# GIFit!

> Make GIFs from YouTube videos! Select segments of YouTube videos to turn into animated GIFs. It's all done within the YouTube interface for maximum simplicity!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/gif\_it](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gif_it)

## Overview

- **ID:** `gif_it`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Timothy Kempf
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 53
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.75 / 5 (8 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-13
- **First published:** 2019-11-30
- **Size:** 327 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gif_it/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/takempf/GIFit/issues](https://github.com/takempf/GIFit/issues)

## Description

Make GIFs from YouTube videos!

Select segments of YouTube videos to turn into animated GIFs. It's all done within the YouTube interface for maximum simplicity!
<ul><li>Make GIFs from YouTube videos without downloading any special software</li><li>Easily see where your GIF's start/end frames are in real time</li><li>Injected directly into YouTube interface for maximum ease of use</li><li>You're Awesome!</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #15,567 — Overall
- #34 — gif
- #153 — interface

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `*://*.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gif_it)