# animated gif software **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 18, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-gif-software/176080 "2003-05-18T18:28:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-gif-software/176080/1 "2003-05-18T18:28:11Z")
Gee, I hope this is in the right forum. Do youse guys know of a good freeware/shareware/trial v. of a program I can download? I want to try my hand at making/editing an animated gif. I specifically don’t want to pay for it, because I’ll probably only use it once - if I decide I want to make a gajillion animated gifs, I will consider buying a program. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-gif-software/176080/2 "2003-05-18T18:30:45Z")
I have used Ulead GIF Animator in the past and it does the job OK. Sometimes it’s hard to get around but it does everything you need. You can get a free trial at [www.download.com](http://www.download.com). I am not sure how many features are included in the free version but I do believe you can save a file. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-gif-software/176080/3 "2003-05-18T18:39:01Z")
I like [GIF Construction Set Professional](http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/gifcon.html), it’s shareware, so you can download it to try it for free, and if you like it, you can register it for $20. I think all the functions work in the unregistered version though. ---
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-gif-software/176080/4 "2003-05-18T18:42:29Z")
Wow, thanks for the quick replies! ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-gif-software/176080/5 "2003-05-18T18:45:44Z")
Yup, GIF animator does all the basic stuff you need and it is free. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-gif-software/176080/6 "2003-05-18T18:48:45Z")
If you want even more bare-bones, try [UnFREEz](http://www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez/). It’s freel. You make the individual frames in another editor, and it puts them together for you. When I was on Windows, I used it all the time. I actually preferred it to the more feature-rich programs, since I already had a good image editor. It’s free, and only a 19KB (yes, kilobytes) download. ---
**Author:** ![Mort\_Furd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mort\_Furd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mort_Furd)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-gif-software/176080/7 "2003-05-18T20:02:21Z")
Try the GIMP. Its about as free as you can get, and its also a good general purpose photo editor. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-gif-software/176080/8 "2003-05-19T08:03:15Z")
By the way, here is another free utility that works well in conjuction with a GIF animator: [Mihaov Image Resizer](http://www.mihov.com/eng/ir.html) It is a batch processor that allows you to resize a group of images all at once. It also batches conversions between BMP, GIF and JPG formats, as well as image rotation. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-gif-software/176080/9 "2003-05-19T13:18:38Z")
I dig this: [http://www.jasc.com/product.asp?pf\_id=003](http://www.jasc.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=003)