Free GIF Editor Masterclass — Every Feature, No Upload
Every feature of the free GIF Editor on Image Tool Hub, in one place and in the order you would learn it: 8 parts, each one done on camera with a real file, and every number in it measured. It runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
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Every feature of the free GIF Editor on Image Tool Hub, in one place and in the order you would learn it: 8 parts, each one done on camera with a real file, and every number in it measured. It runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
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Make one GIF from a video, another GIF and your photos — in whatever order you like.
14.7 s video → 88 frames
+ a GIF + 2 photos
99 frames · 17.8 s
↑ ↓ — the order they play
✕ → 90 frames
Trim 3 → 7 s · 26 frames
Play it: the dog, then each photo for a single frame. Part three shows how to hold one longer.
So: bring everything in at once, set the order, and trim each video to its best few seconds.
What actually makes a GIF smaller? Every setting, measured on the same four seconds.
24 frames · 640 × 360 · 1.7 MB
Square · Fit · still 1.7 MB
Background: white · black · transparent
Fill · 3.3 MB
Longest side 480 · 2.0 MB
12 fps · 48 frames · 3.9 MB
64 colours · 2.8 MB — the wall bands
Ordered 3.4 MB · Diffusion 3.9 MB
Loop: forever · or a set number
So, to shrink a GIF: fewer pixels and fewer frames first. Colours last, and dither only if it bands.
Make a GIF land its moment: hold a frame, play it backwards, or bounce it back and forth.
24 frames · 170 ms each · 4.1 s
Last frame: hold 1,200 ms → 5.1 s
100 ms · Apply to all → 2.4 s
D duplicates · Delete removes
Reverse · the hold moves with its frame
Ping-pong · 46 frames · 8.8 s
Reset frames → 24 · 4.1 s
Split at frame 13 · 12 + 12
So: hold the frame that matters, ping-pong anything that should loop, and split a long one into two.
Crop a GIF down to what matters — at the full detail the video has — turn it, and give it a look.
Crop · 544 × 640
Rotate · 640 × 544 · Flip
Border 4% · drawn inside
10 looks · Vintage · Black & white
Speed 2× → 2.0 s · ½× → 8.2 s
So: crop first, so every pixel goes on what matters. Then the look, then the speed.
Put a caption on a GIF that types itself in — and only appears when you want it to.
Text tool · "WHO, ME?"
Impact · white · black outline · size
8 entrances · Typewriter
Frames 9 → 24
Free: 3 layers · Pro: no limit + your own fonts
So: a short line, a bold font with an outline, and let it arrive on the beat.
Drop a pair of sunglasses onto a GIF, hide what should not be seen, and draw on it.
Add image · a see-through PNG
Drag it · size · Drop in at frame 12
An image layer is a still
Shape · Pixelate · Blur · Solid
Brush · any colour
Layers stack in list order · ↑ ↓
Free: 3 layers · Pro: no limit
So: a sticker for the joke, a shape for anything private, and the brush for everything else.
Blur a face in a GIF — just the face, and only on the frames you choose.
Shape · Ellipse · Blur
Strength · 80 %
From 9 · To 24
Pixelate · Solid colour
So: an ellipse for faces, a rectangle for text and number plates, and a frame range for anything that moves.
Record your screen straight into a GIF, then export it as a GIF, an MP4 or a WebM.
Record · Screen · Camera · Both · up to 60 fps
Your browser asks what to share — here, a tab of this site. Four seconds, then Stop.
Add to project · 23 frames
GIF · close to 1 MB
MP4 ≈ half · WebM a little smaller
Frames as PNG · one zip
Pro: WebP · APNG · target size
So: a GIF where it has to be a GIF, an MP4 everywhere else, and the frames when you need them one by one.
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