Last updated on June 23rd, 2020
Giphy is the easiest platform to make good-looking, easily sharable GIFs with the adoring public.
How to make GIFS ON GIPHY
UPLOAD
Use Upload to put your GIF collection on Giphy so that you can share your GIFs on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, text message, email, and everywhere else
Step 1 – Add Files
Choose GIF files to add by dragging and dropping, clicking the blue search button to browse your files, or entering GIF URLs to add files for upload. You must be logged in to upload multiple GIFs so we can save them to your channel page.
TIP: If you add GIFs via URL make sure your URL is an image URL ending in .gif and not just any website URL (example GIF URL: http://i.giphy.com/l0O9xQNSsQKmfSeUU.gif)
Step 2 – Reorder GIFs
Optional: You can change the order GIFs will appear on your channel page by dragging and dropping the files or clicking “Reverse Order.”
Step 3 – Add Tags, Source URL, and Privacy settings
Optional: You can add relevant tags to your GIFs, separated by commas, and add a Source URL to give credit to the original source. You can also change your GIFs from Public to Private. Private GIFs cannot be seen by anyone but you when you are logged in and can’t be shared. Settings will be applied to all the GIFs in your upload.
Step 4 – Upload
Hit the Upload GIFs button to finish. Once the upload is complete you can view and edit each GIF on its individual page and see all on your channel page if you’re logged in.
PRO TIP: You can also add video files under 15 seconds to Upload to convert them to GIFs.
SLIDESHOW
Use Slideshow to combine your pictures and GIFs into an animated GIF slideshow, a GIF presentation, or a funny GIF mashup
Step 1 – Add Files
Choose still image or GIF files to add by dragging and dropping, clicking the blue search button to browse your files, or entering image URLs to add files to your slideshow. You can combine both stills and GIFs.
TIP: If you add an image via URL make sure your URL is an image URL ending in .gif, .jpg, .png, etc. and not just any website URL (example GIF URL: http://i.giphy.com/l0O9xQNSsQKmfSeUU.gif)
Step 2 – Reorder Images
You can change the order of your images to change the way they will appear in your slideshow.
Step 3 – Set Duration of Still Images
Use the slider to change the length of time still images will appear in your slideshow before going to the next image. This duration only applies to stills as GIFs will always play all the way through once before changing.
Step 4 – Add Tags, Source URL, and Privacy settings
Optional: You can add relevant tags to your GIFs, separated by commas, and add a Source URL to give credit to the original source. You can also change your GIF from Public to Private. Private GIFs cannot be seen by anyone but you when you are logged in and can’t be shared.
Step 5 – Create GIF Slideshow
Hit the Create Slideshow button to finish. You will be redirected to the GIF page when it is complete.
GIF MAKER
Use GIF Maker to create, edit, and add captions to animated GIFs from video files and YouTube links
Step 1 – Add Video File or YouTube Link
Choose video by entering YouTube or video URL, dragging and dropping a video file, or clicking the blue search button to browse your files. Videos must be under 100MB and under 15 minutes long.
Step 2 – Edit Start Time and Duration
Use the sliders to select Start Time on the video and the duration of your GIF.
Step 3 – Add Caption
Optional: Enter your caption in the Caption field and click + button. You can then reposition your caption, edit the text, or remove the caption.
Step 4 – Add Tags, Source URL, and Privacy settings
Optional: You can add relevant tags to your GIFs, separated by commas, and add a Source URL to give credit to the original source. You can also change your GIF from Public to Private. Private GIFs cannot be seen by anyone but you when you are logged in and can’t be shared.
Step 5 – Create GIF
Hit the Create GIF button to finish. You will be redirected to the GIF page when it is complete.
Source: Giphy