Imgflip GIF Maker vs Switch Labs GIF 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.

Switch Labs GIF Maker is a free web tool for creating animated GIFs from image sequences or video clips. Image mode accepts PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF stills, and iPhone HEIC photos; HEIC and HEIF files are converted in the browser before encoding. You can reorder frames and set timing for each one. Video mode provides trimming and frame-rate controls. Image encoding uses JavaScript in the page, while video processing uses FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly. Switch Labs says files are decoded and encoded in the browser tab rather than sent to a server. Downloads have no watermark at any size or setting. The tool reports the finished GIF's byte count and recommends reducing width, then frame count and color count, when shrinking output. Palette choices include shared 256-color or per-frame palettes. The page links to companion compressor, resizer, and GIF-to-MP4 tools. The Free plan costs nothing, forever, with no sign-up or stated limits.