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grayscale gif maker

world's simplest gif tool

This online utility lets you create grayscale GIF animations. It removes colors from a GIF by applying the light intensity extraction formula that averages the intensities in RGB color channels and converts them into gray tones. If needed, you can set custom weights for the red, blue, and green channels via the custom grayscale mode. The monochromatic output GIFs can be viewed in the built-in canvas animator in the browser, as well as downloaded to your computer. Created by GIF experts from team Browserling.

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Grayscale Conversion

Create a grayscale GIF via the
formula I = ⅓R + ⅓G + ⅓B.
Create a grayscale GIF via a
custom formula.
{formula}.
Red.
Green.
Blue.

Frame Animator

Play the original (input) and
grayscale (output) multi-
frame animations.
{frames}

What is a grayscale gif maker?

This is a browser-based program that converts color GIFs into grayscale GIFs. It replaces color pixels in all frames with shades of black and white. In color animations, each pixel carries information about red, green, and blue colors but in grayscale animations, each pixel carries information only about the amount of light (or intensity of light). The maximum color intensity produces bright white light and the minimum intensity the darkest black. In the absence of color, the human eyes become more sensitive to details and often it's useful to view your animation in just gray tones. Such grayscale GIF processing emphasizes the texture, shape, and shadow outlines, and viewers' attention falls on the tiniest object details in the animation. By default, the color conversion to monochrome intensities is calculated using the formula I = ⅓R + ⅓G + ⅓B. There are also many other grayscale conversion formulas and standards. For example, for HDTV, a different set of coefficients is used: I = 0.21×R + 0.72×G + 0.07×B, and for HDR television, the formula is: I = 0.26×R + 0.68×G + 0.06×B. You can create a grayscale animation using any red, blue, and green color coefficients by selecting the custom color coefficient mode. The coefficients can be applied to both animated and static GIFs, and you can immediately see the result in the preview canvas. You can turn the animation canvas on and off in the options, and download the grayscale version of your GIF by clicking a button below the output canvas. Gifabulous!


Grayscale gif maker examples

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Remove Colors from a Rainbow

In this example, we convert a rotating color animation of a rainbow into a grayscale rainbow. Each color component has a different brightness level, so we average all of them to a single shade of gray by using the (R + G + B)/3 formula. (Source: Pexels.)

Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Create a grayscale GIF via the
formula I = ⅓R + ⅓G + ⅓B.
Play the original (input) and
grayscale (output) multi-
frame animations.

Create a Retro Style GIF

In this example, we use the grayscale effect to create a retro animation. We apply a custom grayscale formula 0.4×R + 0.6×G + 0.1×B to all pixels in all GIF frames. This formula makes the blue color the darkest as the coefficient before B is 0.1 (which means leave just 10% of the original intensity of the blue color). The output GIF of flying birds gives an impression that it was filmed a long time ago. (Source: Pexels.)

Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Create a grayscale GIF via a
custom formula.
{formula}.
Red.
Green.
Blue.
Play the original (input) and
grayscale (output) multi-
frame animations.

HDTV Grayscale Animation

This example uses the high definition television (HDTV) standard formula to create a monochromatic GIF of a 3D surface projection. The HDTV model uses different color coefficients: 0.2126×R + 0.7152×G + 0.0722×B that prioritize the green color and almost ignore the blue color. (Source: Pexels.)

Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Create a grayscale GIF via a
custom formula.
{formula}.
Red.
Green.
Blue.
Play the original (input) and
grayscale (output) multi-
frame animations.

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Play a GIF Frame by Frame

Quickly view, play and download individual GIF frames.

Convert GIF to Sprite Sheet

Quickly create a sprite sheet from all GIF frames.

Convert Sprite Sheet to GIF

Quickly create a GIF animation from a sprite strip.

Change GIF Playback Speed

Quickly change the speed a GIF animation is played at.

Flip a GIF Animation

Quickly flip a GIF animation horizontally or vertically.

Reverse a GIF Animation

Quickly reverse all frames in an animated GIF.

Compress a GIF Animation

Quickly minify a GIF and make it smaller in size.

Change GIF Background Color

Quickly change the background color of an animated GIF.

Change GIF Loop Count

Quickly change how many times a GIF gets repeated.

Rotate a GIF Animation

Quickly rotate a GIF animation by the given angle.

Resize a GIF Animation

Quickly change the width and height of a static or animated GIF.

Crop a GIF Animation

Quickly crop a region from a GIF animation.

Censor a GIF Animation

Quickly redact sensitive information from a GIF.

Pixelate a GIF Animation

Quickly pixelate any region in a GIF animation.

Blur a GIF Animation

Quickly blur any region in a GIF animation.

Sharpen a GIF Animation

Quickly sharpen any region in a GIF animation.

Change GIF Brightness

Quickly increase or decrease the brightness of a GIF.

Change GIF Contrast

Quickly increase or decrease the contrast of a GIF.

Create a Transparent GIF

Quickly make any color in a GIF transparent.

