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Giffiti vs Gifox

Gifox lives in your menu bar and is very quick for one-off screen captures. Giffiti is a full GIF studio with a timeline, captions and effects. Here's how they compare.

Download for MacFree · macOS 15 or later · Apple silicon

At a glance

Giffiti and Gifox side by side
GiffitiGifox
Main jobMaking and editing GIFs in a full editorRecording and converting GIFs from the menu bar
RecordingScreen area, window, display or camera, with pointer and click highlightsFree area or a single window, with cursor, clicks and keyboard presses
EditingMulti-track timeline, keyframes, transitions, 29 effects, masksTrim, cut, crop, duplicate and rearrange
Captions and text41 fonts and animated textNot listed among its features
Export formatsGIF, MP4, HEVC, HEVC with alpha, APNG, PNG sequence, WebP where supportedGIF, MOV and MP4
SharingCopy GIF, drag out, save to your MacCopy, drag, Dropbox, Google Drive and Imgur
Mac supportApple silicon, macOS 15 or latermacOS 10.15 or later
PriceFreeFree with a 10-second limit and watermark; Pro is a one-time $14.99 in-app purchase

Choose Giffiti if

  • You want captions, layers, transitions or effects, not just a recording.
  • You need formats beyond GIF and MP4, such as APNG or transparent video.
  • You want everything free, with no time limit or watermark.

Choose Gifox if

  • You mostly grab quick screen captures and like doing it from the menu bar.
  • You want keyboard presses shown in recordings, or one-click sharing to Dropbox, Google Drive or Imgur.
  • You use an older version of macOS.

Gifox and Giffiti both make GIFs on a Mac, but they start from different places.

Gifox is built for quick captures

Gifox sits in the menu bar. Pick an area or snap to a window, record, and share. It can show the cursor, clicks and keyboard presses, and it can record a single window even if it moves or gets covered. Its editor trims, cuts, crops and rearranges, and it shares to Dropbox, Google Drive and Imgur. The free version limits recordings to 10 seconds and adds a small watermark; Pro removes both for a one-time price.

Giffiti is built for making the GIF

Giffiti records too, but the recording is the start. It opens in an editor with a multi-track timeline, animated captions, 29 effects and 11 transitions. Exports go beyond GIF to APNG, HEVC with transparency and more, and it’s free with no time limit.

The short version

For fast one-off captures from the menu bar, Gifox is quicker. If you want to caption, layer or polish what you captured, choose Giffiti.

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Questions

Can I use Gifox and Giffiti together?

Yes. Record in Gifox, export an MP4, and open it in Giffiti to add captions, transitions or effects.

Is Gifox free?

Gifox has a free version with a 10-second recording and export limit and a small watermark. The Pro version removes those for a one-time payment.

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Captions and text

Put classic meme captions on any clip in one click, or style and animate your text with typewriter, word-by-word, pop, slide and per-letter effects.

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Free for Apple silicon Macs running macOS 15 or later.

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