How to use
- Drop several photos onto the box above, or click it to choose them. Any photo your browser can open, such as JPG, PNG or WebP, works. You do not have to choose them all at once; you can add them in several batches.
- Use the ↑ and ↓ buttons in the list below to change the order. Remove a photo you do not need with ✕, or flip the whole order with "Reverse order". If you remove one by mistake, bring it back with the "Undo" that appears right away.
- Choose how long each photo is shown and the width. If the photos have different sizes, the proportions of the first photo are used. If you choose to show the whole photo, leftover space is filled with the background color; if you choose to fill the frame, the parts that overflow are cropped.
- To play it only once, turn off "Loop forever". If there is a file size limit, choose a "Target file size" and the size and colors are lowered automatically to fit under it.
- Click "Make GIF". When the progress bar finishes, you see a preview and the real file size. Save it with "Download GIF".
About Images to GIF
When you want to join several photos into one GIF, uploading them to an online service one at a time is a nuisance, and it can feel wrong to upload personal pictures. This tool reads your photos only in your browser and makes the GIF in the same place, so there is no upload step. It is good for stitching travel photos together like a slideshow, making a product spin, or binding step-by-step screenshots into one animated explanation.
When photos have different sizes and proportions the result can look awkward, so here the first photo's proportions decide the frame, and the others are fitted into it. If you choose to show the whole photo, no part of any photo is cut off and the leftover space is filled with the background color you pick from white, black and gray. If you choose to fill the frame, the frame has no empty space but the edges are cropped. You decide the order and the time each photo shows; if you want the last photo to stay longer, add the same photo to the list one more time.
Photos rich in color can look rough as a GIF. A GIF can use at most 256 colors per frame, so colors become simpler or look banded. This tool picks the colors used most across your photos and uses them for all frames, and softens the effect with smooth color rendering (dithering) when needed. That makes the file larger, so with many photos it is a good idea to set a target size. You can use up to 100 photos at a time, and there is a limit on the size depending on your device's memory.
Frequently asked questions
Where do my photos go?
Nowhere. Your browser only reads the photos and the GIF is made on your device. When you close the page, the list of loaded photos disappears.
What happens when the photos have different sizes?
The first photo's proportions decide the frame. With "Show the whole photo", leftover space is filled with the background color; with "Fill the frame", the frame is filled and what overflows is cropped. If you do not like the first photo's proportions, change the order to choose a different one.
Can each photo be shown for a different time?
For now every photo is shown for the same time. To keep a photo on screen longer, add the same photo to the list again and it shows twice as long.
The GIF looks rougher than the photos.
GIF can use only 256 colors, so smooth colors in photos are reduced and that cannot be avoided. Turning on "Smoother colors" helps but makes the file bigger. Setting a target size lowers the size and colors further, so if quality matters, set a generous target.
What happens to transparent PNGs?
Transparent areas are filled with the background color you choose. Keeping the background transparent is not supported yet.
How many photos can I use at once?
Up to 100. With many large photos your device can run out of memory, so you are told if only a smaller number can be made at the chosen width.