AI GIF Generator

Type a prompt or upload a photo and the AI GIF generator makes a looping GIF. Edit speed, frames and captions, then download it with no watermark.

Optional · JPEG, PNG, WebP — up to 10MB each0/12
Describe the motion. Type @ to point at a photo, like: make the cat in @image1 wave
Try:
Example AI GIF: a persimmon robot mascot wavingExample

AI Generated GIF Examples By GifGenerator

Each card shows the photo, sketch or logo a GIF started from. Hover a card to watch the GIF the AI GIF generator made from it.

Multiple Ways to Make a GIF with AI

Start from words, a photo, a sketch or your logo. Pick a way below, try it in the AI GIF maker, and keep editing the same GIF afterwards.

Describe It, Get a GIF

Write one sentence about what moves and how. The AI GIF generator draws every frame, and the last frame joins back to the first so the loop doesn't jump.

  • Any subject in cartoon, 3D clay or pixel art
  • 2 to 16 frames per GIF
  • Fast for quick drafts, Detailed for finer detail
Try text to GIF

Popular with: meme makers, community managers, writers

Text to GIF example: pixel art shiba on a skateboardGIF
Your prompt

A shiba in sunglasses riding a skateboard, pixel art, seamless loop

A Built-In AI GIF Editor

Most tools stop at the download. In the AI GIF generator your GIF opens ready to edit: speed, frames and captions change instantly for free, and one written change can redraw every frame.

Persi, the persimmon mascot, jumping in a looping GIF
Your GIF

Speed and loop

Slow it down, reverse it or play it back and forth.

Instant · free

Frames

Drop frames or change their order.

Instant · free

Caption

Add a line of text to every frame.

Instant · free

Change every frame

Describe one change, like a new color, and the GIF is redrawn with it.

Detailed · credits
A photo of a bicycle by a yellow door turned into GIF frames with image to GIF AI

Image to GIF AI for Your Own Photos

Upload a JPG or PNG and describe the motion: a head tilt, a wave, steam rising from a cup. The AI GIF generator keeps the subject, colors and background of your photo in every frame, so the GIF still looks like your picture.

  • Pets, products, drawings and places
  • Sign in for free credits every day
  • 512 px, or 768 px in Detailed mode
Turn a photo into a GIF
AI cat dance GIF: a ginger cat and a corgi dancing in sync

AI Cat Dance GIF and AI Dog Dancing GIF

Pick a breed and a dance in the AI GIF generator, or upload a photo of your own pet. Write "a ginger cat doing the robot on a sofa" and get an AI cat dancing GIF that loops cleanly and is ready to post.

  • Moonwalk, spin, the robot or a happy hop
  • Cartoon, 3D clay or photo style
  • No jump between the last frame and the first
Make a dancing pet GIF
Funny AI meme GIF of a bread character facepalming in a chat

Funny AI GIF and AI Meme GIF from One Prompt

The reaction GIF you need often doesn't exist yet. Describe the character, the face and the joke, and get a funny GIF for Discord, Slack or the group chat. Add a caption in the editor if the joke needs words.

  • Original characters, not stock clips
  • Free captions on every frame
  • Small files that send fast in chat
Make a meme GIF
Happy birthday AI GIF: a cake with the name Sam piped in icing

Good Morning AI GIF and Happy Birthday AI GIF

Text is drawn into the image and stays readable from frame to frame. Put a name on the cake, a date on the card or "Good morning, Mom" over the coffee, and send a greeting nobody else has.

  • Short lines and names render clearly
  • Birthdays, holidays, thank-you notes
  • Plays in email, WhatsApp and iMessage
Make a greeting GIF
Loading GIF made with AI: a persimmon mascot spinner in an app

Loading GIF AI for Apps and Websites

Describe a spinner, a progress bar or a small mascot that waits, and get a loading GIF in your brand colors. Set the frame count and speed so it loops smoothly even at small sizes.

  • Solid background in the color you choose
  • 6 to 16 frames for a smooth loop
  • Also for animated icons and empty states
Make a loading GIF
Pixel art fox sprite sheet from the AI animated GIF generator

AI Animated GIF Generator for Characters and Pixel Art

Describe an original character and an action: idle, walk, jump or wave. Each frame is drawn in the same style, from 8-bit pixel art to anime and 3D, which suits game prototypes and stickers.

