Is gifsicle safe to use?

gifsicle has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.96). DepScope rates its health at 59/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of gifsicle?

The latest version of gifsicle is 1.96, released 2026-02-21.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of gifsicle.

No, gifsicle is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.96 (2026-02-21).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for gifsicle at this time.

gifsicle is licensed under GPL-2.0-only.

homebrewv1.96

GIF image/animation creator/editor

License GPL-2.0-only1 versions1 maintainers0 deps156 weekly dl

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (59/100) — consider alternatives

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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Last updated · 2026-02-21T18:31:51Z