Tell me about Gifcurry. 😃
Gifcurry is the open-source, Haskell-built video editor for GIF makers. Load a video, make some edits, and save it as a GIF—Gifcurry makes your life easy! 😎 Most video formats should work, so go wild. And since it's made with Haskell, you know it's good. 💯
For the command line averse, there is a GUI. 🖱️ Die-hard terminal aficionado? Gifcurry has you covered with its CLI. 🖥️ And for the Haskell programmers out there, there is also a library 📚 API.
Gifcurry can save your creation as a GIF or as a video. 📼 So if you hate 😠 GIFs with a passion—no problem! Just select "Save as a Video" and do your part to rid 🗑️ the world of GIFs.
Enjoy memes? 
Great! Gifcurry can add text all over your GIF.
You can change the font, size, color, position, outline, rotation, and the timing.
Create the next viral meme with Gifcurry.
Did you know Gifcurry slices...and dices? 🍴 You can crop ✂️ from the left, the right, the top, and/or the bottom. With Gifcurry, you can slice up some tasty GIFs.
Is Gifcurry another Electron app? No way! Gifcurry is 100% #ElectronFree. No need to download more RAM 🐏, Gifcurry is light as a feather. Run 🏃 it all day, run it all year—you'll never notice.
"So...Gifcurry is just FFmpeg and ImageMagick?"—nope. Gifcurry hides all the goofy details so you can concentrate on what matters—the almighty 🙌 GIF.
Become a GIF master 💪 with Gifcurry!
What do I need Gifcurry for? 🤔
☑️ Want to show off that new UI feature in a pull request? Gifcurry.
☑️ Your template doesn't allow video in the hero image? Gifcurry.
☑️ No GIF of your favorite movie scene? Gifcurry.
☑️ Need a custom animated emoji for Slack? Gifcurry.
☑️ Can't find the perfect GIF for that reply-all email? Gifcurry.
☑️ Your README needs a GIF? Gifcurry.
☑️ That presentation slide could use some animation? Gifcurry.
☑️ Video doesn't auto play on iOS? Gifcurry.
☑️ Time to promote your indie game? Gifcurry.
☑️ Need to add subtitles to a video? Gifcurry.
Gifcurry comes in handy 🔧 for all sorts of scenarios.
What does the GUI look 👀 like?
How do I use the command line interface (CLI)? 🖥️
gifcurry_cli [OPTIONS]
FILE IO:
-i --input-file=FILE The input video file path.
-o --output-file=FILE The output GIF file path.
-m --save-as-video If present, saves the GIF as a video.
TIME:
-s --start-time=NUM The start time (in seconds) for the first frame.
-e --end-time=NUM The end time (in seconds) for the last frame.
OUTPUT FILE SIZE:
-w --width=INT How wide the output needs to be. Height will scale
to match.
-f --fps=INT How many frames per second the output should have.
-c --color-count=INT How many colors are used in the output.
-d --dither If present, uses dither.
CROP:
-L --left-crop=NUM The amount you wish to crop from the left.
-R --right-crop=NUM The amount you wish to crop from the right.
-T --top-crop=NUM The amount you wish to crop from the top.
-B --bottom-crop=NUM The amount you wish to crop from the bottom.
TEXT:
-t --text-file=FILE Either a text overlays YAML or SRT subtitles file
path.
-? --help Display help message
-V --version Print version information
Visit https://github.com/lettier/gifcurry for more information.
Got a CLI example?
gifcurry_cli \
-i ~/Videos/video.webm \
-o ~/tmp/test \
-s 150 \
-e 151 \
-t ~/tmp/text-overlays.yaml \
-w 800 \
-f 15 \
-c 100 \
-d
-L 0.1 \
-R 0.1 \
-T 0.1 \
-B 0.1 \
-m
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Gifcurry 6.0.1.0
(C) 2016 David Lettier
lettier.com
[INFO] Here are your settings.
- FILE IO:
- Input File: /home/Videos/video.webm
- Output File: /home/tmp/test.webm
- Save As Video: Yes
- TIME:
- Start Second: 150.000
- End Second: 151.000
- OUTPUT FILE SIZE:
- Width: 800px
- FPS: 15
- Color Count: 100
- Dither: True
- TEXT:
- Text: This is a test.
- Font:
- Family: Sans
- Size: 30
- Style: Normal
- Stretch: Normal
- Weight: 800
- Time:
- Start Second: 150.000
- End Second: 151.000
- Translation:
- Origin: NorthWest
- X: 0.0
- Y: 0.0
- Rotation:
- Degrees: 0
- Outline:
- Size: 10
- Color: rgb(1,100,10)
- Fill:
- Color: rgb(255,255,0)
- CROP:
- Left: 0.100
- Right: 0.100
- Top: 0.100
- Bottom: 0.100
[INFO] Writing the temporary frames to: /home/.cache/gifcurry/gifcurry-frames30450
[INFO] Adding text.
