Add text to GIF
Caption a GIF: write your text, pick a font and color, drag it into place, and choose the frames it shows on. Free, with no upload or watermark.
Drop a GIF to add text to it
Write a caption, pick a font and color, and drag it into place. Nothing is uploaded.
Animated and still GIFs.
How to add text to a GIF
Open a GIF and type your caption. It starts in white letters with a black outline, like a meme, at the bottom. Pick another font, size, or color, add a box behind it if you like, and drag it anywhere on the GIF. To caption only some frames, drag the ends of the slider under the GIF. This GIF captioner runs in your browser, so the GIF is never uploaded.
Step 1
Choose a GIFPick a file or drop it on the page.Step 2
Write the captionPick a font and color, and drag it into place.Step 3
Download the GIFSave it with every frame's timing kept.
What to expect
- Supported inputs
- Animated or still GIFs.
- What happens
- The text is drawn into each frame it shows on. Every frame keeps its timing, and the GIF keeps its size, transparency, and loop setting.
- Limits
- A GIF holds up to 256 colors, so a text color far from the GIF's own colors can come out a little off, and soft edges get harder. Very long GIFs take longer to save.
Private by design
Your video stays on your device
Mastershot processes your file locally in this browser. It does not need to be uploaded to a server, and you do not need an account to use the tool.
- No upload
- No signup
- No watermark