Image / GIF

Add Text to GIF: Captions and Frame Ranges

Add white captions with a black outline to an animated GIF, or set your own colours and position. Choose font size and a frame range, with CJK text support.

Add Text to GIF: Captions and Frame Ranges: Starts with top and bottom caption positions, white text and a black outline, on all frames. Text is drawn into each selected displayed frame before saving. Long text wraps to the image width. System fonts support Chinese, Japanese and Korean when suitable fonts are installed on the device; large captions may extend beyond the image. Runs 100% locally in your browser with zero server file uploads.

Category
Image tools
Runs
In your browser
Cost
Free · no sign-up
Availability
Ready to use
Add text to a GIFLocal processing

Runs entirely in your browser

Drop a GIF or choose a fileGIF only, up to 50 MB
Settings

Text is drawn into each selected frame. Chinese, Japanese and Korean use the fonts installed on your device. The frame range includes both endpoints; it starts with all frames selected.

Animated resultChoose a GIF to begin

Your edited animation will appear here.

GIF frames and colours

Captions become part of the frame pixels; GIF's limited colour tables also apply to text and its outline. Specification: https://www.w3.org/Graphics/GIF/spec-gif89a.txt

Frame timing

Captions keep the displayed frame timing and source repeats. Browsers can increase very short delays. Firefox timing implementation: https://github.com/mozilla/gecko-dev/blob/master/image/FrameTimeout.h

How to use it

  1. Choose a GIF and enter top and bottom captions, or switch to free position.
  2. Adjust font size, colours, outline and the inclusive frame range.
  3. Watch the captioned animation update and download it.

Privacy & limitations

Your GIF and captions stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

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Frequently asked questions

Can a caption appear for only part of the animation?

Yes. Set the first and last frame numbers. Both endpoints are included, and all frames are selected initially.

Can I type Chinese, Japanese or Korean?

Yes. The tool uses your device's system fonts and wraps by complete characters. The exact appearance depends on the fonts installed.

Can I move the text anywhere?

Choose Free position, then set the text's centre x coordinate and top y coordinate. Top and bottom caption mode centres the two captions automatically.

Free tool · runs in your browser · no account required