Fill a Transparent GIF

Quickly fill transparent GIF regions with a solid color.

Remove GIF Frames

Quickly delete one or more frames from an animated GIF.

Extract GIF Frames

Quickly extract multiple frames from a GIF.

View GIF Frames

Quickly preview a GIF animation at any framerate (fast or slow).

Randomize GIF Frames

Quickly shuffle frames of a GIF animation.

Zoom a GIF Animation

Quickly increase the size of a GIF.

Change GIF Duration

Quickly change the total playback time of a GIF.

Add GIF Border

Quickly surround a GIF animation with a border.

Remove GIF Border

Quickly remove the border that surrounds a GIF animation.

Add GIF Background

Quickly add a background to an animated GIF.

Remove GIF Background

Quickly remove the background from an animated GIF.

Add Text to a GIF

Quickly add any text (captions, subtitles) on an animated GIF.

Add a Timer to a GIF

Quickly add a running time clock to a GIF animation.

Add a Frame Counter to a GIF

Quickly add a counter that shows frame numbers.

Make GIF Corners Round

Quickly round the corners of a GIF animation.

Convert a GIF to Grayscale

Quickly remove colors from a GIF and leave only gray shades.

Cut a Fragment from a GIF

Quickly cut a frame range or a time interval from a GIF.

Slow Down a GIF Animation

Quickly decrease the framerate of a GIF animation.

Speed Up a GIF Animation

Quickly increase the framerate of a GIF animation.

Create a Colorful GIF

Quickly generate a solid color or color gradient GIF.

Create a Random GIF

Quickly generate an animation with random color pixels.

Create a 1x1 Pixel GIF

Quickly generate a tiny 1x1 spacer GIF.

Create a Boomerang GIF

Quickly make a GIF loop back and forth.

Add White Noise to a GIF

Quickly draw random pixels on an animated GIF.

Optimize a GIF Animation

Quickly optimize a GIF animation to use less memory.

Analyze a GIF Animation

Quickly print low-level details about a GIF and its frames.


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Create animated GIFs in your browser.

Pause a GIF

Freeze a GIF at a specific frame.

Rearrange GIF Frames

Change the order of frames in a GIF animation.

Add Frames to a GIF

Insert one or more frames in a GIF animation.

Unzoom a GIF

Decrease the size of a GIF.

Refine GIF Edges

Smooth out the edges of a transparent GIF.

Add Sound to GIF

Add an audio track to a GIF.

See How a GIF Looks on Various Backgrounds

Draw a GIF on different backgrounds to see how it looks.

Fade-out a GIF

Gradually fade-out the frames of a GIF.

Fade-in a GIF

Gradually fade-in the frames of a GIF.

Cross-fade GIF Frames

Cross-fade a GIF frame by frame.

Cross-fade Two GIFs

Cross-fade two GIF animations.

Morph One GIF to Another

Smoothly transform one GIF into another GIF.

Stop GIF Loop

Stop looping the GIF and play it just once.

Normalize GIF Speed

Change the delay between all GIF frames to the same value.

Change GIF Framerate

Change the framerate of a GIF.

Change GIF Quality

Change the quality of a GIF.

Change GIF Canvas Size

Increase or decrease GIF canvas size.

Make a GIF Bigger

Increase the width and height of a GIF.

Make a GIF Smaller

Decrease the width and height of a GIF.

Convert PGN to GIF

Create a chess game animation from a PGN file.

Convert SGF to GIF

Create a go game animation from a SGF file.

Convert PDN to GIF

Create a draughts/checkers game animation from a PDN file.

Create a Solitaire Effect GIF

Generate a GIF animation of winning a Solitaire game.

Animate Game of Life

Create a GIF animation of Game of Life.

Convert GIF to Base64

Base64-encode a GIF.

Convert Base64 to GIF

Base64-decode a GIF.

Convert GIF to Base58

Base58-encode a GIF.

Convert Base58 to GIF

Base58-decode a GIF.

Convert Non-interlaced GIF to Interlaced GIF

Convert a sequential GIF to progressive GIF.

Convert Interlaced GIF to Non-interlaced GIF

Convert a progressive GIF to a sequential GIF.

Convert APNG to GIF

Convert an animated PNG to an animated GIF.

Convert GIF to APNG

Convert an animated GIF to an animated PNG.

Convert APNG to GIF

Convert an animated PNG to an animated GIF.

Convert GIF to Webp

Convert an animated GIF to an animated Webp.

Convert Webp to GIF

Convert an animated Webp to an animated GIF.

Convert GIF to AVIF

Convert a GIF animation to an AV1 animation (AVIF).

Convert AVIF to GIF

Convert an AV1 animation (AVIF) to a GIF animation.

Convert GIF to HEIF

Convert a GIF animation to a HEIF animation.

Convert HEIF to GIF

Convert a HEIF animation to a GIF animation.

Convert GIF to PNG

Export a single frame from a GIF to PNG.

Convert PNG to GIF

Convert a still PNG image to a static GIF.

