The GIF keyboard for your Mac's menu bar

Press βŒƒβŒ₯G anywhere. Search everything. Drag the perfect GIF straight into Messages, Slack, or Mail before the moment passes.

Download on the Mac App Store Free Β· Native Apple Silicon Β· macOS 13+
GIF Menu Bar app on macOS showing a grid of happy birthday GIF search results
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In loving memory of GIF Keyboard by Tenor

For a decade, one little app taught Macs to speak fluent reaction GIF. Then its API went to a server farm upstate. We missed it too much to move on, so we built the sequel it deserved: faster, native, and still one keystroke away.

Tenor GIF Keyboard Β· 2011 to 2026 Β· Forever in our menu bars

Everything you loved. Nothing you waited for.

No browser tabs, no β€œlet me find it real quick,” no shame in your GIF game.

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One hotkey, anywhere

βŒƒβŒ₯G summons the picker over whatever you're doing. Your GIF arrives while the joke is still funny.

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Drag & drop anything

Pull a GIF straight into Messages, Slack, Mail, Notes, or Discord. If it accepts images, it accepts vibes.

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Favorites that stick

Heart the classics. Your go-to reactions live one tab away, ready for their encore.

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Actually native

Pure Swift, built for Apple Silicon. No Electron, no web wrapper, no fan noise. Your battery sends its thanks.

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Trending, always fresh

The internet's current mood, straight from KLIPY, the GIF platform built by ex-Tenor engineers.

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Yours to tune

Resize the panel, scale thumbnails, fit or fill, menu bar or Dock, launch at login. Your call.

Three steps to fluency

Press βŒƒβŒ₯G

From any app. The picker pops up right where you are.

Find the one

Search live as you type, or raid Trending and your Favorites.

Drag it in

Drop it into the chat. Collect your laughs. Repeat forever.

Questions people actually ask

What happened to Tenor's GIF Keyboard for Mac?

Google retired Tenor's public API in 2026, and the classic Mac app went with it. GIF Menu Bar is an independent, native replacement built to keep the workflow alive: same one-keystroke magic, modern insides.

Is it really free?

Yes. Free on the Mac App Store. Like the best reaction GIFs, it costs nothing.

How do I open it?

Press βŒƒβŒ₯G (Control-Option-G) from any app, or click the little cursive G in your menu bar.

Does it run natively on Apple Silicon?

100% native Swift, built for Apple Silicon. No Rosetta, no Electron. It opens fast and sips battery.

Where do the GIFs come from?

Search, trending, and all the good stuff are powered by KLIPY, the GIF platform founded by ex-Tenor engineers. The lineage continues.

Your next reaction is one keystroke away