Animated GIF maker
Make a GIF from scratch rather than from a clip: type some text, drop in a logo, a photo or a shape, give each one an animation, and export it as a GIF at exactly the size you need. It all happens in your browser, it's free, and the file comes out without a watermark.
- Free
- No signup
- No watermark
- Free, full stop
- No plan, no trial, no credits, no export limit.
- No account
- Open the page and the editor is already there.
- Nothing is uploaded
- Your files are read and rendered by your own browser.
- No watermark
- Every export is clean, at any size, 4K included.
How it works
Start from a template, or from an empty canvas at any size: square post, story, banner, or your own width and height.
Add text, images or shapes and pick how each one arrives: fade, slide, pop, bounce, blur, flip. For anything else, move an element at a point on the timeline and smooth.video animates the way there.
Click Export and choose GIF. The file is made on your computer, nothing gets uploaded.
Start from a template
See all 203 templatesOpen one, change the words, export. Every element stays editable.
GIFs play anywhere
A GIF needs no play button and no player: it moves on its own in an email, on a website, in a README, a Notion page, a Slack message or a slide. Keep it short, keep the colors few and the text big, and it stays light and sharp.
Same project, any format
Need a video after all? The same project exports as an MP4 for Instagram, TikTok or LinkedIn, as a WebM, or as a PNG, JPG or WebP still. There's nothing to rebuild.
Questions
Is this GIF maker free?
Yes, completely: no paid plan, no export limit, no watermark. smooth.video runs in your browser with no server behind it, so there's nothing to charge for.
Do I need an account?
No. Open the page and start. Your work is autosaved in your browser, and you can save it as a .smooth file to open again later or on another computer.
Can I turn a video into a GIF?
Yes. Add a video file to the scene, put text or stickers on top if you like, and export the whole thing as a GIF.
Can a GIF have a transparent background?
No, GIFs are exported with a solid background. For a moving image with transparency export a WebM, and for a still use PNG or WebP.
Same editor, other jobs
One editor underneath. Each of these pages starts you off with the templates and tips for that job.
- Text animationAnimate text in your browser, letter by letter, word by word or line by line: kinetic typography, titles, captions. 1,300+ fonts, MP4 and GIF. Free.
- Logo animationAnimate your logo in the browser: reveals, neon signs, curtains, masks. Import an image or a layered PSD, export MP4, GIF or transparent WebM. Free.
- Transparent videoMake animations with a transparent background and export a WebM with alpha: captions, stickers, subscribe buttons, overlays. Free, no watermark.
- YouTube intro makerMake a YouTube intro in your browser: your channel name, logo and music, animated. Start from a template, export a 1920×1080 MP4. Free, no watermark.
- Lower third makerMake animated lower thirds with names, titles and handles, and export them on a transparent background as WebM. Free, in your browser, no watermark.
- Stream overlay makerMake animated stream screens and overlays: starting soon, be right back, webcam frames, schedules, live badges. Export MP4 or transparent WebM for OBS.
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- No watermark