YKYH Picks
☰ Menu
Home›Command-Line Tools›giflib
CLI Open source 1,312 installs/mo

giflib for Mac

Library and utilities for processing GIFs

Quick answer: giflib is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install giflib. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 1,312 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What giflib is

giflib is a command-line tool for macOS: library and utilities for processing GIFs.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the MIT licence.

How to install giflib

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install giflib.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

Similar apps in Command-Line Tools

Closest apps in the same category, ordered by description similarity and install base. These are related tools, not confirmed substitutes; the comparison pages cover hand-picked head-to-head matchups.

util-linuxCollection of Linux utilitiesCLIOpen source1,312/moutf8procClean C library for processing UTF-8 Unicode dataCLIOpen source1,503/molibredwgDWG utilitiesCLIOpen source1,662/mobcArbitrary precision numeric processing languageCLIOpen source1,597/movapoursynthVideo processing framework with simplicity in mindCLIOpen source1,055/mowl-clipboardCommand-line copy/paste utilities for WaylandCLIOpen source960/mo

Frequently asked questions

How do I install giflib on Mac?

Run brew install giflib in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is giflib open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does giflib run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is giflib?

It was installed 1,312 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #880 in this catalogue.

What version of giflib is current?

The latest packaged version is 6.1.3.