giflib

Install command:
brew install giflib

Library and utilities for processing GIFs

https://giflib.sourceforge.net/

License: MIT

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/giflib.json

Formula code: giflib.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 6.1.3

Binaries: gifbuild, gifclrmp, giffix, giftext, giftool

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days941,358
Downloads38,199,472
Analytics install events (30 days)79,650
Downloads / install events (30 days)11.8×

Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-07T00:48:13Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-08 to 2026-11-07. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.

Analytics:

30 days90 days365 days
Installs79,645196,9161,012,632
Installs (--HEAD)5954
Installs on Request1,4024,55835,779
Installs on Request (--HEAD)3638
Build Errors16