Quip
Find a GIF.
Paste it.
Back to typing.
Quip lives in your menu bar. Search Giphy, click a result, and it lands on your clipboard as an animated file, ready to paste into Messages, Slack, or anywhere that takes an image.
macOS 14.6 or later · Free · MIT licensed
- Signed and notarized
- Your Giphy key stays on your Mac
- Updates itself through Sparkle
- Free and open source
Everything between you and the right GIF, removed.
Skip the browser tab, the saved file, and the drag across your screen. Quip keeps the search, your favorites, and the GIFs you already used one click away from wherever you're typing.
Search Giphy, click, and it's copied
Type a search in the menu bar and click any result to copy it as an animated file. Then paste it wherever you'd paste an image. No download, no drag and drop.
The one you reach for twice a day, always there
Star a GIF to keep it one click away. Quip also remembers the GIFs you actually used, so your go-to reactions sit at the top of the popover, waiting.
Group your favorites into named buckets
Sort your starred GIFs into collections. Give each one an emoji, drag to reorder them, and sort them A to Z. The reaction folder you always wanted.
As wide as you want, no jumping around
Switch between two, three, and five GIFs per row. Every size is the same height, so only the width changes.
Recent searches
Click a past search to run it again, no retyping.
Start at login
Quip is in the menu bar the moment you sign in.
Updates built in
New versions arrive through Sparkle, signed and notarized.
Your own key
Quip runs on your free Giphy key, so you never share a rate limit.
Bring your own Giphy key
Quip ships without an API key. You add your own free key from Giphy, which takes about a minute. The upside: you're never behind someone else's rate limit, and the key never leaves your Mac.
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Open the Giphy developers dashboard
Go to the Giphy developers dashboard and sign in, or make a free account.
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Create an app and pick the API option
Giphy nudges you toward the SDK, but Quip needs a plain API key. Choose API, then copy the key it gives you.
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Paste the key into Quip's Settings
Open Quip's Settings and paste the key into the Giphy API Key field. That's the whole setup.
Good to know
Is Quip free?
Yes. Quip is free and open source under the MIT license. No trial, no subscription.
Why do I need my own Giphy key?
So you never share a rate limit with other Quip users. It's free to get, and it lives only on your Mac.
Which version of macOS does Quip need?
macOS 14.6 or later.
How does Quip update itself?
Through Sparkle, built in. Quip checks for new versions and installs them, and every build is signed and notarized.
Is Quip on the Mac App Store?
No. Quip is a direct download: a signed, notarized app that updates itself. You install it from the download rather than the App Store.
Does Quip track my searches or GIFs?
No. Quip talks to Giphy from your Mac with your own key. There is no Quip server and no tracking.
Get Quip
Free, open source, and native to the Mac.
macOS 14.6 or later