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Gifsicle vs GraphicsMagick: catalog facts
Gifsicle	GraphicsMagick
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Creates, edits and splits animated GIFs from the terminal Optimizes GIF size by trimming colours and colour tables	Reads and writes over 92 image formats, including AVIF, HEIC and JXL Multi-threaded processing with OpenMP
GIF format only Command-line only, no preview window	Command-line and library only, with no graphical editor Takes some learning for complex operations
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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