[INFO] Converting the frames to the specified color count.
[INFO] Saving your video to: /home/tmp/test.webm
[INFO] All done.
What is the format for the text overlays YAML file? 🔢
Here's an example file:
- text: This is an example.
fontFamily: Sans
fontStyle: Oblique
fontStretch: Normal
fontWeight: 30
fontSize: 800
origin: NorthWest
xTranslation: 0.0
yTranslation: 0.0
rotation: 20
startTime: 5.000
endTime: 8.000
outlineSize: 7
outlineColor: rgba(1,100,10,1.0)
fillColor: rgba(255,255,0,0.0)
- text: This is another example.
fontFamily: Serif
fontStyle: Italic
fontStretch: Condensed
fontWeight: 30
fontSize: 800
origin: Center
xTranslation: 10.0
yTranslation: 11.0
rotation: 20
startTime: 5.000
endTime: 8.000
outlineSize: 7
outlineColor: rgb(1,11,100)
fillColor: rgba(255,0,0,0.0)fontStyle can be:
AnyItalicNormalOblique
fontStretch can be:
AnyCondensedExpandedExtraCondensedExtraExpandedNormalSemiCondensedSemiExpandedUltraCondensedUltraExpanded
origin can be:
NorthNorthEastEastSouthEastSouthSouthWestWestNorthWest
outlineSize ranges from 0 to 10.
outlineColor and fillColor can either be rgba(red,green,blue,alpha) or rgb(red,green,blue)
where red, green, and blue range from 0 to 255 and alpha ranges from 0.0 to 1.0.
How do I get a copy of Gifcurry? 💾
Gifcurry works on Linux, Mac, and most likely Windows. Make sure you have FFmpeg, GStreamer, ImageMagick, and GTK+ installed on your machine. To find the latest version of Gifcurry, head over to the releases page.
I use Linux. 🐧
If you use Linux then the easiest way to grab a copy of Gifcurry is by downloading the AppImage. After you download the AppImage, right click on it, select permissions, and check the box near execute. With that out of the way—you're all set—just double click on the AppImage and the GUI will fire right up.
You can also download and install the AppImage using the handy AppImage install script (right click and save link as). Download the script, right click on it, select permissions, check the box near execute, and double click on it. You should now see Gifcurry listed alongside your other installed programs.
If you want the CLI then download the
prebuilt version
for Linux, extract it, open up your terminal,
cd to the bin folder, and then run gifcurry_cli -?.
As an added bonus, inside the bin directory is the GUI version
too so now you have both.
I use Arch/Manjaro/Antergos/pacman. 👻
If you'd rather install Gifcurry via pacman then copy the following into your terminal.
cd
sudo pacman -S git ffmpeg imagemagick gstreamer gst-plugins-base-libs gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good gst-plugins-bad gst-libav
cd "$HOME/Downloads"
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gifcurry.git
cd gifcurry
makepkg -sic
cd "$HOME/Downloads"
rm -rf gifcurry
cd
gifcurry_cli -?
gifcurry_guiI use Ubuntu/Mint/Debian/Deepin/snap. 🌀
Gifcurry is available as a snap from Snapcraft.
If you don't already have snap, go ahead and install it using the command sudo apt install snapd.
You can install the Gifcurry snap right from your browser or via the command line. For the command line route, paste the following into your terminal.
snap install gifcurry
sudo snap connect gifcurry:removable-media
gifcurryThe Gifcurry snap only comes with the GUI. If you want the CLI, download the prebuilt version for Linux.
I use Mac. 🍎
Mac users can download the Mac install script by holding down control, clicking the link, selecting "Save Link As...", selecting where Downloads, and clicking save. To run the script, hold down the command key and press the space bar. Now type terminal and hit enter. After the terminal comes up, copy and paste the following.
cd ~/Downloads
chmod +x gifcurry-mac-install-script.command
./gifcurry-mac-install-script.commandAfter running the install script, a shortcut to both the Gifcurry GUI and CLI will be on your desktop.
I'm a Haskell developer. 🔨
If you develop Haskell programs then the easiest way to build Gifcurry is with Haskell Stack. Copy the following into your terminal.
git clone https://github.com/lettier/gifcurry.git
cd gifcurry
stack setup
stack install alex happy
stack install gtk2hs-buildtools
stack install hsc2hs
stack install
$HOME/.local/bin/gifcurry_cli -?
$HOME/.local/bin/gifcurry_guiWhat dependencies does Gifcurry use? 🤔
To run Gifcurry. 🏃
To build Gifcurry. 👷
What is the license? 📜
For license information, see LICENSE.
Who wrote Gifcurry? ©️
(C) 2016 David Lettier
lettier.com