Moreover, GifCapture records GIFs at eight frames per second, a hardcoded value which, unfortunately, means that you will not be able to customize the framerate if you need to.Īs an additional downside, once you start recording, you cannot move the recording frame to focus on a different area of the screen, so you have to plan ahead before starting the capture process. GifCapture saves the output GIF by default in the Downloads directory in your home folder, but you can customize it by entering a different path manually in the Preferences window. Custom output folder, and support for pausing and resumingĮven though the app also supports pausing and resuming the recording process, there is no keyboard support for these two actions therefore, you will have to use the mouse to click on the Pause / Resume button. To start recording a GIF, you have to click on the Record button or use the ⌘ + R hotkey and to stop it you can use the Stop button in GifCapture's capture frame or the ⌘ + S keyboard combination. Unfortunately, even though GifCapture can be moved to a second screen if you have a multi-monitor setup, it does not come with support for multiple displays, and it will record a full-screen GIF of your main screen, GifCapture also remembers the window position so that you won't have to scour around your Mac's displays to find it. The frame is easily resizable by dragging any of its borders, and you will be able to see the dimensions of the output GIF beforehand on the bottom left side of the capture frame. Support for starting and stopping via keyboard shortcuts GifCapture is a simple to use and minimalist screen capture application designed to help you record GIFs of what's going on on your Mac's desktop.Īfter being launched, the GifCapture app will display its recording frame which is designed to help you pinpoint what exactly you want to capture on the screen.

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