Add Text to GIF
Upload any GIF, drag a caption on top, pick a font and color, and download a new GIF with the text baked into every frame. Works for memes, reactions, captions, and reels.
Upload a GIF, Add a Caption, Download
Most "add text to GIF" tools ask you to upload, sign up, and wait while their server re-encodes. This tool does the whole thing in your browser: upload a GIF, drag a caption onto the preview, pick a font and color, and download the new GIF with the text burned into every frame. Your GIF never leaves your device.
Position the text by dragging it directly on the preview — no X/Y sliders, no guessing. Pick from all 13 WriteGIF handwriting fonts, set a fill color and a stroke color, and the export bakes the caption cleanly onto each frame of the original GIF without changing its size or loop behavior.
Features
Drag-to-Position
Drag the caption anywhere on the GIF preview. No X/Y sliders, no trial-and-error.
13 Handwriting Fonts
Casual, script, elegant, and decorative — every WriteGIF font is available as a caption option.
Fill + Outline Stroke
Pick separate fill and outline colors so the text stays legible over any background.
Client-Side Processing
Upload, decode, overlay, and re-encode all happen in your browser. Your GIF never leaves your device.
Preserves Loop & Size
The output GIF keeps the original's frame count, timing, and dimensions — only the text is added.
Free, No Sign-Up
No watermark, no account, no usage limit. Download and use the GIFs for anything.
What People Use This For
Meme captions
Take a reaction GIF, slap a line of text on top, and share. The whole point of meme culture.
Tutorial annotations
Add "click here" or "wait for it…" callouts to screen-recording GIFs without opening video software.
Social reaction posts
Pull a GIF from a library, caption it in your voice, and post a version nobody else has.
Product-launch teasers
Grab a product-demo GIF, add a short tagline or feature call-out, embed it in a landing page.
Classroom and training
Caption educational GIFs with key terms, step numbers, or highlights without re-recording.
Birthday and celebration GIFs
Take a generic celebration GIF, personalize it with a name, and send as a one-of-a-kind message.
Add Text to GIF — FAQ
Will my GIF be uploaded to a server?+
No. Upload, decode, overlay, and re-encode all happen in your browser. Your GIF never reaches our servers or anyone else's.
What GIFs does it work with?+
Standard animated GIFs up to about 10 MB work reliably. Very long GIFs (30+ seconds) or huge frame counts may take several seconds to re-encode. The preview animates using the original GIF so you always see the real motion.
Can I add multiple captions?+
Currently one caption at a time. The typical "meme top text / bottom text" needs two captions — that's on the roadmap. For now, export once with one caption, re-upload, and add a second.
Can I change the font, size, and color?+
Yes. Pick any of the 13 WriteGIF handwriting fonts, set a fill color and an outline stroke color for legibility over any background, and adjust the size with the slider.
Can I reposition the text after typing it?+
Yes — just drag the text anywhere on the preview. The text renders at the dragged position in the exported GIF.
Is there a watermark?+
No watermark. The GIF you download is the original plus your caption — nothing else.