how to

How to make a GIF smoother: interpolate a choppy clip into cleaner motion

the short answer

To make a GIF smoother with aigif, open the Chrome extension, bring in your choppy GIF, and run the Smooth engine, which interpolates between the existing frames to fill in the motion for cleaner playback, with no prompt needed and around 2 credits.

A choppy GIF is one with too few frames for the motion it is trying to show. The action jumps between positions instead of flowing through them, so it reads as janky even when the content is good. People usually try to fix this by guessing at frame rates in a manual tool, which rarely helps because the missing frames simply are not there.

aigif takes a more direct route with its Smooth engine. Rather than asking you to describe anything, it interpolates between the frames you already have, generating the in-between positions so the motion fills in. It is the one engine that needs no prompt, and it is the cheapest to run.

no promptthe Smooth engine needs, at around 2 credits
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What interpolation actually does

Interpolation looks at two consecutive frames and synthesises the motion between them, so a jump from position A to position C gains a believable B in the middle. Do that across the whole clip and the gaps that made it choppy start to close, which is why the playback reads smoother.

It is worth being honest about what this is and is not. Smooth works from the motion already present in your GIF; it interpolates between existing frames rather than inventing new action. If the source is extremely sparse or the motion is chaotic, there is only so much it can fill in. For most ordinary choppy clips, though, the difference is clear.

When to use Smooth instead of the editing engines

Smooth is the right tool when the content of the GIF is already what you want and the only problem is the motion. It does not restyle, recolour, or change anything about what the clip shows, so you keep the original look and just gain fluidity.

If you also want to change the look, that is a separate job for the prompt-based engines like Fast, Pro, or Max. You can always smooth a clip first and edit it after, or the other way round. Because Smooth carries no prompt and costs around 2 credits, it is a cheap, low-risk pass to try whenever a GIF feels stuttery.

how it works

  1. 01

    open the extension

    Launch aigif in Chrome so it is ready where you browse.

  2. 02

    bring your choppy gif

    Paste, upload, drag-drop, or link the GIF you want to smooth.

  3. 03

    run the smooth engine

    Pick Smooth, which needs no prompt, and let it interpolate the motion.

  4. 04

    compare and export

    Use the before/after slider to check it, then export and share.

frequently asked

Does Smooth need a prompt?
No. Smooth is the one engine with no prompt at all. You just run it and it interpolates between your existing frames to smooth the motion.
How much does it cost?
Smooth is the cheapest engine, at around 2 credits per run, on pay-as-you-go credits with no subscription.
Will it change how my GIF looks?
No. Smooth only fills in motion between existing frames; it does not restyle, recolour, or alter the content. The look stays the same.
Can I smooth a clip and also edit it?
Yes. Run Smooth for motion, then use a prompt-based engine like Fast or Pro to change the look, in either order.

Last updated June 6, 2026

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