kohler/gifsicle
Create, manipulate, and optimize GIF images and animations observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
62/100
- Activity 65
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4856
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 215
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4307 stars · 255 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Gifsicle is a command-line tool for creating, editing, and optimizing GIF images and animations, with companion programs gifview (a viewer) and gifdiff (a comparison tool). It can merge, split, edit, and dramatically shrink GIF animations by storing only changed frame portions.
Use cases
- optimize gif animations to reduce file size
- merge multiple gifs into one animation from the command line
- extract frames from a gif animation
- batch edit gif files in place
- compare two gifs for identical visual appearance
- add transparency, delays, and looping to gif animations
When to choose
- you need powerful lossless GIF optimization from the command line
- you want to script GIF creation, editing, or frame extraction
- you work with animated GIFs in build pipelines or shell scripts
When to avoid
- you need a GUI image editor
- you work with modern formats like WebP, APNG, or video
- you need per-pixel painting or drawing tools
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
image-processing cli image-processing graphics media windows cli cross-platform gif gif-animation image-optimization gif-viewer lossless-compression command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle · fetched 2026-08-28 · 19eba05c8b4d
- homepage: http://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2d3428f3f2a2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kohler/gifsicle | main | 62 |
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