Gifox vs GIPHY Create

Gifox is a macOS status bar app for recording, editing, converting, and sharing GIFs. It can capture a selected screen area or snap to an app window, with controls for the cursor, clicks, keyboard input, window shadow, and desktop picture. You can also drop in videos or image sequences for conversion. Its editor can crop, cut, trim, rearrange, and re-export recorded or imported video. Playback, color, resizing, and dithering controls help adjust GIF quality and file size. Gifox can upload to Dropbox, Google Drive, or Imgur, then copy a public sharing link to the pasteboard. It is available from the maker’s website, the Mac App Store, and Setapp, and requires macOS 10.15 Catalina or later. The free Basic version limits recording and export to 10 seconds and adds a small watermark. Pro is listed at $14.99 a month, billed as a one-time purchase with taxes included, and includes unlimited recording and watermark removal. Other listed one-time licenses are Backer at 150.00 USD, Patron at 300.00 USD, and Benefactor at 450.00 USD.

GIPHY Create is a free GIF maker for turning images and videos into GIFs. It accepts JPG, PNG, GIF, MP4, MOV, and WebM files, and can also bring in media through URLs from GIPHY, YouTube, Vimeo, and other sources. Users can add captions and stickers, apply filters, edit layers, and crop their creations; the sticker tool accepts JPG and PNG images. Desktop source videos must be under 100 MB and shorter than 15 seconds, and finished GIFs can be up to 15 seconds long. The desktop maker requires users to sign in to a GIPHY account. During creation, a GIF can be set to private, visible only to its creator while logged in and not shareable. GIPHY says creations can also be shared through social platforms, text message, and email. The mobile GIFMaker app can record GIFs and offers captions, effects, stickers, and trimming. GIPHY also provides an API and SDK for integrating its content into apps.