GifGun
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Compatibility After Effects Please check exact version compatibility under the "COMPATIBILITY" tab below
After Effects and GIFs are finally reunited!
With easy 1-click workflow, Alpha channel support, Batch Render and GIF compression, GifGun is the go-to tool for making GIFs for Adobe After Effects.
With GifGun you can make GIFs for Dribbbble, Behance and more – right from within After Effects just in one click.
Loved by leading production studios, agencies and freelancers, it becomes better with each new update.
Version 1.7 is here
- Experimental Render Get the best quality results for 3D renders, movie scenes and other complex scenes.
- Updated UI Сleaner and generally better.
- Bug Fixes and Code Updates We hunted small bugs and fixed infrequent issues. We also improved CS6 compatibility in case you use it.
Here's what GifGun can do:
Rendering with Alpha channel
The only one-click way to get a GIF with Alpha channel.

Batch Render
Select multiple compositions in Project panel and get all GIFs in one click.

GIF compression
Get even better file size with GIF compression.
Saves 15% on average.

Super GIF quality
New for 1.7, Experimental Engine allows you to render gradients and complex scenes with very little detail loss. At the price of larger file size

Customers reaction about GifGun
Seriously, get yourself and @AdobeAE a gift - GifGun from @aescripts saves a ton of time. https://t.co/DD2MEfHIIi pic.twitter.com/Ij4UG7QmmV
— Aharon Rabinowitz (@ABAOProductions) 11 January 2016
we’re big fans of gifGun at goog. thanks for making it!
— Adam Plouff (@adamplouff) 23 September 2016
Love @dribbble? Like gifs? Easily create animated gifs from #AfterEffects with GifGun. https://t.co/Kd4qRmAag5 #motiongraphics
— Motion Array (@MotionArray) 15 December 2015
.@nik_ska gifGun is great! I got so frustrated with exporting movie, opening in PS and the excruciatingly slow GIF export. Thanks!
— TRΛPCODΞ (@trapcode_lab) 18 March 2016
Got a plugin for After Effects called GifGun that lets you export gifs from animations or video and I'm going gif crazy.
— John Hornor (@johnhornor) 12 February 2016
Even this monkey is having a hard time with the Photoshop ‘Save for Web…’ shortcut keys!
— E.J. Hassenfratz (@eyedesyn) 31 августа 2016 г.
GIF’n aint easy. pic.twitter.com/qO1Cy4uPyy
GIFs straight out of After Effects. Hell. Yes. GifGun - https://t.co/nez34FWppe #animation #design #aftereffects
— Monique Wray (@moniwray) 22 декабря 2015 г.
The GIFGun After Effects plug-in is the best thing since sliced bread. Making my day a billion times better/easier
— JT Cattelan (@jtcattelan) 2 сентября 2016 г.
In my experience GifGun has absolutely been worth the money, so it's another vote from me
— Alex Stanlake (@alexstanlake) 6 июня 2017 г.
Good to know
GIFs tend to get pretty large when you increase duration, resolution or color count (in any combination). We've added Compression feature to help you keep the size low,
GIF color palette is limited with 256 colors for the whole animation, so the more colors you have, the lower is the final result quality. That's why we introduced Experimental Render feature to help you get the best visual quality. It helps jam more than 256 colors in one GIF, at the cost of the larger file size.
We put a lot of effort to make this GifGun a true One-Click tool and hope you will love it as much as we do.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and share your great gifs and ideas!
System Requirements
- Windows 8 / Windows 10
- Windows 7 requires this update.
- OSX 10.13 and newer are supported. GifGun version for older MacOS are available by request.

Bundle discount: get all 3 and save 20%, get 2 and save 15% | GifGun + Origami + Good Parents
Discount is automatically added in the shopping cart. Volume licenses do not qualify.
GifGun is using FFMPEG under the LGPL license. Source code: [1] and [2]
After Effects | 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6 |
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1.7.18 (Current version) - Mar 14, 2021
1.7.17 - May 18, 2020
1.7.16 - Apr 23, 2020
1.7.15 - Jan 20, 2020
1.7.14 - Dec 16, 2019
1.7.13 - Dec 3, 2019
-Fixed script loading issues
1.7.12 - Nov 28, 2019
1.7.11 - Nov 15, 2019
1.7.10 - Nov 12, 2019
1.7.9 - Nov 6, 2019
1.7.8 - Nov 5, 2019
-Minor code updates and fixes
1.7.7 - Mar 24, 2019
-Improved compatibility with BGRenderer2
1.7.6 - Feb 20, 2019
-Bug with default FPS fixed
-Minor code updates
1.7.5 - Feb 12, 2019
-Minor code updates
1.7.3 - Nov 8, 2018
1.7.2 - Oct 18, 2018
1.7.0 - Aug 2, 2018
- Updated UI
- Bug and compatibility fixes
1.6.4 - Feb 28, 2018
- Better debugging and logging options for issue management
1.6.2 - Oct 31, 2017
-(bugfix) It was not possible to render a non looping gif on some machines. Now it is.
1.6.1 - Sep 5, 2017
-(bugfix) Batch render works properly on Windows
-(bugfix) Templates behavior is fixed for Windows
1.6 - Jul 19, 2017
1.5.4 - Jun 22, 2017
-Presets issues addressed
1.5.3 - Apr 19, 2017
1.5.1 - Mar 19, 2017
1.5 - Nov 28, 2016
-Increased render speed with Progressive Render feature (CC2015.3 and up)
1.4.1 - Nov 8, 2016
1.4 - Sep 16, 2016
-Render preset selection: make your of GIF presets or use good old Lossless.
-Option to NOT open a GIF folder after render. Finally.
-Fix for 2015.3 crashes
-Windows installer: no more manual copy/paste routine.
1.3.2 - Jul 1, 2016
1.3.1 - Jun 28, 2016
1.3 - Feb 14, 2016
-"0% stuck" issue for Mac users
-Various engine fixes and updates
1.2 - Jan 25, 2016
- Added logging option
- Minor bug fixes
1.1 - Dec 18, 2015
-"Maximum colors" dropdown list.
-You may choose not to loop GIF.
-Minor bugs fixes and engine improvements.