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Animate a Still Image

Make a still image shake, pulse, zoom, spin, glitch or wobble, or fade between several images.

Free, no uploads, no sign-up. Runs 100% in your browser.

How Animate a Still Image works

Frames are drawn with Canvas 2D from your image using the chosen motion, then saved as GIF (gifenc) or WebP and MP4 (ffmpeg.wasm).

Input: JPG, PNG, WEBP. Output: GIF, WEBP, APNG, MP4.

How to use Animate a Still Image

  1. Drop one or more images onto Animate a Still Image.
  2. Tune the options. The before/after preview updates live.
  3. Process the batch.
  4. Download a single image, or everything as a ZIP.

Tips

  • Most image tools accept many files at once.
  • WebP and AVIF give much smaller files than JPG at the same visual quality.
  • Set a default image quality in Settings. Tools that do not choose their own quality use it.

Animate a Still Image FAQ

Are my files uploaded?
No. This tool runs entirely in your browser tab. Files are read from your disk into memory and the result is generated locally.
Is it free? Are there limits or watermarks?
Free and open source (MIT). There are no file-size caps, daily quotas, accounts or watermarks.
Does it work offline?
Yes, once the page (and any engine it needs) has loaded, it keeps working without a connection thanks to the service worker cache.

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  • Images to Video: Make a slideshow video from photos with music, crossfades, a slow Ken Burns zoom and per-slide timing.
  • Image Compressor: Shrink images in bulk with quality and width controls and live savings.

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