Add Text to GIF

Add captions, meme text, watermarks, and subtitles to animated GIFs online. Customize fonts, colors, text outlines, and positioning with 100% private browser processing.

Private • In-browser processing • Zero server uploads

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How to Use Add Text to GIF

1
Load GIF
Upload or drag-and-drop your animated GIF into the workspace.
2
Enter Text
Type your caption or meme subtitle in the text box.
3
Adjust Styling
Configure the placement, font size, fill color, and stroke outline.
4
Download GIF
Preview the animated text overlay and download your newly captioned GIF.

Key Features

Custom Text Styling
Set font size, fill color, and high-contrast outline stroke color.
Multiple Screen Placements
Position captions at top, bottom, center, or any of the 4 screen corners.
Classic Meme All-Caps Mode
Automatically formats captions into bold uppercase impact typography.
100% Client-Side Privacy
Operates entirely inside your browser using HTML5 Canvas without server uploads.

Common Use Cases

  • Creating viral reaction GIFs and memes for Twitter, Reddit, and Discord.
  • Adding branding watermarks and company handles to proprietary animations.
  • Inserting dialogue captions and subtitles into video clips and movie scenes.
  • Annotating technical workflow demonstrations with instructional hints.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The tool reads and retains the exact frame delay timings from the original GIF file.

A dark stroke border ensures white text remains crisp and readable across any background color or complex moving animation.

Never. Frame parsing, text rendering, and re-encoding are executed purely inside your local browser.

Extract GIF Frames
Extract individual frames from an animated GIF as PNG images.
Change GIF Speed
Speed up or slow down an animated GIF by adjusting frame delay.
Remove GIF Background
Make the background of an animated GIF transparent.
Reverse a GIF
Play an animated GIF in reverse by flipping the frame order.
Convert Text to Image
Render any text as a PNG or JPG image with custom font, size and background.