MakeAGIF

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What MakeAGIF is

MakeAGIF is a web service for creating animated GIFs from pictures, video uploads, webcam recordings, and links from YouTube or Facebook. Its picture-to-GIF editor includes image resizing, transparency preservation, captions, stickers, filters, and speed settings. For YouTube clips, users can set start and end points, choose GIF length and speed, select quality, apply a ping-pong effect, and toggle audio or subtitles. The site also has separate GIF creation pages for YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitch sources.

A free account can keep GIFs together in one place, and registration is not required for necessary website features. Signup options include email, Facebook, or Twitter. Anonymous and free accounts can upload up to 10 seconds of video; Premium accounts can share up to 20 seconds, the stated maximum GIF duration. Premium benefits include HD GIFs, no advertisements, personalized watermarks, lifetime saved GIFs, faster editing and uploading, and social links. The Free account costs nothing; no price is given for Premium Membership. MakeAGIF lists web browser, Chrome extension, and API access. Its privacy policy says organizational and technical procedures are used to protect personal information, while noting that absolute security is not guaranteed. Payment data is stored by Stripe.

Who it suits

MakeAGIF suits people who want to create animated GIFs from pictures, imported videos, webcam recordings, or supported social video sources. The free account fits users who can work within a 10-second video allowance; Premium is suited to those who want up to 20 seconds and its listed extras.

What it does well

Creates GIFs from pictures, videos, webcam recordings, and links.
Picture editor includes captions, stickers, filters, and speed settings.
YouTube editor offers start and end controls and quality choices.
Transparent GIF export is supported.
Watermark-free export is supported.
Free accounts can keep GIFs together in one place.

What to know first

Free and anonymous video uploads are limited to 10 seconds.
Screen recording is not supported.
Premium video time is limited to 20 seconds.

Limits

Anonymous and free accounts can upload up to 10 seconds of video. Premium accounts can share up to 20 seconds, the stated maximum GIF duration.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free account	create GIFs · share GIFs · store GIFs in one account	Free
Premium Membership	limited-time offer · HD GIFs · no advertisements · personalized watermark · lifetime saved GIFs · faster editing/uploading · social links	Free

As makeagif.com lists them, read 20 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Open makeagif.com in a web browser, or use the listed Chrome extension or API route.
Choose a picture, video upload, webcam recording, or supported social video source.
Set the GIF options available for that source, such as speed, length, or captions.
Create a free account if you want to keep GIFs together in one place.
Use the free account for up to 10 seconds of video, or choose Premium for up to 20 seconds.

Verdict

Choose MakeAGIF if you want browser-based GIF creation from pictures, videos, or social video links, with editing controls and transparent export. Look elsewhere if you need screen recording or video clips longer than the stated 20-second maximum.

Questions

Is MakeAGIF free?

Yes. The Free account costs nothing. Anonymous users can also use necessary website features without registering.

What is the video length limit?

Anonymous and free accounts can upload up to 10 seconds of video. Premium accounts can share up to 20 seconds.

What platforms or access routes are available?

MakeAGIF is listed for web browsers, a Chrome extension, and an API.

Can I make a GIF from social video?

The site has separate creation pages for YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitch sources.

What does Premium include?

The listed benefits include HD GIFs, no advertisements, personalized watermarks, lifetime saved GIFs, faster editing and uploading, and social links.

Facts from MakeAGIF's own pages

Account library: The homepage says a free account can keep a user's GIFs together in one place. · makeagif.com, 9 Oct 2026
API authentication: GIF-creation endpoints require a Bearer token generated in account settings for accounts with API access. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
API creation: The public API supports GIF creation from video URLs, video files and image files, with customization options. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
API endpoints: Documentation lists category, search, GIF lookup, random GIF, three creation and asynchronous status endpoints. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
API request format: API requests use multipart or form-urlencoded encoding, and binary media is sent as data URIs. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
API search: The API can search MakeAGIF's GIF library by category, tag or text and can return a random GIF. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
API search limits: The GIF search endpoint defaults to 25 results and allows a maximum of 100 results per request. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
Browser extensions: MakeAGIF advertises a Chrome extension for creating GIFs in the browser and inserting GIFs into Facebook comments, plus a MakeaGIF Tab product. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
Creation sources: The site can make GIFs from pictures, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Twitch, uploaded videos and webcam captures. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
Data collection: The privacy policy says registration records IP addresses, signup uses email or Facebook/Twitter accounts, Stripe stores payment data, and technical usage data is collected automatically. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
Documentation: The help center has collections for common questions, social-media use and GIF creation, with 20 listed articles and one author. · help.makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
Editing tools: The editor provides captions, font and color controls, stickers and filters including black-and-white, sepia, invert, blur, brightness and contrast. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
Free plan: Yes · makeagif.com, 22 Sept 2026
GIF creation: MakeAGIF creates animated GIFs from pictures, YouTube or Facebook URLs, uploaded videos, and webcam recordings. · makeagif.com, 9 Oct 2026
GIF editing: The picture-to-GIF editor offers image resizing, transparency preservation, captions, stickers, filters, and GIF speed settings. · makeagif.com, 9 Oct 2026
GIF retention: Anonymous GIFs are cleaned weekly, while account GIFs remain available until the user deletes them. · help.makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
Image-count limit: The service allows up to 40 images for webcam and picture-to-GIF uploads. · help.makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
Legal maker name: The privacy policy identifies the business as Makeagif, doing business as Makeagif DBA. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
Licence: The terms assign ownership of the service and its intellectual property to MakeaGif or its licensors and provide no open-source licence. · makeagif.com, 20 Oct 2026
Limit: extension quality: Chrome-Stats user comments mention chopped YouTube clips and poor GIF quality. · chrome-stats.com, 20 Oct 2026
Limit: extension status: Chrome-Stats reports that the extension was removed from the Chrome Web Store on June 11, 2022. · chrome-stats.com, 20 Oct 2026
Limit: moderation: Trustpilot reviewers criticized inadequate moderation after encountering allegedly inappropriate child-related content. · trustpilot.com, 20 Oct 2026
Limit: reliability: A Trustpilot reviewer said GIF creation failed repeatedly with a generic error. · trustpilot.com, 20 Oct 2026
Limit: speed and features: A Trustpilot reviewer complained that the site was slow and offered few features even with Premium. · trustpilot.com, 20 Oct 2026

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