GIF Editor
The facts below are what the maker publishes about GIF Editor, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from GIF Editor's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Animation
- Position and opacity can be animated across frames using keyframes with linear interpolation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export
- It exports GIF, MP4, WebM, and still images in PNG, JPEG, or WebP formats; video export uses ffmpeg with audio preservation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- The app exports GIF, MP4, WebM, PNG, JPEG, and WebP files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Frame editing
- Frames can be multi-selected and kept, deleted, or restored.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Frame tools
- The editor supports frame multi-selection, soft deletion, restoration, undo, and redo.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Input formats
- It can open GIF, MP4, WebM, PNG, JPG, and WebP files as a base project.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Layers
- Image, text, and flare overlays can be controlled per frame, reordered, and duplicated.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is distributed under the MIT license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Preview
- A client-side Canvas preview composites layers in real time and is described as matching the export compositor.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Preview and history
- The app provides a real-time Canvas preview and snapshot-based undo and redo.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- GIF Editor is a desktop application for editing animated GIFs, videos, and images with layer-based compositing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release
- The GitHub releases page lists GIF Editor 0.1.0 as the latest release.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Transforms
- Layers support non-uniform scaling, skew, rotation, and horizontal or vertical flips.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Video dependency
- ffmpeg on PATH is optional for video import and export, while GIF-only editing works without it.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux installation
- The README describes AppImage, deb, rpm, and Flatpak installation on Linux.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Platform packaging
- The maker documents Linux AppImage, deb, rpm, and Flatpak packaging and lists Linux Tauri system dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The GitHub profile identifies the maker as Joseph R. Quinn and lists Miami, Florida.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maker identity and location
- The maker's GitHub profile identifies the account as Joseph R. Quinn and lists Miami, FL.checked 11 Oct 2026
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