# Gifox

> Mac menu bar app for recording and converting animated GIFs

Gifox is a Mac app that lives in the status bar and records part of the screen or a single window as an animated GIF. It also converts dropped videos and image sequences into GIFs, and its editor can crop, cut, trim and rearrange a recording before export. GIFs are created and stored on the Mac itself. Pro is a one-time purchase, and the maker has announced a Gifox 3 with a higher price.

- **Category:** Screen Recording & Video
- **Made by:** Bitwild Ltd
- **Website:** https://gifox.app
- **Runs on:** macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Gifox has a free plan. Paid plans start at $14.99 one-time purchase per license, taxes included.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Gifox Basic is free forever: screen recordings are limited to 10 seconds and carry a watermark, with unlimited file conversion and the crop, trim, split and clone editing tools.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gifox Basic | $0 | Free forever, with 10-second watermarked screen recordings, unlimited file conversion and the crop, trim, split and clone editing tools. |
| Gifox Pro | $14.99 one-time purchase per license, taxes included | Everything in Basic plus unlimited screen recording and a removable watermark. The app is kept forever, including all minor versions. |
| Gifox Co-founder | $150 one-time purchase, lifetime license for 1 Mac | A limited crowdfunding license with Gifox 2 and 3, all future core upgrades and priority support. Tiers for 2 and 3 Macs cost $300 and $450. |

Read from https://gifox.app/buy on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Gifox before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Pro is a one-time purchase at $14.99** (Lifetime license): The pricing page says the app is yours forever, including all minor versions, with no subscriptions or repeating payments. Source: https://gifox.app/buy
- **30% off for students and teachers** (Education): Students and teachers get a 30% discount by emailing the team from a .edu address, according to the pricing page. Source: https://gifox.app/buy
- **Founding licenses with lifetime upgrades** (Lifetime license): A crowdfunding campaign sells a limited number of lifetime licenses at $150 for 1 Mac, $300 for 2 and $450 for 3, covering Gifox 3 and all future core upgrades. No refunds. Source: https://gifox.app/lifetime
- **Included with a Setapp subscription** (Other savings): The pricing page says Gifox is also available in the Mac App Store and with a Setapp subscription. Source: https://gifox.app/buy

## Key features

- **Free-area and window selection:** Free-area mode captures any part of the screen, and window-snap mode records one app window at its exact pixel size.
- **Status bar menu:** Recording, importing and sharing all run from the menu bar. Videos and image sequences dropped on it become GIFs, which can be dragged into other apps.
- **Integrated editor:** Crops, cuts, trims, duplicates and rearranges recorded or imported videos, then exports them again without leaving the app.
- **Capture settings:** Chooses what appears in a recording: the cursor, mouse clicks, keyboard input, the window shadow and the desktop picture.
- **Compression control:** Sets playback speed and frame rate, the number of colors, resizing and dithering to trade output quality against file size.
- **Sharing to cloud services:** Connects to Dropbox, Google Drive and Imgur to share a GIF from inside the app. Nothing is uploaded unless a recording is explicitly shared.

## Good for

- Short GIFs for bug reports, support replies and presentations
- Mac users who want fine control over GIF size and quality
- Buyers who prefer a one-time license to a subscription

## Worth knowing

- Mac only, for macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.
- The free Basic plan limits each screen recording to 10 seconds and adds a watermark.
- Gifox 3 is announced at $24 with one year of free updates; Gifox 2 licenses bought within 12 months of its release switch for free.
- Mac App Store and direct-download versions use different licensing and are not compatible with each other.

## Works with

Dropbox, Google Drive, Imgur

**Tags:** Screen recording, Video editing, One-time purchase, Menu bar app, Local-first

## Alternatives

- [CleanShot X](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cleanshot-x): Mac screenshot and screen recording app with a one-time license. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleanshot-x-vs-gifox)
- [ScreenToGif](https://toolgpa.com/tools/screentogif): Free Windows recorder that turns screen captures into GIFs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gifox-vs-screentogif)
- [Monosnap](https://toolgpa.com/tools/monosnap): Screenshot and screen recording tool with its own cloud storage. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gifox-vs-monosnap)
- [Screen Studio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/screen-studio): Mac screen recorder with automatic zooms and cursor smoothing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gifox-vs-screen-studio)
- [Capto](https://toolgpa.com/tools/capto): Screen recorder, screenshot tool and video editor for Mac and Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/capto-vs-gifox)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://gifox.app/
- https://gifox.app/buy
- https://gifox.app/lifetime
- https://gifox.app/gifox-3
- https://gifox.app/docs/faq

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