Imgflip GIF Maker vs Purupuru Maker

Imgflip GIF Maker is an online tool for turning images and video into animated GIFs. It can use video files, URLs, YouTube, Vimeo, and Giphy, and offers text, stickers, drawings, cropping, rotation, resizing, sound, and motion. Prompt-to-GIF creation is not supported. Users can save GIFs to an Imgflip account when logged in, or share them through links, downloads, phone apps, social media, and Imgflip communities.

The free plan supports video GIFs up to 24 seconds, 160 frames, 360x360 dimensions, and 12M total resolution. Image-to-GIF creation allows up to 1600 frames and 500x500 dimensions. Pro raises video limits to 1600 frames, 240 seconds, unlimited dimensions, and 240M total resolution; it also lists unlimited image frames and dimensions, watermark removal or customization, and ad removal. Pro costs $11.95 a month with yearly billing or $14.95 a month. Sound on video-based GIFs requires Pro.

Purupuru Maker turns selected areas of still images into looping motion for GIFs or browser-made video. Its web editor accepts PNG, JPEG, and WebP files: paint a mask over the area to animate, preview the effect, then export. Motion presets include Jelly, Sway, Bounce, Wave, Pulse, and Quake, with controls for speed, amplitude, damping, and gravity. Batch mode applies one preset and its tuning controls to a group of images. Processing happens in the browser, so the source image, mask, preview, and export are not sent to a Purupuru Maker application server. The site says it keeps no account library copy; closing the tab ends the session unless an export was downloaded. GIFs have no added logo or watermark. MP4 export depends on a compatible browser recorder, while WebM works in many modern browsers. The editor supports phones, mouse, stylus, and finger input, and a Chrome extension can open the studio or send an image URL.