EZGIF vs Imgflip
EZGIF and Imgflip side by side, as of September 2026: what each one costs, what it's made for, and when smooth.video, a free animation tool that runs in your browser with no account, does the job instead.
EZGIF vs Imgflip at a glance
| EZGIF | Imgflip | smooth.video | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, with ads | Free, or Pro at US$11.95 a month billed yearly | Free |
| Watermark | Never | imgflip.com on free GIFs, removed with Pro | Never |
| Where your files go | Uploaded to its servers, kept up to an hour after last use | Hosted on imgflip.com, public unless marked private | Nowhere, they stay on your computer |
As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of EZGIF and Imgflip before you decide.
EZGIF
- Account
- Not needed
- Makes a GIF from
- An uploaded video or a set of images
- Moving text
- Text shown on a range of frames, without motion
- Compression and optimization
- Yes: lossy, fewer colours, fewer frames, target file size
- Format conversion
- GIF, WebP, APNG, AVIF, MP4, WebM and more
When EZGIF fits better
You already have the GIF or the clip and need to do something to it: cut it, change its speed, reverse it, shrink it under a size limit, or convert it to WebP, APNG or AVIF. smooth.video does none of that.
EZGIF vs smooth.videoImgflip
- GIF size
- Up to 360×360 from a video and 500×500 from images, on the free plan
- Text and images
- 1 text and 1 image per GIF on the free plan
- Motion
- Text and images moved at points in time
- Meme templates, YouTube links
- Yes
When Imgflip fits better
You're making a meme: a classic template or a clip from a YouTube video with a caption, posted to Imgflip's community in a minute. smooth.video has no meme library and doesn't read links.
Imgflip vs smooth.videoWhen smooth.video fits better
The GIF doesn't exist yet: an animated headline for an email, a badge for a website, a demo for a README. You want to build it from text and images, make things move, and keep your files on your computer.
The GIF isn't a meme: a product announcement, an animated banner, a sticker for a newsletter. It needs to be bigger than 500 pixels, carry more than one line of text, and come out clean.
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- Can I compress a GIF in smooth.video?
- No. A short GIF with a modest size and few colours stays light; to shrink it further, run the exported file through a GIF optimizer such as EZGIF's.
- Can I turn a video into a GIF?
- Yes. Add the video to the scene, put text or stickers on top if you like, and export the whole thing as a GIF.
- Are my files uploaded?
- No. Everything, the GIF export included, runs in your browser, so your images and videos never leave your computer.
- Can I make memes?
- You can put a caption over any image or video you add, but there's no library of meme templates: bring your own picture.
- Can my GIF have sound?
- No, a GIF file can't hold sound. For an animation with music, export an MP4: the audio you added is included.
- Is there a limit on text or images?
- No. Add as many texts, images and shapes as the animation needs.