Three tracks on the Giffiti timeline, a video, a GIF and an image, with the selected clip's settings beside themThree tracks on the Giffiti timeline, a video, a GIF and an image, with the selected clip's settings beside them

Some GIFs are a single clip. Others are a picture-in-picture demo, a reaction with a caption that bounces in, or three shots cut together. For those, Giffiti has a timeline.

Tracks and clips

Add videos, pictures and GIFs from the media bin, each on its own track. Then:

  • Split with ⌘B, ripple delete to close the gap, or duplicate
  • change a clip’s speed
  • lock a track so it can’t be moved, or hide it while you work
  • play with J K L, like in a video editor

Keyframes and curves

Animate a clip’s position, scale, rotation and opacity, or how much of a caption is revealed. Choose how each move feels: linear, hold, ease, or a bezier curve you shape yourself in the curve editor.

A dip-to-colour transition and a typewriter caption on the Giffiti timeline

11 transitions

Crossfade, dip to colour, four wipes, two slides, two pushes and a zoom. Drop one between two clips and set its length.

Overlays on the canvas

Move, scale and rotate overlays directly on the preview, with snap guides to line them up. Blend them using 16 blend modes and fade them in and out. Add text, effects or a cinemagraph on top.

Projects that keep up

Projects save as .giffiti files as you work, with full undo and redo. Your original media is never changed, and if you move it, Giffiti can relink it.

Questions

Can I edit an existing GIF?

Yes. Add a GIF to the timeline like any other clip, then trim it, change its speed, put text over it or combine it with other clips.

Which keyboard shortcuts work?

J, K and L play backwards, pause and play forwards, and ⌘B splits the clip under the playhead. Press ⌘K to search every command.

Will I lose work if something goes wrong?

Projects save automatically as .giffiti files, with full undo and redo. If you move your media, Giffiti helps you find it again.

Try Giffiti on your Mac

Free for Apple silicon Macs running macOS 15 or later.

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