Jiffy
Discover & share the best GIFs
The free download searches the seemingly endless Giphy archive for your keywords, shows the animated results in a scrollable image overview, and lets you copy the images or drag and drop them into the Messages app.
Jiffy is no longer available because Giphy removed their free API.
I may bring it back one day and use the Tenor API, but it’s not something I have time or interest in doing right now.
Jiffy lets you quickly search and discover GIFs from GIPHY. When you have found an awesome GIF, just drag and drop it into an app.
Features
- Trending GIFs.
- Search GIFs.
- Use it as a menu bar app or a normal app in the Dock.
- Favorite GIFs and browse/search favorites.
- Global keyboard shortcut to toggle the app.
- Drag and drop a GIF into any app.
- Copy a GIF to the clipboard.
- Launch the app at login.
Keyboard shortcuts
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts in the app:
- Popular tab: Command1
- Favorites tab: Command2
- Recents tab: Command3
- Next tab: ControlTab
- Previous tab: ControlShiftTab
- Focus the search field: CommandF
- Close the preview: Esc
The tab and search shortcuts are disabled while the preview is open.
You can also set a global keyboard shortcut to show/hide the app in “Settings › Advanced”. It has no default and only works in menu bar mode.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why the name “Jiffy”?
Some people incorrectly pronounce GIF as “Jif”. The name is a pun on that. Also, “Jiffy” means to do something fast, which is what the app is all about.