Guides
Everything we know about making good GIFs — sizes, formats, quality and safety. No fluff, lots of numbers.
Are Online File Converters Safe? What the FBI Warning Actually Said
Are online file converters safe? What the FBI's March 2025 warning said, how converter scams work, and how to test whether a tool uploads your files.
How to Check If a Website Uploads Your Files: A DevTools Tutorial
Do online converters upload your files? Check in 2 minutes with the Network tab, an airplane-mode test, and CSP headers. Step-by-step guide.
Discord GIF Emote Size: Exact Dimensions for Emotes, Stickers, and Banners
Discord GIF emote size explained: 128×128 under 256KB for emotes, 320×320 stickers, banner specs, plus a workflow to hit every limit.
GIF in Email: Autoplay Rules, Size Limits, and the Outlook Problem
Which email clients animate a GIF in email, how big it can be, and how to design for Outlook's first-frame fallback. Verified for 2026.
Are GIFs Copyright Infringement? What You Can and Can't Convert
Are GIFs copyright infringement? When converting video to GIF is fine, when fair use might cover you, and why nobody downloads from YouTube for you.
GIF Frame Rate Guide: Why 15 fps Usually Beats 30
How GIF frame rate actually works: centisecond delays, browser clamping, file size math, and the right fps for demos, memes, and smooth motion.
How to Make a GIF Under 10 MB for Discord and Slack (2026 Limits)
Discord caps free uploads at 10 MB. Exact settings to get a GIF under 10 MB: trim length, 480px width, 15 fps, 128 colors, then lossy compression.
GIF vs MP4 vs WebP vs AVIF in 2026: What to Actually Use Where
GIF vs MP4 vs WebP vs AVIF compared honestly: file sizes, autoplay behavior, and platform support for GitHub, email, Slack, Discord, and X.
GIFs in GitHub READMEs: Making Developer Demos That Load Fast
How to add a GIF in a GitHub README that actually loads fast: size limits, recording settings, hosting options, and tool comparisons.
iPhone Screen Recording to GIF: Settings, Transfer Tricks, and Privacy
Turn an iPhone screen recording into a GIF: HEVC .mov quirks, AirDrop vs iCloud, the right settings for vertical footage, and why to convert locally.
WebCodecs vs ffmpeg.wasm: Why In-Browser Video Conversion Got 10x Faster
WebCodecs vs ffmpeg.wasm compared: hardware decode, wasm constraints, real benchmarks, and the hybrid architecture that gets you both.
Why Are GIFs So Large? The Format Math Behind 10 MB Clips
Why are GIFs so large? 256-color palettes, LZW, and no inter-frame compression explained, plus the three levers that actually shrink them.