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title: "GIFBUILDER"
manual: "TypoScript Explained"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:gifbuilder-toc@main"
source: "Gifbuilder/Index.rst"
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# GIFBUILDER {#gifbuilder-toc}

`GIFBUILDER` is an object type, which is used in many situations for
creating image files (for example, GIF, PNG or JPG). Wherever the
->GIFBUILDER object type is mentioned, these are the properties that apply.

Using TypoScript, you can define a "numerical array" of
[GIFBUILDER objects](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:gifbuilder-object-names@main) (like
[TEXT](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:gifbuilder-text@main), [IMAGE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:gifbuilder-image@main), etc.)
and they will be rendered onto an image one by one.

The name `GIFBUILDER` comes from the time when GIF was the only
supported file format. PNG and JPG can be created as well today (configured with
[$TYPO3_CONF_VARS\['GFX'\]](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/main/en-us/Configuration/Typo3ConfVars/GFX.html#typo3ConfVars_gfx)).

**Table of Contents:**

-   [Examples](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:examples@main)
-   [Colors in TypoScript GIFBUILDER](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:colors-in-typoscript-gifbuilder@main)
-   [Note on (+calc)](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:note-on-calc@main)
-   [Properties](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:properties@main)
-   [GIFBUILDER objects](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:gifbuilder-objects@main)
    -   [ADJUST](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:adjust@main)
    -   [BOX](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:box@main)
    -   [CROP](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:crop@main)
    -   [EFFECT](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:effect@main)
    -   [ELLIPSE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:ellipse@main)
    -   [EMBOSS](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:emboss@main)
    -   [IMAGE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:image@main)
    -   [OUTLINE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:outline@main)
    -   [SCALE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:scale@main)
    -   [SHADOW](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:shadow@main)
    -   [TEXT](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:text@main)
    -   [WORKAREA](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:workarea@main)