Slack GIF Creator

About

This skill provides a comprehensive toolkit for developers to programmatically create animated GIFs tailored for Slack environments. It includes built-in validators to ensure compliance with Slack's strict 64KB emoji limit and 2MB message limit, alongside a rich library of animation primitives like bouncing, shaking, and morphing. Whether you are creating custom status emojis or dynamic message reactions, this skill handles the heavy lifting of frame optimization, color quantization, and motion physics to ensure your creations are ready for upload.

Key Features

• Automatic color quantization and aggressive GIF optimization for small file sizes
• Strict file size and dimension validators for Slack emojis and messages
• 1 GitHub stars
• Integrated particle systems and visual effects for impactful motion graphics
• Library of composable animation primitives including Shake, Bounce, and Morph
• High-readability text rendering with outlines designed for 128x128 scales

Use Cases

• Designing complex motion graphics for Slack messages using Python-based animation logic
• Automating the generation of branded 'success' or 'alert' GIFs for team channels
• Creating custom animated reaction emojis that fit within the 64KB Slack limit