure once your video is loaded to the application.

2. GIPHY Capture

Another application for creating GIF image on your Mac is the GIPHY Capture. But, one main disadvantage of this application after using the GIF Brewery 3 is that you cannot create a GIF by inserting a link, the app first downloads the video and then lets you convert it to GIF. This could be a major issue if you want to create the GIF from a long video. This application lays an overlay on your screen and records only the part you want to convert to GIF. So to start with, follow these steps:

Step 1: The first step in creating the GIF using GIPHY Capture is to first download and install it from the Apple Mac App Store.

Step 2: Now, you have to open the video from which you want to create GIF. Once your video is fully loaded and you are ready, launch the application.

Step 3: After launching the application, now you have to adjust the application window to the size of the video you are playing and click on the Record Button. Once you start recording, everything will fade out a little bit as compared to the recording window.

Step 4: After completing your recording, now Double-click on the video clip to open the editing window. Now, its time to edit your recorded video. You can set the start and end point, decide the pixel size of the GIF, select the loop type, and the frame rate.

Step 5: Once you are done with your editing, you have two options available. You can save your GIF to your Mac PC or you can directly upload the GIF to GIPHY. With this final step, you are done with creating your GIF image from video.

So, you are now all set to create your own GIF. This is all for this article. Hope you have successfully created the GIF using these two applications. You can also create the GIF images online. Refer to this article: How to Create Animated GIF Images Online for Free. If you find this article resourceful, please share it on social media and also with your friends.

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If you want to suggest some more application for Mac, then please comment below. For any query, you can contact us. We will definitely look after it and provide you the best possible solution for your problem. If you successfully created the GIF using these two applications, then share it with us. We would love to see your creativity.

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