Free browser tool

Add Text to GIF

Type a top line, a bottom line or both, pick the size and colors, and the caption is drawn onto every frame of your GIF. Classic meme styling by default, cleaner fonts if you prefer. Everything happens on your own device and the original animation timing is kept.

  • Runs in your browser — files never upload
  • Fast, no queue
  • Free, no sign-up
  • No added watermark
Drop a GIF here, or click to chooseGIF only · caption is drawn on every frame · stays on this device

How it works

How to add text to a GIF

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    Choose your GIF

    Drag a GIF in or click to browse. Nothing is uploaded. Very large GIFs are scaled while reading to keep your browser responsive, and the tool tells you when that happens.

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    Write and style the caption

    Fill the top and bottom lines, drag the size slider, pick a font and a color pair. The live preview shows the text at the same proportion the finished file will use. Long lines wrap automatically.

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    Render and download

    The caption is burned into each frame and the GIF is re-encoded. Check the result panel for the final size and frame count, then download or send it to the compressor.

Good to know

Captions that stay readable

Classic meme look

The default is a bold condensed face with a dark outline, the look most people mean by “meme text”. Uppercase is on by default; turn it off for a calmer caption. Outline thickness scales with the text size so small GIFs stay legible.

Fonts come from your browser

No font files are downloaded. Impact is used when your system has it; otherwise a similar heavy sans-serif is substituted. The letter shapes may therefore differ slightly between a Mac, a Windows PC and a phone, but the caption is baked into the GIF and looks the same everywhere once rendered.

File size after captioning

Adding text changes pixels in every frame, so the output is often a little larger than the input. If the destination has a limit, run the result through the GIF Compressor; resize first with the GIF Resizer if it is much too big.

Emoji and other scripts

Emoji and non-Latin scripts are drawn with whatever font your browser falls back to, which may look different from the preview or be missing on older systems. Keep captions to plain words when the GIF must render identically everywhere.

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Ways to get words into a GIF

FeatureCaption tool (this page)AI text-to-GIFImages to GIF
Text accuracyExact — typed by youNot guaranteed; AI may misspellExact — in your prepared pictures
CostFree, no account1 credit per GIFFree, no account
Where it runsYour browserOur server and providerYour browser
Best forMemes, subtitles, labelsNew characters and scenesStep-by-step or product slides

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does adding text remove the animation?

No. Every frame keeps its original delay and order; the caption is drawn on top of each frame. The result panel shows the frame count and duration so you can confirm nothing was dropped.

Can I place the text somewhere other than top or bottom?

This version offers top and bottom lines with automatic wrapping, which covers the classic meme layout. Free positioning, rotation and multiple colors in one caption are not available.

Why does the preview look slightly different from the result?

The preview uses the same font, size ratio and outline rule as the renderer, but it is drawn by your browser’s page engine while the final file is drawn on a canvas. Small differences in letter spacing or outline smoothing are normal.

Is my GIF uploaded?

No. The file is read and rewritten inside your browser using a background worker. Closing the tab discards everything that was not downloaded.

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