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How do I make an animated .GIF from a video clip?!?!

I want a program that installs locally on my PC.

Other than #Photoshop this appears to be impossible. EVERYTHING I find is about using some online website or an app on the phone.

Apparently at one time you could use #GIMP by installing GAP (Gimp Animation Package) and that would allow for video clips but that has not been maintained for some time.

Any suggestions for #Windows or #Linux programs?

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FOSS NEWS

Mozilla launches Thundermail, a Gmail alternative email service with @thundermail email addresses, and Thunderbird Pro, which includes appointment scheduler, file sharing tools, and AI-powered features (Thunderbird Assist):
alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/
(POV it will be killed off after a short time like other Mozilla products lol. There's already Proton Mail, a privacy-focused mail service from a company with a better track record, more than 100 million users, also Tuta for those who don't mind it not being fully FOSS, so I don't really think Thundermail has a shot here, but nice try regardless, at least they try to have some source of income other than Google.)

Firefox 137 released with HEVC playback support on Linux, ability to identify all links in PDF files and turn them into hyperlinks, new options in the Browser Layout section under General settings (vertical tabs, show sidebar); some progressively rolled out features: sign PDF documents, calculator feature for address bar (now you don't have to open the Console tab of dev tools for that lol), tab grouping:
9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-

Firefox 138 beta available new contrast control (same colors for all websites) setting, support for copying links for background tabs using the tabstrip context menu on Linux and macOS, more tab grouping features, new “Report broken site” feature, etc.:

Midori browser gets new ad blocker (Astian Privacy, also available for other Firefox-based browsers), VPN service (utilizing WireGuard, with OpenVPN support planned), search engine AstianGO now has its own indexing:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/

Inkscape 1.4.1 released with new splash screen, close button added to welcome dialog, collapsible groups in more toolbars, bug fixes and improvements:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/inksca

GIMP 3.2 will get support for more file formats, including JIF:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/

(Linux news in original post)

#WeeklyNews#News#FOSS

Thank you to all who enjoyed our April Fool news post - it’s been updated. We DO value contributions of file format support, but they are not our main priority!

In other news, GIMP 3.0.2 for Windows already had 1.6 million downloads in 10 days - and that does not include the Microsoft store.

To the Linux users in the Fediverse:
Which camera manufacturer do you have the best experience with in terms of Linux compatibility?

¿Con qué fabricante de cámaras tienes la mejor experiencia en cuanto a compatibilidad con Linux?

Avec quel fabricant d'appareils photo avez-vous eu la meilleure expérience en ce qui concerne la compatibilité Linux?

#Nikon#Canon#Sony