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Gifox

Records your screen as a GIF and edits it

MacFree to start

The verdict

Free with every feature, Gifox records part of your screen or a single window as an animated GIF, though the free version stops at 10 seconds and adds a small watermark. Its editor trims, crops and reorders frames, converts videos to GIFs and tunes colors so files stay small. Pro removes those limits for $14.99 once, and Kap is free if you also want MP4 and WebM.

The Useful TechResearched and written with AI under our rulesUpdated 14 Oct 2026

Get it if

You send short demos or bug reports and want them as GIFs that play inside Slack or email.

Skip it if

You record long walkthroughs as video, which the built-in Shift-Command-5 tool already handles for free.

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What it helps you do

  • Turn a quick screen demo into a GIF
  • Convert a video clip into a small GIF
  • Trim and crop a GIF before sharing
  • Record 1 window even when it moves

Plans and prices

  • Basic

    Free

    Free, unlimited conversions and edits, with a 10-second screen recording limit and a small watermark on exported GIFs

  • Pro

    $14.99

    $14.99 once, removes the recording limit and the watermark

  • Setapp

    Included

    Included in a Setapp subscription

What changed

  1. Version 2.10.0

    This release brings a smoother screen selection menu, reliability improvements, performance optimizations, and bug fixes. Follow @gifoxapp on X for sneak peeks and progress updates! Improvements: · New quick controls for cursor, interaction, and window capture settings in the screen selection menu. · New screen selection menu tooltips and smooth interface animations. · Tidied up settings and new option to keep Gifox…

  2. Added to The Useful Apps

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The details

Runs on
Mac
Requires
macOS 10.15 or later
Version
2.10.0
Size
26 MB
Made by
Bitwild Ltd
Menu bar app
Lives in the menu bar

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