About the GIF Maker
GIF Maker turns a set of pictures into one animated GIF. Add up to 60 images, put them in order, and give each frame its own duration or use a default. Choose a width of 320, 480 or 720 pixels, whether each picture is contained with bars or cropped to fill, the number of colours and whether the animation repeats forever or plays once. You see the finished GIF before you download it. GIFs have only 256 colours per frame, so photos can look grainy and the file grows quickly. There is no video import, text or effects, and transparent parts of a picture take the bar colour. Everything is made in your browser.
Updated September 2026
How to use the GIF Maker
- 1Select two or more pictures, or drop them on the page. Add more later if needed.
- 2Use the arrows to set the order, and change a frame's Duration if some should stay longer.
- 3Choose Size, Fit, Default frame duration, Repeat and Colours.
- 4Click Create GIF and wait for the progress line.
- 5Watch the preview, then click Download GIF.
Make a GIF from your photos
Pick pictures that share a subject, like a set of shots from one event or steps in a process. The first picture decides the shape of the GIF, so put your favourite or the most typical one first.
Frames are sized to the width you choose. Contain keeps each whole picture and adds bars in your chosen colour where the shapes differ, while Cover fills the frame and crops the edges.
Size, colours and file size
Every GIF frame is limited to 256 colours, so smooth gradients and photographs show banding and grain. Dropping to 128 or 64 colours shrinks the file, at the cost of quality; simple graphics with few colours barely change.
Medium (480 pixels wide) suits most chats. Large gives more detail but costs a lot of space, and Small is the safest choice for many frames. A warning appears if the estimated size passes 15 MB.
- Use fewer pictures rather than shrinking every one.
- Prefer Small or Medium for messages and email.
- Resize huge photos first with Image Resizer.
Frame timing and looping
A default duration of 0.5 seconds suits slideshows; 0.2 seconds feels like a flip-book. Give a frame a longer Duration when it carries a message or a title. GIF stores time in hundredths of a second, so values are rounded and cannot go below 0.02 seconds.
Forever repeats the animation without end. Once plays a single time. The preview loops as the file would in a browser, so you can judge the timing before downloading.
Sharing GIFs in chats and social apps
Most messaging apps accept GIF files directly, though many limit the size, so keep the file small. Some social platforms convert GIFs to short videos and may change the quality. To reduce a finished picture file, see Compress Image, and to combine pictures into a single still image instead, see Combine Images.
Image Converter handles other picture formats when you need them.
Features
- Up to 60 pictures
- Reorder and remove frames
- Separate duration for every frame
- Small, medium or large output
- Contain with bars or cover with crop
- 256, 128 or 64 colours
- Loop forever or play once
- Private: pictures never leave your device
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a GIF from pictures?
Select your pictures, arrange them in the order you want, choose the size and how long each should show, then click Create GIF. When the preview looks right, click Download GIF. The result is a standard animated GIF that plays in browsers, chats and most apps.
How many pictures can I use?
Up to 60. The limit keeps the work manageable on phones, since every frame is held in memory while the GIF is built. If you add more, the extra ones are ignored and you are told.
Why is my GIF so big?
GIF stores every frame as a separate picture with no clever compression between frames, so size grows with the frame count and the dimensions. Choose Small, use 128 or 64 colours, or use fewer pictures. Photos are the worst case; flat graphics are far smaller.
How do I make the GIF play once?
Set Repeat to Once before you create it. The GIF then plays through one time and stops on the last frame. Forever adds a loop instruction, which is what most people want for reactions and slideshows.
Can I change the speed of each frame?
Yes. Every frame has its own Duration in milliseconds, and the default buttons set the starting value for all frames you have not changed. 1000 milliseconds is one second, and GIF timing is measured in hundredths of a second, so tiny values are rounded.
Does it work on iPhone?
Yes, in Safari and Chrome on iPhone. Choose photos from your library, then create and download the GIF, which you can save to Files or Photos. Very large sets may run out of memory on older phones, so start with the Small size.