QuikGIF
QuikGIF is a macOS menubar app, CLI tool, and MCP server for creating polished GIF recordings. Capture any window, screen region, or full display and produce optimized GIFs with a single hotkey, a terminal command, or directly from your AI coding tools.
Three Ways to Use QuikGIF
Menubar App
A lightweight menubar utility for macOS 14.0+. Press CMD+SHIFT+6 to start a region recording, or choose window/full-screen capture from the menubar. Recordings are copied to your clipboard and optionally saved to disk.
CLI (quikgif)
A full-featured command-line tool installed via Homebrew. Record windows or regions, post-process existing GIFs, and automate multi-step demo recordings with the .qgif scripting language.
brew install ringo380/tap/quikgif
quikgif record --app Terminal --duration 5 -o demo.gif
MCP Server for AI Tools
QuikGIF ships with a built-in Model Context Protocol server that lets AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Windsurf) create GIF recordings programmatically. Register it once and your AI tools gain the ability to capture demos on your behalf.
quikgif mcp-install
What's Next
- Installation -- get the app or CLI set up
- First Recording -- capture your first GIF in under a minute
- Configuration -- customize frame rate, resolution, and behavior