Our AI photo animator turns any photo, picture or image into a looping GIF. Describe a movement to bring a portrait, pet or character to lifeâa wave, a laugh, even a getawayâand add text if you like.
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Add a still image and turn a little movement into a big mood.
Each pair shows one still image brought to life with AI: original above, GIF below. The examples scroll slowlyâswipe or use the arrows to explore.
A single still imageStay seated, lift one front paw and give a gentle wave without moving the body.
A single still imageSlowly peek out of the cardboard box, blink once, then duck back down.
A single still imageRaise both paws to cheer, bob them up and down and smile with delight.
A single still imageSmile at the camera and give a gentle wave. Keep the camera and body still.
A single still imageStay in place and wiggle from side to side, moving both little wings to the beat.
A single still imageHold the carrot and nod gently, letting the ears sway a little with the movement.
A single still imageHug the red heart and sway gently from side to side with a warm expression.
A single still imageCrouch slightly, bounce up with joy, then land and settle back into the starting pose.
A single still imageKeep the coffee cup still while the steam rises slowly and drifts above the rim.
A single still imageKeep the pot still while the daisy flowers, stems and leaves sway gently in the breeze.
All you need is one photo, picture or image and an idea. Our AI photo animator creates the movement, then adds your text and turns it into a looping GIF and an MP4 in the background. Upload, preview and download in one place, with no Photoshop needed.
Choose a clear portrait, pet photo or illustration âJPG, PNG, HEIC (iPhone photos) and other common formats work. Your image is optimized automaticallyâno need to crop it first. If it isnât square, you can keep its shape or crop a square after uploading.
Describe one clear movement, such as âKeep the cat seated and gently tilt its head to one side. Keep its body and the background still.â To make a captioned reaction GIF, add a short line like âMiss you!ââit appears as bold white outlined text along the bottom.
Sign in and generate. Quick takes about 30 seconds and 4 credits, making a 16-frame loop directlyâbest for small motions and transparent GIFs. The Advanced model starts from your photo, creates a continuous video clip and turns it into a GIF in about 2 minutes for 4 credits; Pro, with finer detail and motion, takes about 5 minutes and 10 credits.
Preview and download as soon as itâs ready. Get the GIF at 240 px for chats or as the 512 px original, or download the same motion as a smoother, sharper MP4 for social posts and reels. Downloads cost no extra credits, and your result is saved to your GIF history.
Already have several photos and just want them to play in order? Use the free image to GIF maker, no AI needed. To grab a clip from a video, try video to GIF.
Make personalized reaction GIFs and memes from images that feel like you. Choose a clear subject and give it a movement that suits the picture.
Start with a blink, a gentle nod or a smile in a selfie or everyday photo. Choose one movement, keep the face clear, and describe what should stay still. For group photos, specify which person to animate.
Photo tip: keep the subject large and moving body parts visible.
A curious head tilt, an eager wag or a hopeful look at dinner: start with one simple movement your pet could naturally make to help preserve its appearance.
Photo tip: avoid blur and objects covering the subject.
Create animated stickers from a photo or illustration of your character. Build on its existing pose and mood with a gentle sway or a small change in expression. Mention any style, background or existing text you want to keep.
Image tip: clear outlines work well; avoid tiny text.
Let steam rise slowly from a cup or flowers sway in a light breeze. Focus on one moving subject, keep the motion gentle, and specify which objects and parts of the background should stay still.
Image tip: choose a subject that stands out from its background.
Campaign notices, brand logos, mascots and product shots: upload one image and get a looping animation for your website, app, newsletter or slides, with no After Effects and no waiting on a designer. All four below were made with the Advanced model from AI-generated images of fictional brands.
Keep the picture and every word unchanged. The "3rd Anniversary" headline bounces gently in rhythm, a sheen sweeps across the text from left to right, the gold stars twinkle and the ribbons drift. The three drinks stay still.
Settings: Keep background ¡ Original shape ¡ Advanced
Keep the logo and its lettering unchanged. A soft light sweeps across the bread mark from left to right, and the mark floats up and down once before settling back. The background stays still.
Settings: Keep background ¡ Square ¡ Advanced
The fox happily raises its right paw and waves hello, tilting its head with a smile while its tail sways, then returns to its original pose.
Settings: Transparent background ¡ Square ¡ Advanced
The bottle stays put, with its shape, color and position unchanged. Highlights glide slowly across the glass, the light in the background shifts softly, and the dried flowers sway in a light breeze.
Settings: Keep background ¡ Original shape ¡ Download the MP4
Explain who moves, how they move and what feeling you want to show. Plan one action and say what should stay still. In-place motions like waves, nods and laughs loop most smoothly, and for an âIâm outâ reaction you can simply have the subject drive off or run out of frame. Use these prompts as a starting point; results vary with the image and motion.
Keep the original pose and gradually form a happy smile. Keep the head, hands and background still.
Stay seated with an expectant look and gently tilt the head to one side. Keep the body and background still.
Keep the pot in place while the flowers, stems and leaves sway slowly in a light breeze. Keep the background still.
