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Gifsicle vs Fig: catalog facts
Gifsicle	Fig
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
Creates, edits and splits animated GIFs from the terminal Optimizes GIF size by trimming colours and colour tables	Frame-level editing: remove, insert, duplicate and extract frames Per-frame playback speed changes
GIF format only Command-line only, no preview window	Linux only Focused on GIFs, not general image or video editing
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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