  • The same character in every frame
  • Pixel art, anime, cartoon or 3D clay
  • Original characters only
Animate a character

How to Make a GIF with AI

Three steps in the free AI GIF generator. Nothing to install.

  1. 12

    Persi from @image1 strolls along the seaside street from @image2 and waves

    Step 1

    Type a prompt or add a photo

    Say what moves and how, or upload the photos you want to animate and point at them with @. Then pick Fast or Detailed.

  2. Generating your GIFFast or Detailed
    Step 2

    Generate

    Fast is the quickest way to a GIF. Detailed takes a little longer and draws finer detail.

  3. 0.5×1×2×CaptionDownload GIF
    Step 3

    Edit and download

    Adjust speed, frames or captions in the AI GIF editor, then download the GIF file.

Make a GIF

No sign-up. Free to use. No credit card.

Who Uses GifGenerator

People use the AI GIF generator when the GIF they need doesn't exist yet.

Community manager laughing at a reaction GIF on her laptop

Community managers

Make the reaction GIF your Discord or Slack server doesn't have yet, with your community's in-jokes.

Pet owner hugging his dachshund

Pet owners

Turn a photo of a cat or dog into a dancing GIF to send to friends and family.

Marketer working on a laptop in a café

Email and social marketers

Animate a product or a sale message for email and social posts. GIFs play inside most email apps.

Game developer at a desk with a pixel art editor

Game and app developers

Make idle loops, loading spinners and empty-state animations without opening an animation tool.

GifGenerator Pricing Plans

Every account starts with the free AI GIF generator. Paid plans add credits for more GIFs, Detailed mode and AI point edits.

Free

Try it free, every day.

$0

No credit card

Free daily creditsStart free
  • Free credits every day when signed in
  • Text to GIF and image to GIF
  • AI GIF editor: speed, frames, captions
  • No watermark
  • Detailed mode, up to 768 px
  • AI point edits on any frame
  • Commercial use

Starter

For making GIFs every week.

$7.49/mo

Billed $89.94 a year, cancel anytime

≈ 60 GIFs a month
  • 300 credits a month
  • Text to GIF and image to GIF
  • AI GIF editor: speed, frames, captions
  • No watermark
  • Detailed mode, up to 768 px
  • AI point edits on any frame
  • Commercial use
  • 24/7 Email Support

Professional

For creators and teams with heavy use.

$29.99/mo

Billed $359.94 a year, cancel anytime

≈ 600 GIFs a month
  • 3,000 credits a month
  • Text to GIF and image to GIF
  • AI GIF editor: speed, frames, captions
  • No watermark
  • Detailed mode, up to 768 px
  • AI point edits on any frame
  • Commercial use
  • 24/7 Email Support

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. You can make GIFs for free without an account, and a free account gets credits that refill every day. Every GIF comes without a watermark. Plans and credit packs add more credits when you need them.

Yes. Make a GIF from text or a photo with no account and no credit card. Sign in to get free credits every day, use Detailed mode and keep every GIF you make.

Open the AI GIF generator at the top of this page, type what should move or upload a photo, choose Fast or Detailed and press Generate. When the GIF is ready, you can edit it before you download.

Yes. Sign in, upload a JPG or PNG and describe the motion. The AI GIF generator keeps the subject and scene from your photo.

Speed, frame order, loop direction and captions, instantly and for free. You can also mark spots on a frame and describe a change for each, and the GIF is redrawn with it.

Fast is the quickest and cheapest way to a GIF, at 512 px. Detailed takes a little longer, draws finer detail at up to 768 px and uses more credits.

2 to 16 frames at 512 px, or up to 12 frames at 768 px in Detailed mode. More frames make smoother motion and a bigger file.

Yes. A GIF can have a transparent background, so stickers, logos, emojis and characters sit cleanly on any website, chat or slide. The subject keeps clean edges in every frame of the loop, with no box around it.

No. GifGenerator makes GIFs only. Downloads are GIF files; on the page they play as WebP so they load faster.

Yes, with any paid plan or credit pack. GIFs made on the free plan are for personal use. See our Terms of Service for details.

Make Your First GIF with the Free AI GIF Generator

Text or photo in, looping GIF out. Free to start, no sign-up needed.

Make a GIF

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