Small file size: By limiting the number of colors and using simple compression algorithms, GIF files are typically much smaller than video files of the same duration, facilitating quick loading and ...

Animated GIF files, while fun to watch, can consume a large amount of space on your business website and on forums where you might post them. Animated GIFs are large because they consist of multiple ...

Social media platform Twitter has increased the size of animated GIF files that users can upload to 15 MB, opening up the possibility of using higher quality and/or longer GIFs in situations when ...

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is an image file format based on an indexed color table, supporting animation and transparent backgrounds. Its main features include: Small file size: GIF files are ...

GIFs are positively everywhere, and have been for a while — there’s no stopping them. But the massive photo sharing service Imgur thinks they can be improved upon and brought forward into the modern ...

Adobe's Photoshop Elements for Windows features the ability to open both regular GIF image files and animated GIF files. You can use the application's graphics tools to edit the GIF image once it's ...

Movie To GIF is a simple freeware for Windows that can help you convert video files to animated GIF format. This software allows you to convert video and movie files and add numerous special effects ...

Yahoo's Mail app can now help you find GIFs to dump into your messages, as well as Google Drive and Dropbox files. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you ...

Editor’s Note: This story originally published in March 2018. We’re republishing the piece following news that Stephen Wilhite, one of the lead creators of the GIF, died earlier this month after ...