The character stands facing forward and waves its right hand side to side in greeting with a happy expression, then lowers it back to the original pose. Everything else, including accessories, stays still.
Make a heart with both hands in front of the chest, sway gently side to side and wink with a smile, then lower the hands back to the original pose. Keep the background still.
Turn and dash toward the right until out of frame, kicking up a little dust. Keep the camera and background still.
Keep the background and headline exactly as they are. The main character hops gently in place with both arms raised in celebration; everything else stays still.
Write naturally. For a character thatâs already posed, try âKeep the original pose and gently shake the shoulders.â Ask for âsubtle movementâ when you want a softer result. Put any words you want shown in the caption field rather than the motion description, so they stay crisp.
Want more ways to make a picture move, with six real results? Read how to make a picture move: 5 ways.
We have an AI video model create one continuous clip, then sample 48 evenly spaced frames (about 12 per second) for a GIF that plays at the clipâs real speed. Compared with drawing each frame separately and stitching them together, motion is smoother and the subjectâs look and style stay more consistent.
Blinks, nods, waves and laughs are generated as one continuous motion with smooth transitions. The camera stays fixed and your original background is kept.
The clip starts from your photo and follows your description: wave or laugh in place, or drive off, turn and leave, or run out of frameâgreat for âIâm outâ reactions.
AI-drawn lettering tends to warp, so your caption isnât drawn by the model. Itâs added to every frame afterward as bold white outlined text thatâs easy to read on a phone.
With Advanced and Pro, one generation gives you both: a compact GIF for chats and sticker packs, and a smoother, sharper MP4 for social posts and reelsâno extra credits for either.
Download the GIF and drop it into any chat that takes GIFs. Choose 240 px for a quick, small reaction or the 512 px original for a sharper copy. The MP4 of the same animation is ready for Stories, Reels and TikTok.
Send the GIF as a reaction in any channel. To add it as a server emoji or sticker, check Discordâs current size limits firstâthe 240 px download keeps the file small.
Save the GIF to your phone and attach it like a photo. It plays as a looping GIF in the chat, and in Telegram you can save it to your GIFs for later.
Attach or paste the downloaded file and it loops right in the conversation. A screenshot captures only one frame, so always share the GIF file itself.
Type a short captionâup to 60 charactersâand it appears in bold white outlined letters along the bottom of every frame, like a classic meme. The words are added after the AI animates your photo, so they never warp or turn into gibberish. Both the GIF and the MP4 include them, and no watermark is added.
Tick Transparent background and your GIF keeps just the subject, so it sits cleanly on any chat backgroundâlight mode, dark mode or a custom themeâat no extra cost. Pick Quick for the cleanest result: the model draws a transparent GIF in about 30 seconds, and you can add a sticker outline in one click afterwards. Advanced and Pro cut the subject out of the video instead, which takes about 30 seconds longer and keeps the original scene in the MP4. GIF transparency is all-or-nothing per pixel, so very fine hair gets slightly harder edges.
Quick uses 4 credits per GIF, the Advanced model 4 and Pro 10, from the same balance as your static sticker packs. Downloads and export changes cost no extra credits.
US$0.99 / pack ¡ or ¼6.9 with Alipay
About US$0.49 per GIF when used only for GIF generation.
US$4.49 / pack ¡ or ¼29.9 with Alipay
About US$0.37 per GIF when used only for GIF generation.
US$7.49 / pack ¡ or ¼49.9 with Alipay
About US$0.30 per GIF when used only for GIF generation.
These totals assume you use all the credits for Advanced GIFs. Each generation creates one GIF, and generating another version uses credits again. Use your existing balance or add credits from your account after signing in.
Formats, pricing, failed generations and saving your workâhereâs what to know.
Upload a single still image and describe how you want it to move. An AI video model creates continuous motion from your photo and turns it into an animated GIF. It animates the subject in your image rather than making a slideshow from multiple photos, so no video or photo sequence is needed.
Yes. Upload a scan or a photo of an old print and describe a gentle movement, such as a smile, a blink or a slight turn of the head. The AI animates the picture as it is; it doesnât repair damage or add color, so a clear, well-lit scan gives the best result.
JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC (iPhone photos) and other common formats all work, and large images are scaled down for you. Your browser optimizes it and compresses it to WebP while keeping its proportions before sending it to AI. If it isnât square, you can keep its shape for a landscape or portrait GIF, or crop a square. Video, animated GIF, animated WebP and APNG uploads arenât supported.
Yes. GIFs come in 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9 and 9:16. If your image isnât square, choose âKeep original shapeâ to get a portrait or landscape GIF at the nearest ratio (a 9:16 photo becomes a 288 Ă 512 GIF), or âCrop to a squareâ and drag the square and its corners to frame it. If the subject is small in the photo, crop tight around it for a sharper GIF.
New accounts get 4 free creditsâenough to try 1 GIF with Quick or Advanced. You need to sign in; each GIF then uses 4 credits with Quick, 4 with the Advanced model or 10 with Pro. The entry credit pack costs US$0.99 for 10 creditsâenough for 2 Advanced GIFs. Downloads and export changes cost no extra credits. Generating a new result uses credits again.
