# Install gifcap with Homebrew Capture video from an Android device and make a gif. Version 1.0.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gifcap ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gifcap ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gifcap - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.4 - **Source summary:** Capture video from an Android device and make a gif - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gifcap (cli) - gifcap (alias) ## Dependencies - ffmpeg ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/outlook/gifcap - Upstream latest detected: 1.0.4 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage gifcap is a small command-line screen-capture utility for turning recordings from a connected Android device into GIF files. ### Project history The project appeared as an Outlook/Microsoft shell script repository in December 2016. Its README describes a focused workflow: use Android's device recording path together with common Unix video tools to create shareable GIFs from app behavior. ### Adoption history Its adoption footprint is narrow but practical. Homebrew packaged it for macOS users, while the upstream README also documents copying the script onto a PATH on other Unix-like systems with adb, ffmpeg, and ffprobe installed. ### How it is used Practitioners use gifcap when debugging Android interactions, demonstrating animation polish, or sharing visual defects in chat and issue trackers. The command records a physical Android device until interrupted and writes the resulting GIF to the requested filename. ### Why package nerds care gifcap is package-manager-interesting because it wraps a common Android development chore in one executable and depends on tools many developers already install: adb, ffmpeg, and a shell. ### Timeline - 2016: GitHub repository created. - 2017: Tagged 1.0.x releases established the Homebrew-packaged script line. ### Related projects - gifcap sits near ffmpeg-based screen-recording wrappers and Android SDK tooling rather than general-purpose GIF editors. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gifcap - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [ffmpeg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ttygif](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ttygif/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, gif, image, media, screen-capture. - [gif2png](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gif2png/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, gif, image, media. - [gifsicle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gifsicle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, gif, image, media. - [gifski](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gifski/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, gif, image, media. - [gimme-aws-creds](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gimme-aws-creds/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, gif, image, media. - [catimg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/catimg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image, media. - [grokj2k](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grokj2k/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image, media. - [jhead](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jhead/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image, media. - [gifify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gifify/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, ffmpeg, gif, media, video. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gifcap.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gifcap.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph