
GifCam's user interface is small and basic but well configured, with a transparent main window and four buttons: Record, Frame, Edit, and Save. GifCam is portable, so you only need to extract its program file to run it. GifCam's editing features let you remove frames, too, and five color reduction schemes not only let you customize your GIFs with interesting effects but also further reduce file sizes by discarding color data. When frames change, GifCam uses a combination of transparent and new pixels instead of drawing all new pixels, further reducing file size. For instance, it saves file space by inserting a delay instead of recording a new frame when the next frame is the same as the one before it. But GifCam does more than simply take screenshots and string the frames together: It also goes to great lengths to pack the most animation into the smallest files.

GifCam automatically records frames, inserts spaces, and saves the clip as a GIF that you can open and play in any program that handles animated GIFs (like your browser).

You just open this portable freeware, place its transparent window over the screen area you wish to capture, and press a button. GifCam combines a screen capture tool with an animated GIF maker to make it super-easy to create animated GIFs with 1001 uses.
