Using GIFs for your Twitch alerts is a much cooler way to spice up your stream notifications.
Much like Twitch alert sounds, these animated images add some life, and are a better way to show your appreciation whenever your viewers follow, donate, and subscribe to your Twitch channel.
In this article we’ll show you some of the best places to find GIFs for Twitch alerts, as well as some examples to get you brainstorming some fun ideas for your alerts.
The 4 websites below are very similar in terms of what GIFs you can find. So it’ll likely just come down to which one has the vibe you’re into.
All the GIFs are free, and can be used for whatever you need, so go through each option and decide which one you prefer.
GIPHY is the most popular of the bunch, and is one site you’ve probably already been on before.
Their homepage does a great job of showcasing what’s popping right now with their Trending category. As well as showcasing popular GIF artists who might have some cool GIFs you can use for your alerts.
Clicking on the Reactions category at the top of their site might be a good place to start when looking for that perfect GIF. Or if you’ve already got some ideas in mind about what you want, use the search bar to narrow down your options.
GIPHY has a great GIF maker option within their website that allows you to edit or create your own GIFs. You can add captions, filters, and more.
Not as nice of a homepage as GIPHY, but having “cat” in their name definitely scores Gfycat some brownie points.
Like GIPHY, you’re first greeted by a list of trending GIFs that you might want to try out, as well as a search bar to find what you’re looking for.
Gfycat also has a GIF creator option within their website that allows you to make your own GIFs or edit existing ones. Your options include trimming, and captioning.
Tenor – no, not the saxophone – does their homepage slightly different than the previous GIF websites.
They showcase trending searches, rather than the trending GIFs themselves. This is cool and useful so you can see what people are searching for at the time to spark some new ideas for your Twitch alerts.
Beyond that, you’ve got your standard search bar and that’s about it as far as finding GIFs goes. They don’t have a GIF creator like Gfycat and GIPHY did. But you might be familiar with their GIF Keyboard app.
The first of the four websites that don’t highlight any trending GIFs, GIFER instead has a nice list of predetermined categories you can choose from which might help with finding a GIF for your alerts.
Each category then goes deeper by providing a list of hashtags related to that category to really refine your search. Of course if you already know what kind of GIF you’re looking for, then the search bar is ready and willing.
Probably the best part about GIFER is that compared to the other GIF websites we’ve already gone over, GIFER makes it super easy to download these GIFs by literally having a “Download GIF” button on the page. Thanks guys.
If you’re looking to make your own GIF for your alerts then you should try a website like EZGIF. You’ve got plenty of customization options, as well as the option to make your own GIF by combining a series of static images.
As already mentioned, Gfycat and GIPHY both have their own “create your own GIF” option on their website as well which is worth checking out.
Now that we’ve gone over the best sites to find GIFs for your alerts, let’s go through some popular examples that you might want to copy or even use as inspiration for your own Twitch alerts.
If humor is your thing, then you’ve got plenty of options for funny GIFs for Twitch alerts. Check these out:
Who wouldn’t want to use cute GIFs for their Twitch alerts? Couldn’t be you, that’s for sure. The GIFs are super cute and super ready to be used as your next follower or donation alert.
These are some really good examples of GIFs you can use for when one of your generous sugar daddies – er, viewers donates to your Twitch stream.
Your new Twitch followers deserve some love with an animated GIF that’s entertaining, but not super intrusive to your stream since unlike getting a new subscriber, you’ll be getting Followers more often (we hope?).
If you’re using Streamlabs as your stream alert app and want to find the perfect GIF for Streamlabs then here are some good examples to get inspiration from. These can all be found from either of the four GIF websites we reviewed earlier in this article.
There you have it. Plenty of GIFs for Twitch alerts to choose from via the four websites in the list.
Some might have more GIF inventory than others depending on what you’re searching for. So if you’re not finding much on one website, try the others and you’ll likely find one that will work perfectly for your Twitch channel.
Once you’ve found your GIFs, check out our article on how to set up follower alerts (and other alerts) to get you up and running.
And if you need a sound to accompany your GIFs, we have some exclusive stream alert sounds available for you on our website here. Check ’em out!
