google/gif-for-cli

Health v2 · maintenance only

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2946 stars · 158 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Python command-line tool that converts GIFs, short videos, or Tenor API queries into animated ASCII art rendered in the terminal using ANSI escape sequences. It auto-detects terminal color support, from no color to truecolor.

Use cases

• render an animated gif in my terminal as ascii art
• show an animated ascii art motd when i open a shell
• convert a short video clip to terminal animation
• search tenor for a gif and display it in the command line
• add a fun animated gif to git hooks
• display ascii art that adapts to my terminal's color support

When to choose

• you want animated GIFs or ASCII art in a terminal session or MOTD
• you want automatic adaptation to the terminal's color capabilities
• you want to pull GIFs from Tenor directly from the command line

When to avoid

• you need to edit, convert, or encode GIF files themselves
• you need image rendering outside a terminal
• you need a maintained tool with active development

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

cli image-processing graphics media developer-tools cli python cross-platform ascii-art gif terminal ansi-escape-sequences tenor fun command-line linux macos

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