GIF Maker: Create Animated GIFs

GIF Maker is a photography utility by Train your brain that converts short video clips and multiple photos into animated GIF images. The app solves a common problem: producing a GIF usually feels like a desktop-level task, but here everything happens on the phone. You pick a video from your gallery, trim the segment you want, and the app generates a sequence of frames that you can play back as an animated image. You can also combine several pictures into one looping animation and adjust how fast the frames advance before saving the result. Once the GIF is ready, managing the saved files and sharing them with messaging or social apps is straightforward, so the whole workflow stays casual and approachable. The current release is version 2.7, a free app with more than half a million total installs, and it remains a reasonable starting point for beginners who want quick, shareable animations without any editing experience.

Key features

• Select a video from your gallery and trim it before the GIF is created
• Multiple frames are generated automatically from the chosen video segment
• Control how fast the GIF frames play before saving the result
• Choose several photos from the gallery to build an animated GIF image
• Manage and view all of your created GIF files inside the app
• Share finished GIFs to WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Telegram and other apps with one tap
• Save every created GIF directly to device storage
• Create GIFs from videos, images and selfies for casual or funny messaging purposes

How to install

1. Tap the download button on this page to get the GIF Maker APK, which is about 7.9 MB in size.
2. When Android asks for permission, allow your browser or file manager to install apps from unknown sources by enabling the 'Install unknown apps' setting.
3. Open the downloaded APK file from your notifications or downloads folder.
4. Tap Install and wait for the installation to complete.
5. Open the app and start creating GIFs. Your phone must run Android 4.4 or newer.

Recent updates · 2.7

GIF Maker version 2.7 adds support for the latest Android system versions, ensuring smoother performance on newer devices. This update focuses on compatibility so you can continue creating and sharing fun animated GIFs from your videos and photos without issues.

GIF Maker is best suited to beginners and casual users who want to make fun, simple GIFs from videos or photo collections without learning a complex editor. If your main goal is to send short animated clips to friends on WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram or similar apps, this tool keeps the process short and direct. It is also a convenient choice for anyone who just wants to combine several selfies or pictures into a looping animation and share it quickly. More advanced users who need text overlays, precise frame editing or camera capture will probably outgrow it quickly, since those capabilities are still listed as upcoming features.

Trim the video to the shortest meaningful moment before generating frames, because shorter inputs usually create smoother and easier-to-share GIFs. Spend a few seconds adjusting the frame speed slider before saving, since a speed that feels right in the preview will look much better when the animation is shared. After saving, use the built-in file manager view to review your creations and avoid saving duplicate GIFs.

GIF Maker does one job, converting videos and photos into animated GIFs, and it does that job in a way that is easy for newcomers to follow. It has clear limitations around editing and recent maintenance, but it can still be a useful, free starting tool for casual sharing.