gifski for Mac
Highest-quality GIF encoder based on pngquant
brew install gifski. It is distributed under the AGPL-3.0-only licence.
It has 368 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.
What gifski is
gifski is a command-line tool for macOS: highest-quality GIF encoder based on pngquant.
It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the AGPL-3.0-only licence.
How to install gifski
- Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
- If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
- Run
brew install gifski.
Homebrew installer, if you need it:
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install gifski on Mac?
Run brew install gifski in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.
Is gifski open source?
Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the AGPL-3.0-only licence.
Does gifski run on Apple silicon?
Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.
How popular is gifski?
It was installed 368 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1812 in this catalogue.
What version of gifski is current?
The latest packaged version is 1.34.0.