GIF Text Overlay - Add Text to Animated GIFs

Add custom text captions to animated GIFs online. Choose fonts, colors, position. Create memes or watermarks. Free, private, no uploads.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The tool extracts all frames from your animated GIF, overlays your text on each frame at the specified position, then re-encodes them into a new GIF with the text visible throughout the animation.

You can choose from common web fonts including Arial, Impact, Comic Sans, Times New Roman, Courier, and more. Impact is popular for meme-style text.

Yes. Add text at the top, bottom, or center of the GIF. Each position can have different text, font size, and color settings.

Use Impact font with white text and black outline/stroke. Position text at top and bottom for classic meme formatting.

Yes. Use preset positions (top, center, bottom) or drag text to any position. You can also add padding from edges.

Transparency is preserved. Text is overlaid on top of existing content without affecting the alpha channel of the original frames.

Yes, it works with any valid animated GIF. Single-frame GIFs become static images with text overlay.

Yes. Enable the background option to add a semi-transparent box behind your text for better readability on busy images.

No. All processing happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your GIF never leaves your device.

Yes. The live preview shows exactly how your text will appear on the animated GIF before you generate the final file.

GIF Text Overlay - Add Text to Animated GIFs

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