Add Timer to GIF

Add countdowns, progress bars, and frame counters to animated GIFs with customizable styling (feature in development).

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Timer overlays are almost finished

Our upcoming timer editor will let you drop countdowns, progress arcs, and frame counters with fully custom fonts and colours. Until then, you can mock a timer using the text overlay tool:

  1. Open Add Text to GIF.
  2. Add the numbers you need per frame (e.g., 3, 2, 1, GO!).
  3. Duplicate layers to style a quick progress bar or label.

Want us to notify you once automated timers launch? Drop a line to team@becool.app.

How to Use

  1. 1Use Add Text to GIF to lay out manual countdown numbers
  2. 2Duplicate layers to create simple progress bars
  3. 3Recompress the GIF for sharing

Features

  • Automated countdown overlays (upcoming)
  • Progress arcs and bars
  • Frame counter display
  • Custom fonts and colours

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Add Text

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Timer Templates in the Pipeline

  • Digital countdown overlays with start/end times.
  • Progress bars that sync to total animation duration.
  • Stopwatch mode showing elapsed seconds or frames.
  • Loop-friendly timers that reset automatically.