What's the best way to screen-cap a GIF of your own on Mac OS X?

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And what is your favorite workflow for using it?

I'd also like a solution for iPhone, but I have a feeling that's not as easy :)

Berk Çebi · Accepted Answer

Super easy to use, incredible quality with a decent file size!

Mike Coutermarsh · Answer

Definitely cloud app. Makes recording gif's super easy. After recording, I'll generally upload them to ezgif.com for editing/optimizing.

Kyle Hess · Answer

I like CloudApp quite a bit. It offers a ton of different functionality, but a big feature is their screenshot/gif capture.

Melissa Monte · Answer

I've tried several programs and this is by far the easiest. It's like Awesome Screenshot but with GIF screencasts. Super quick and easy for anyone.

Mike Jirout · Answer

I bought GIFMaker after seeing it on PH about a year ago. I think it was a couple bucks. It's worked perfectly every time I've needed it. Super simple and seems extra-optimized for cat gifs.

Jack Dweck · Answer

This is a good alternative to CloudApp for creating and sharing GIFs on Mac

Niv Dror · Answer

CloudApp just launched annotate -- I must use it 40+ times a day to make GIFs for tweets/products. Super convenient when it's right on your Mac's menu bar