PowerGIF Maker

Since GIFs become the most relevant method of sharing entertaining short videos, having a tool able to create them might come in handy for people who take their time putting them together. PowerGIF Maker is a neat and professional-looking utility that can create GIFs out of any video you throw at it.

When you launch it for the first time you'll get how it works right away, but if you don't, just go over this paragraph. By default, the UI is set to a lower resolution (310*250), but that's not a fixed value. To set whatever resolution you want, just drag the corners of the interface. While dragging, pay attention to the resolution values, as they change according to how you stretch the window.

Now that you got a resolution you can work with, you must only open a video file. The program running the video is not relevant, as the tool is set to always stay on top of any other app or window. Placing the empty panel over the part of the video you want to record and clicking Start should be enough to begin recording. Press Stop when the desired segment was captured.

Once captured, another panel will pop up. This time, the panel will be focused on editing the captured segment, so there are plenty of functions to play with. For example, if you want to add more images to the GIF, you can easily do that by using the same entry from the toolbar. You can crop, reverse, slow down, or add text to your GIF.

After you are done editing, another small panel will pop up. This time, a preview is offered, showing you how the final product will look like. In case you are not happy, you can go back to editing, but if everything is in order, you just have to save it.

PowerGIF Maker looks like the type of utility a user will stick to for a long time. Everything from the UI looks intuitive and its functions indicates that this app was built with balance in mind, allowing all its users to take maximum advantage of all its functions. In short, if you decide to give this app try, it might become your favorite for this type of job.