Convert GIF to JPG

Export a single frame from a GIF to JPEG.

Convert JPG to GIF

Convert a still JPEG photo to a static GIF.

Convert GIF to BMP

Export a single frame from a GIF to BMP.

Convert BMP to GIF

Convert a still BMP file to a static GIF.

Convert GIF to BPG

Export a GIF animation to a BPG animation.

Convert BPG to GIF

Convert an animated BPG to an animated GIF.

Convert GIF to AVI

Convert a GIF animation to an AVI video.

Convert AVI to GIF

Convert an AVI video to a GIF animation.

Convert GIF to WMV

Convert a GIF animation to a WMV video.

Convert WMV to GIF

Convert a WMV video to a GIF animation.

Convert GIF to MP4

Convert a GIF animation to an MP4 video.

Convert MP4 to GIF

Convert an MP4 video to a GIF animation.

Convert GIF to MKV

Convert a GIF animation to an MKV video.

Convert MKV to GIF

Convert an MKV video to a GIF animation.

Convert GIF to MOV

Convert a GIF animation to a MOV video.

Convert MOV to GIF

Convert a MOV video to a GIF animation.

Convert GIF to GIFV

Convert a GIF animation to GIF video (GIFV).

Convert GIFV to GIF

Convert a GIF video (GIFV) to a GIF animation.

Convert GIF to Data URL

Create a Data URI from a GIF animation.

Convert Data URL to GIF

Reconstruct a GIF from a Data URI.

Convert GIF to ASCII Art

Draw one or more GIF frames as ASCII art.

Convert ASCII Art to GIF

Create an animation from multiple ASCII art drawings.

Convert GIF to ANSI Art

Draw one or more GIF frames as ANSI art.

Convert ANSI Art to GIF

Create an animation from multiple ANSI art drawings.

Convert GIF to Unicode Art

Draw one or more GIF frames using Unicode glyphs.

Convert Unicode Art to GIF

Create a GIF from multiple Unicode drawings.

Convert GIF to Braille Art

Draw one or more GIF frames using Braille characters.

Convert Braille Art to GIF

Create a GIF animation from Braille characters.

Change Colors in a GIF

Replace one color in a GIF with another.

Make GIF Black and White

Convert all colors in a GIF to just two black and white.

Extract GIF Colors

Find the color palette used in a GIF.

Extract GIF Color Index

Find the color index used in a GIF.

Randomize GIF Color Index

Randomly change the color indexes of a GIF.

Reduce GIF Colors

Remove colors from a GIF.

Re-quantize GIF Colors

Run various color quantization algorithms on a GIF.

Create a True Color GIF

Create a GIF with more than 256 colors.

Create a Binary Color GIF

Convert a 256-color GIF to a 2-color GIF.

Add Dithering to a GIF

Convert a non-dithered GIF to a dithered GIF.

Remove Dithering From a GIF

Merge dithered pixels and create a non-dithered GIF.

Change Delay of Frames

Change the delay interval between individual GIF frames.

Split a GIF

Split a GIF into two or more GIFs.

Join GIFs

Join two or more GIFs into a single GIF.

Shift a GIF

Shift GIF frames to the right or to the left.

Hide a Part of a GIF

Hide the selected area in a GIF by drawing a block over it.

Slice a GIF

Extract a part (a range of frames) from a GIF.

Duplicate a GIF

Create multiple GIF copies side-by-side.

Duplicate GIF Frames

Create multiple copies of individual GIF frames.

Skew a GIF

Skew a GIF animation by an angle.

Unskew a GIF

Reverse a skew in a GIF animation.

Swirl a GIF

Create a pixel whirl of any radius in a GIF.

Generate White Noise GIF

Create a GIF that animates white noise.

Create a Quasistatic GIF

Make a GIF animation go so slow that it appears almost static.

Create a Single-frame GIF

Create a static GIF that contains just one frame.

Create an Empty GIF

Generate a GIF that contains nothing.

Create a Scrolling Text GIF

Generate a GIF that contains a scrolling marquee.

Watermark a GIF

Add a semi-transparent watermark to a GIF animation.

Remove Watermark from GIF

Remove a watermark from a GIF animation.

Convert a GIF to a ZIP Archive

Extract all GIF frames in a folder and zip it up.

Add a Comment to a GIF

Add a hidden comment in GIF's metainfo section.

Delete GIF Metainfo

Clear all metainfo from a GIF.

Create a GIF of GIFs

Animate multiple GIFs at the same time side-by-side.

Create an Animated Message

Add an animation effect to a message.

Put One GIF on Another GIF

Layer two GIFs and put one GIF on top of another GIF.

Put a GIF on an Image

Overlay an animated GIF on any image or photo.

Put an Image on a GIF

Overlay any image or photo on an animated GIF.

Emulate a Slow Image

Convert any image to a GIF that emulates slow Internet speed.

Create a Loading GIF

Create a GIF animation of a loading spinner.

Glitch a GIF

Let Zalgo destroy a GIF animation.


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