What's the easiest way to create GIFs for the web?

I've had to download all different kinds of video tools and add-ons to make GIFs, but is there an easier way? A "one stop shop" if you will?
Veronica BelmontDestroyer of Worlds (and PM at Growbot) · Asked

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Giphy Capture

Turn anything on your screen into a GIF!

Ryan Hoover44Founder, Product Hunt · Written
Giphy Capture is the best GIF-creation tool I've tried... and I've used a few. 😉 My favorite part is the ability to crop the GIF and modify the size/frame rate so it's not too large (pro tip: Twitter won't accept GIFs larger than 10MB).
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Adam KazwellProduct manager/observer · Written
Great for capturing video / creating gifs on the desktop
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schmidtecdeveloper, schmidtec · Written
From Twitter support page: https://support.twitter.com/arti... What are the size and file type requirements? Photos can be up to 5MB; animated GIFs can be up to 5MB on mobile, and up to 15MB on web. Hi Ryan!!
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CloudApp 3.0

Your clipboard in the cloud

Kate42Community @ Product Hunt · Written
The whole team at Product Hunt uses CloudApp and we're all obsessed. (Just ask @nivo0o0 @ayrton @mscccc for further validation!) It just WORKS! GIFs are easy to make, download, and share, as are screenshots! It's the only thing I use anymore.
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I originally balked at the price, but it really is worth every penny. Like Kate said, it just works. CloudApp is frictionless and fantastic.
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LICEcap

Record animated GIF screencasts

Bruno SkvorcI work at SitePoint and Diffbot.com · Written
There is no better app than Licecap: multi-platform, easy to use, easy on the resources, easy to resize capture area, easy to define frame rate, and delivers well optimized Gifs.
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GIF Brewery 3.0

Video to GIF creator

Jordan SchauFounder, Pure Cycles · Written
Great for converting videos to GIFs
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ezGIF

Resize, crop, and edit GIFs in your browser

The Swiss Knife of online gif making and optimization
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Gifox

Record your screen into animated gifs.

Berk ÇebiDeveloper/Co-founder, Zeplin · Written
Super easy to use, incredible quality with a decent file size!
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Momento

Share your memories as GIFs in iMessage

Main focus is mobile, but you can make great gifs with this tool and export to Web / Gallery / Instagram and have your web fancy from there.
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Recordit

A faster way to take screencasts Free + GIF Support

It's fast. Super easy to use. It's free. Can use your shortcuts with it too.
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Andy FortsonSocial & Digital at Faraday Future · Written
I've tried Giphy Capture and GIF Brewery. Wasn't able to get the quality with those that I could with this. Super easy and powerful.
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Workflow

Automate things you do every day on your iPhone/iPad

Lachlan Campbell4Code, apps, design, high school. · Written
Workflow is a super-flexible app for automation on iOS. I have a few Workflows for downloading YouTube videos, picking Live Photos, etc, and making GIFs from them.
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CloudApp Annotate

Annotate screenshots right from your Mac's menu bar!

Niv Dror3Writer/Social Editor @ProductHunt · Written
CloudApp is the quickest way of creating GIFs on Mac. With Annotate, you can also annotate the GIFs, screenshots, etc. Same as the main CloudApp menu bar app, just wanted to add the most recent Product Hunt product.
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Daniel FosterTechSmith strategy lead · Written
The new version of Snagit (Win and Mac) adds GIF creation to its lineup of image and video creation capabilities. Capture anything on your screen as a video clip, the save it as a GIF. Just another way Snagit saves you time and helps you communicate clearly with visuals.
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The New Camtasia

Yoni ShechterFounder at @FavorizeApp · Written
My favorite "one stop shop" solution is Camtasia, which lets you create powerful GIFs super easily.
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ScreenToGif

Edwin ReynosoFounder and CEO of Crowder - JSDev · Written
The most light wait feature rich GIF capturing software I've found under 1mb
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Drop to GIF

Super simple movie to GIF conversion

Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré3Moderator at Product Hunt · Written
Zero-click movie to GIF conversion. Select a folder to watch and every movie saved or moved into that folder will be converted to an animated GIF.
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gifYouTube

Turn any portion of a youtube video into a gif

Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré3Moderator at Product Hunt · Written
GIF anything from YouTube in seconds.
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Imgur's Video to GIF

Make a GIF from hundreds of video sites

Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré3Moderator at Product Hunt · Written
Make a GIF from hundreds of video sites.
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Ayush Mittal12bro @boombro, Founder RefR ✌ · Written
Select video, pick gif from formats to convert to and away you go.
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NaveenKumar NamachivayamPerformance Test Lead | QAInsights.com · Written
I use Camtasia. I know it is a overkill. But I am used to it.
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