# Install gifsicle with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper GIF image/animation creator/editor. Version 1.96 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gifsicle ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gifsicle ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gifsicle ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/gifsicle/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add gifsicle ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gifsicle from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gifsicle ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gifsicle from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install gifsicle ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gifsicle from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gifsicle ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gifsicle/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S gifsicle ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gifsicle from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install gifsicle ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gifsicle from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/gifsicle ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gifsicle.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gifsicle - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.96 - **Source summary:** GIF image/animation creator/editor - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gifdiff (cli) - gifsicle (cli) - gifdiff (alias) - gifsicle (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.96 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Gifsicle is Eddie Kohler's command-line toolkit for creating, editing, inspecting, comparing, and optimizing GIF images and animations. ### Project history Gifsicle's change log records a first public release in June 1997. The tool quickly added output naming, cropping, frame selection, colormap controls, dithering, optimization, gifview, and gifdiff, turning it from an animation assembler into a broad GIF manipulation suite. The project kept evolving with packaging and platform support, including Unix source releases, Windows ports, DOS ports, BSD ports, MacPorts, and Homebrew. Later releases added deeper optimization heuristics, resizing, gamma-aware color selection, threading and SIMD for resizing, lossy optimization, security fixes, and Oklab color-space work. ### Adoption history Gifsicle became a standard command-line GIF optimizer because it handles the details that simple animation joiners do not: frame extraction, in-place batch edits, logical screen handling, disposal methods, transparency, colormap shrinking, and multi-level optimization. The official page lists Debian, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Homebrew, MacPorts, DOS, and Windows package routes. ### How it is used Practitioners use gifsicle to merge still GIFs into animations, extract frames, replace or delete animation frames, interlace files, inspect comments and metadata, shrink colormaps, and optimize animations by storing only changed frame regions. In build scripts it often appears as the last step that reduces generated GIF assets before release. ### Why package nerds care Gifsicle is one of the canonical small C command-line tools in the GIF ecosystem. It is portable, scriptable, fast enough for asset pipelines, and known to package maintainers because downstream users depend on exact behavior for visual equivalence. ### Timeline - 1997: First public release. - 1998: Optimization engine overhauled and gifdiff added. - 2013: Color selection and dithering improvements added. - 2017: SIMD and thread support for resizing added. - 2019: Lossy optimization option added. - 2025: Version 1.96 released with Oklab and Atkinson dithering support. ### Related projects - The official page compares Gifsicle with Whirlgif, GIFMerge, Giftool, and web-based optimizers. It also complements GIFLIB by focusing on end-user animation editing and optimization rather than a reusable C GIF library. ### 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:** gifsicle - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - gifsicle - 1.96-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gifsicle from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Tool for manipulating GIF images | http://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ - Nix - gifsicle: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gifsicle/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - gifsicle - 1.94-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gifsicle from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Tool for manipulating GIF images | http://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ - apk - gifsicle - 1.96-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gifsicle from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Command-line tool for making, editing and getting information about GIF animations | https://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ - apk - gifsicle-doc - 1.96-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gifsicle-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Command-line tool for making, editing and getting information about GIF animations (documentation) | https://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ - dnf - gifsicle - 1.96-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gifsicle from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Powerful program for manipulating GIF images and animations | http://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ - dnf - gifview - 1.96-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gifview from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Lightweight animated-GIF viewer | http://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ - pacman - gifsicle - 1.96-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gifsicle from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Command-line tool for creating, editing, and getting information about GIF images and animations | https://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ - zypper - gifsicle - 1.96-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gifsicle from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Creating and editing GIF images and animations | https://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ - MacPorts - gifsicle: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/gifsicle/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/gifsicle: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gifsicle.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - 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[gifsicle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/gifsicle/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. 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