| name | gifgrep |
|---|---|
| description | Search GIF providers with CLI/TUI, download results, and extract stills/sheets. |
| homepage | https://gifgrep.com |
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gifgrep
Use gifgrep to search GIF providers (Tenor/Giphy), browse in a TUI, download results, and extract stills or sheets.
GIF-Grab (gifgrep workflow) - Search → preview → download → extract (still/sheet) for fast review and sharing.
Quick start
- gifgrep cats --max 5
- gifgrep cats --format url | head -n 5
- gifgrep search --json cats | jq '.[0].url'
- gifgrep tui "office handshake"
- gifgrep cats --download --max 1 --format url
TUI + previews
- TUI: gifgrep tui "query"
- CLI still previews: --thumbs (Kitty/Ghostty only; still frame)
Download + reveal
- --download saves to ~/Downloads
- --reveal shows the last download in Finder
Stills + sheets
- gifgrep still ./clip.gif --at 1.5s -o still.png
- gifgrep sheet ./clip.gif --frames 9 --cols 3 -o sheet.png
- Sheets = single PNG grid of sampled frames (great for quick review, docs, PRs, chat).
- Tune: --frames (count), --cols (grid width), --padding (spacing).
Providers
- --source auto|tenor|giphy
- GIPHY_API_KEY required for --source giphy
- TENOR_API_KEY optional (Tenor demo key used if unset)
Output
- --json prints an array of results (id, title, url, preview_url, tags, width, height)
- --format for pipe-friendly fields (e.g., url)
Environment tweaks
- GIFGREP_SOFTWARE_ANIM=1 to force software animation
- GIFGREP_CELL_ASPECT=0.5 to tweak preview geometry