Gifox

Platform

Mac

macOS

10.15 or later

Size

79.4 MB

Version

2.9.0

Languages

English

Overview

Sending screenshots is so old-fashioned. Gif maker is the new way to record screen and share with your point crystal clear. Unlike simple screencasts, this neatly designed screen recorder captures the chosen area of your screen as animated GIFs. Simply speaking, it’s a smart mixture of static images and full-size videos. Use it anytime you need to create and share animated instructions, micro-screencasts, as well as demos and workflows. By the way, Gifox is also a nice fit for people who are engaged in bug reporting.

  • Make a GIF out of a screen area or window

  • Edit your GIFs and change output quality

  • Compress your GIFs so they weigh less

  • Find the recent GIFs in the menu bar

Gifox features

Select any screen area

Create a GIF out of the particular area of your screen by selecting it and simply hitting Record. Or use the Cmd + Shift + 5 keyboard shortcut to instantly record your onscreen activity. Once you are done, just hit the Stop button and Gifox will automatically create a lightweight GIF, saving it to your Downloads folder.

Frame a single window

Easily and quickly record just one perfect app window with no overlaps or cuts instead of taking multiple screenshots to help your team reveal that naughty bug. To start recording, simply go for the corresponding Window selection mode or use the Command + Shift + 6 keyboard shortcut.

Customize the Gif compression

Use this screen capture GIF application to grab a screencast as a GIF at any time. And don’t forget to take advantage of the advanced compression options. With Gifox you decide on the output quality and file size your animations should feature. Simply proceed to Settings > Compression tab to get it right.

Record GIFs the way you like

Decide what exactly you wish to record and the preferable way to do this. Gifox offers a complete variety of options, whether it’s to record screens or their desirable elements, as well as choosing FPS. At the end, you can even pick the part of the loop you like best.

Share results over the cloud

Take your creations online to make them accessible from any device with an internet connection. Currently, this handy GIF recorder is compatible with Dropbox, Google Drive, and Imgur, all of which can be accessed without any special logins or accounts. In addition, new sharing options are added all the time.

Access recordings instantly

Grab any of your recent recordings right from the app in your Mac’s menu bar. Drag and drop your GIFs whenever you need or get a direct sharing link to any of your creations without switching from what you’re doing. Gifox offers the ultimate ease of access with no interruptions to your workflow.


Ratings and reviews

98%

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674 user ratings

  • Swader

    Mar 18, 2026

    The app kept using 6% of my M2 Pro CPU on idle, this seemed suspicious (what is it doing in the background??) so I removed it.

    Response from Developer

    Mar 18, 2026

    Hey Swader, Ian is here. Thanks for flagging this up. There's indeed a regression from the recent UI changes where the app doesn't clean up properly after showing the screen selection (area or window) overlay. It also uses around 500 MB memory, which isn't how it should behave. This is already fixed in the upcoming 2.9 version that's planned to go live by the end of the week. Please consider giving it another chance once this is fixed – there's a lot of awesome improvements and features coming up in this and next releases! 👍

  • JasonML

    Mar 5, 2026

    If you are looking at this app, I know what you are looking for, and yes, this is what you are looking for. It does just what it needs to do. You’ll be happy you picked it and won’t look back.

  • Matias Castro

    Jan 9, 2026

    Excelente, lo unico que agregaría es la posibilidad de que te deje elegir en que formato lo exporta por defecto o predeterminadamente

  • Robert Leisser

    Dec 31, 2025

    Super APP

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