The GIF Creator lets you — surprisingly enough — create GIFs. But until now, it always required that any text you applied to your new custom GIF be animated, too. That's no longer the case. Now you can add text that stays rigorously still, like me when I see a bear in my driveway. That way, you can apply your text to an existing GIF or a Live Photo and keep the text stationary while everything else moves.

Some UI improvements. Because when you're browsing GIFs, you deserve only the best!

Improvements to search results, and the ability to use keyboard shortcuts on the iPad to switch between tabs.

My last update got search working again, but the results were... not good. This update instead makes search results genuinely relevant again, which is a significant improvement and a return to Gnome awesomeness.

Our backend GIF provider — Klipy — made some changes behind the scenes. So this update fixes things if suddenly you can't find GIFs!

With this update, Gnome now handles your local GIF libraries more intelligently. That includes a new option to browse your local library — if you select one — from a tab within the app. This update also includes some performance improvements for the Messages and keyboard extensions.

Some users couldn’t successfully paste images from the Messages app integration. That made them sad, understandably. This update fixes that, which makes me, them — and hopefully you! — happy again. Hooray for joy.

Layout improvements for the app, the iMessage integration, and the custom keyboard.

This update fixes some layout issues in the (optional!) Messages app and custom keyboard.

Version 1.7 added an optional custom Gnome keyboard for sharing GIFs anywhere you can type. This release makes the animations on that custom keyboard look way smoother. It's better. Trust me.

Gnome already lets you find and share GIFs from within the app itself, and with the sweet Messages app integration. But now there's an optional custom Gnome keyboard as well. Add the keyboard and you can share GIFs from Gnome anywhere you can type!

This update introduces Featured GIFs. Frequently Asked Questions: Q. What are featured GIFs? A: Well, I was about to tell you. I wish you hadn't interrupted with a question. Anyway, they're carefully curated GIFs that you can use and share, or freely ignore. They are custom and unique to Gnome. Q: That sounds awesome! A: That isn't a question, but I agree.

Power users might have a cloud-based library of GIFs. This update adds a special option in the Settings section to cache your GIF library locally, so you can search your private GIF library even when using the Messages app integration. This update also includes everyone’s favorite: Bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements!

Gnome now offers a Messages app! Access Gnome and search for GIFs directly from Messages. Gnome can now use your own personal GIF library, if you have one. And if you sync via Files (with iCloud, or Dropbox, or Google Drive), you can use the same Gnome image library on your Mac and your iOS devices! What's more, your recently used GIFs and favorited GIFs sync between devices, too. The GIF Creator can now turn your Live Photos into animated GIFs! It's bonkers and fun. This update also includes a slew of bug fixes and improvements, because — why wouldn't it?!