How to Make a GIF

Celebrate the GIF's Birthday, Make Your Own

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You go, GIF! The World Wide Web may not be able to agree on the pronunciation of the Internet's most indispensable moving image, but we're excited to celebrate its 26th year of existence.

To celebrate the endless entertainment GIFs provide, why not play around and design your own? Whether you're a hard-core techie or a beginner who prefers to keep things simple, we've rounded up a variety of apps and websites to help you make a creative GIF.

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Gif Shop iOS App ($1)
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With Gif Shop iOS, you can blend up to 100 photos to create your animated GIF.

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Gickr Website
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Prefer to keep things simple? On Gickr, you just upload three similar photos and you're good to go.

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Kinotopic App ($1)
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The Kinotopic app has a different twist — a blend of photo, plus a subtle touch of video.

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Cinemagram App ($2)
Cinemagram App ($2)
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Similar to Kinotopic, Cinemagram also allows you to pinch and zoom the area you'd like to animate. Even better? You can add filters.

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Echograph iPad App ($3)
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With Echograph for the iPad, you can use your finger to select a specific area to animate within a still frame.

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