Easily put text on GIFs with Descript. Personalize your captions using custom fonts, colors, and styles. Whether you’re creating your own GIF from videos or images, pulling one from our stock library, or adding text to an existing GIF, Descript packs all the editing into just a few clicks.
Get started
These companies use Descript. Not bad!
01
Open Descript, start a new project, and drop the GIF you want to modify into your project. Position it on the canvas and resize your GIF if necessary so it’s ready for editing.
02
After uploading, choose the Text tool in Descript’s toolbar. This lets you add static text or animated captions to your project. Place the text box on the GIF where you want it to appear. Type in whatever you’d like and then tweak the font, size, color, or style to match your desired look.
03
When you’re satisfied with the text, check the playback to confirm your new GIF looks right. Once it’s good to go, click Publish > Export > GIF and pick the appropriate settings to finalize and download.
Perfect for social posts or just for fun, Descript helps you bring your message to life by adding animated captions or text in any style you like. You can even upload custom fonts on the Pro plan.
Descript allows you to create templates you can apply with a single click to keep your GIFs consistent. Use them for branding, social media optimization, or quick watermarks that mark your GIF as yours.
Adjust existing GIFs or build new ones from images or short video clips. Since Descript functions like a video editor, you can add audio or music to your GIFs along with text, then export as a video if needed.
Descript is an AI-powered audio and video editing tool that makes editing for social media channels (like Instagram) feel as easy as typing in a doc.
Give your GIFs and videos a visual boost with captions and subtitles, so your message stays clear and accessible to viewers.
Set up reusable text overlays as templates for your branding or watermarks across all GIFs.
Descript’s built-in library has plenty of GIFs and GIF stickers to include in your project anytime.
Remove the background from any GIF with a human subject in one click, then swap in a color, image, or video.
With a 4.6-out-of-5-star rating and a bunch of distinctions on G2, Descript’s users have declared it an industry standard in the video and podcasting world.
2026
“With Descript I'll be able to at least double my content output since editing is taking one-quarter the time it used to.”
Donna B.
“With Descript we can create videos for our YouTube channel and our LinkedIn page much faster and with high quality.”
Balázs N.
“Descript has made cleaning up and creating my educational videos into professional presentations [possible] without needing extensive technical computer skills.”
Barbara C.
“Descript makes recording and editing audio and video a breeze. It's advanced features have streamlined my workflows, saving me a lot of time usually spent editing.”
Roderick F.
“The collaborative tools streamline teamwork, allowing my team and me to work efficiently together on projects. Overall, Descript enhances productivity and simplifies the editing process.”
Aldrich M.
“Transcription-based editing makes the process much faster…All in all, a must have editor for most audiences, especially in SaaS marketing.”
Nidhin M.
Surely there’s one for you
$0
$0
per person / month
Start your journey with text-based editing
1 media hour / month
100 AI credits / month
Export 720p, watermark-free
Limited use of Underlord, our agentic video co-editor and AI tools
Limited trial of AI Speech
$24
$16
per person / month
1 person included
Elevate your projects, watermark-free
10 media hours / month
400 AI credits / month
Export 1080p, watermark-free
Access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor
AI tools including Studio Sound, Remove Filler Words, Create Clips, and more
AI Speech with custom voice clones and video regenerate
Most Popular
$35
$24
per person / month
Scale to a team of 3 (billed separately)
Unlock advanced AI-powered creativity
30 media hours / month
+5 bonus hours
800 AI credits / month
+500 bonus credits
Export 4k, watermark-free
Full access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor and 20+ more AI tools
Generate video with the latest AI models
Unlimited access to royalty-free stock media library
Access to top ups for more media hours and AI credits
It’s straightforward with Descript. Bring your GIF file into a new or existing Descript project, click the GIF to select it, then select the Text button. Place your text, type it in, and customize the font, size, or color as you’d like. That’s all there is to it.
Yes, you can add text on GIPHY by uploading your GIF and using the Caption feature. Another option is to use Descript’s GIF maker for more advanced text editing, then upload your finished GIF to GIPHY afterward.
To add text watermarks using Descript, upload your GIF and insert a text layer in your chosen font or style. Then, save that text layer as a template. You can apply that watermark template whenever you create new GIFs or videos going forward.
