Host a GIF and get a direct link
Upload an animated GIF and get a URL that plays it in the browser and embeds anywhere an image link works.
Drop your GIF here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your GIF file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .gif file?
GIF has been around since 1987 and is limited to 256 colours per frame, but it has one property nothing has displaced: it animates anywhere an image can go, with no video player and no click to play. That's why screen recordings in documentation are still usually GIFs.
What people use GIF files for
- Screen recordings showing how something works
- Short demos embedded in readmes and documentation
- Bug reproductions sent to a developer
- Animated illustrations in a page or email
What opens a GIF file
- Every browser and image viewer
- Screen recorders like Kap, LICEcap and ScreenToGif
- Photoshop and GIMP
- Anywhere that accepts an image URL
How to host a GIF file
- 1
Drop your GIF file in
Drag it onto the box at the top of this page, or click to choose it. Files up to 25 MB are supported, and nothing is uploaded until you publish.
- 2
Pick an address
Type a name and we'll tell you straight away whether it's free. That becomes the link: demo.99helpers.site
- 3
Publish and share
Create a free account — that step exists so the file is yours to update, replace or delete — and the link is live within seconds.
What happens when someone opens the link
The GIF plays automatically in the browser, looping as saved. The address works as an image source, so it animates when embedded on another page.
Why host a GIF file instead of emailing it?
A GIF demonstrating a workflow belongs in documentation, an issue, or a page — all of which want a URL rather than a file. Hosting gives you one that animates on sight, without a video player or a click to start.
Worth knowing before you publish
- GIFs are surprisingly large — a few seconds of screen recording easily reaches several megabytes. Trimming and reducing the frame rate helps enormously.
- For anything longer than about ten seconds, an MP4 is far smaller and looks better.
- The 256-colour limit shows badly on photographic content; screen recordings of interfaces are where GIF still wins.
GIF hosting questions
- Will the GIF animate when I share the link?
- Yes. It plays automatically in the browser and animates when embedded with an image tag, with no player or click required.
- Why is my GIF so large?
- GIF compression is poor by modern standards. Shortening the clip, lowering the frame rate or reducing dimensions all help; beyond about ten seconds an MP4 is dramatically smaller.
- Should I use a GIF or an MP4?
- GIF for short demos that must animate inline anywhere. MP4 for anything longer, where the file will be a fraction of the size and the quality much better.
Put your GIF file online now
It takes about ten seconds, and you only make an account once the file is ready to go live.