No. Neither the GIF nor the MP4 carries a watermark, so you can share them in chats and on social media or submit them as stickers.
Use everyday language and focus on one movement. For example: âKeep the cat seated and gently tilt its head to one side. Keep its body and the background still.â Start with small, slow movements rather than combining a jump, a turn and a wave. For an existing sticker, build on its pose and mood, and mention anything you want to keep still, including text.
Both. By default the photoâs own background stays, with a fixed camera and only your subject moving. Tick âTransparent backgroundâ to keep just the subject, at no extra cost, so the GIF sits naturally on any chat background. Choose Quick for transparent GIFs: the model draws the transparency itself, giving the cleanest edges, and you can add a sticker outline in one click afterwards. Advanced and Pro cut the background out of the video afterwards, which takes about 30 seconds longer, can flicker at the edges, and leaves the MP4 with its original background. GIF transparency is all-or-nothing per pixel, so fine details like loose hair get slightly harder edges.
Quick (4 credits, about 30 seconds) uses an image model that makes a 16-frame looping GIF directly. It suits small on-the-spot motions like a wave, nod or blink, gives the cleanest transparent background, letters your caption where it fits best, and comes as a GIF only. Advanced (4 credits, about 2 minutes) and Pro (10 credits, about 5 minutes) are video models: 48 smoother frames, big moves like driving off or running out of frame, and an MP4 as well. For a transparent sticker or a caption that blends into the picture, try Quick first; for fluid, larger motion or an MP4, choose Advanced.
Yes. Enter up to 60 characters as a caption. Itâs shown as bold white outlined text along the bottom, in up to two lines. With Advanced and Pro, the text is added after the AI generates the motion, so it stays crisp and identical in every frame instead of warping like AI-drawn lettering, and both the GIF and the MP4 include it. With Quick, the AI letters your words into the GIF itself, choosing where they fit best so they blend with the picture; it can occasionally misspell, so check the result.
Yes. The video starts from your photo and then follows your description, so a car can speed off, someone can turn and leave, or a pet can run out of frameâperfect for âIâm outâ reactions. When the GIF ends it replays from the first frame: in-place motions like waves, nods and laughs usually settle back and loop smoothly, while a subject that has left the frame visibly cuts back to the start, like a replaying short video.
Yes, with Advanced and Pro (Quick makes a GIF only). After a successful generation, choose âDownload MP4 videoâ in the results panel or your GIF history. Their GIF has 48 frames (about 12 per second) playing at real speed for about 4 seconds, with up to 256 colors, made for chats. The MP4 is the full silent clipâsmoother and sharper for social posts and reels. Neither download uses extra credits.
Yes. Download the GIF and share it like any other: as a reaction in Discord, from your gallery in WhatsApp or Telegram, or pasted into iMessage and Slack. Choose 240 Ă 240 for a small file. To add it as a Discord server emoji or sticker, check Discordâs current size limits first.
Yes. Download the GIF at 240 px for chats or as the 512 px original (measured on the long side, so 240 Ă 240 and 512 Ă 512 for a square GIF), as often as you like, at no extra cost. Each result is saved to your GIF history before itâs shown, so refreshing or closing the page wonât lose it. The MP4 is saved right after; if it isnât ready yet, itâs created when you download it.
Quick usually takes about 30 seconds, the Advanced model about 2 minutes and Pro about 5, depending on the service queue and your connection. Once your submission is confirmed, you can refresh or close the page. Generation, GIF assembly and saving continue in the background. Sign in to the same account and open your GIF history to check progress or download the saved result. Thereâs no need to submit another generation.
If the service confirms a failure or cancellation, or returns an image that cannot be processed, it will attempt to return the generation credits. Check the refund message and your balance for confirmation. If the result is uncertain, keep checking the task or contact support. A temporary download failure can be retried. Generating another version because you donât like a successful result uses credits again.
No app neededâthe AI photo to GIF maker works in your browser on desktop or mobile, including Chrome, Edge and Safari. If an in-app browser (inside a chat or social app) blocks downloads, open the site in your regular browser and sign in to the same account; your saved GIFs are waiting in your history. Images and descriptions you havenât submitted wonât transfer between browsers.
Yes. Upload an image of the mascot or character and describe one action to get a GIF and an MP4, with the 512 px GIF original ready to download. Each clip starts from your original artwork, so generating different actions builds a consistent set. Make sure you have the rights to use the character commercially.
Yes. The original background is kept; say that the headline should stay unchanged while only the main character moves. Large headlines usually stay stable, but small print can change slightly in some frames. Check every frame before publishing, and if needed, regenerate with the character kept clear of the text.
Your browser compresses the image first. When you generate, your reference image and motion description are sent to a third-party AI service, where an AI video model creates the clip. Files uploaded to that service follow its own retention policy and typically expire after 24 hours. We keep only the finished GIF, its MP4 video, your caption and motion description in private storage in your accountânot your original reference photo. Once saved, you can view and download them from History. Only use images you have permission to process.
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