Tutorial: How to Export a GIF from After Effects (Free in Pack Manager)

After Effects has no built-in way to export a GIF — you normally have to render a video and convert it somewhere else. AEJuice Pack Manager adds a one-click GIF export, for free. Here’s the whole flow.

1. Export GIF from the Render menu

After Effects can’t export a GIF, but Pack Manager’s Render menu does it for free — just choose Export GIF.

2. It renders through the render queue

Pick Export GIF and it renders your composition straight through the After Effects render queue.

3. Your GIF saves to a folder

The finished GIF saves straight to a folder on your computer.

4. Open your ready-to-share GIF

Open it, and your animation plays back as a ready-to-share GIF.

5. Fast and free

That’s it — a real GIF from After Effects, fast and free.

Why it matters

  • Fills a real AE gap — After Effects has no native GIF export
  • One click — export straight from the Render menu, no external converter
  • Free — included in AEJuice Pack Manager

Get it in Pack Manager for After Effects.