diff --git a/FFMpegCore.Test/ArgumentBuilderTest.cs b/FFMpegCore.Test/ArgumentBuilderTest.cs
index 2c550c9..30adabd 100644
--- a/FFMpegCore.Test/ArgumentBuilderTest.cs
+++ b/FFMpegCore.Test/ArgumentBuilderTest.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using FFMpegCore.Arguments;
+using System.Drawing;
+using FFMpegCore.Arguments;
 using FFMpegCore.Enums;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 
@@ -537,5 +538,38 @@ public void Builder_BuildString_PadFilter_Alt()
                 "-i \"input.mp4\" -vf \"pad=aspect=4/3:x=(ow-iw)/2:y=(oh-ih)/2:color=violet:eval=frame\" \"output.mp4\"",
                 str);
         }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Builder_BuildString_GifPalette()
+        {
+            var streamIndex = 0;
+            var size = new Size(640, 480);
+
+            var str = FFMpegArguments
+                .FromFileInput("input.mp4")
+                .OutputToFile("output.gif", false, opt => opt
+                    .WithGifPaletteArgument(streamIndex, size))
+                .Arguments;
+
+            Assert.AreEqual($"""
+                -i "input.mp4" -filter_complex "[0:v] fps=12,scale=w={size.Width}:h={size.Height},split [a][b];[a] palettegen=max_colors=32 [p];[b][p] paletteuse=dither=bayer" "output.gif"
+                """, str);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Builder_BuildString_GifPalette_NullSize_FpsSupplied()
+        {
+            var streamIndex = 1;
+
+            var str = FFMpegArguments
+                .FromFileInput("input.mp4")
+                .OutputToFile("output.gif", false, opt => opt
+                    .WithGifPaletteArgument(streamIndex, null, 10))
+                .Arguments;
+
+            Assert.AreEqual($"""
+                -i "input.mp4" -filter_complex "[{streamIndex}:v] fps=10,split [a][b];[a] palettegen=max_colors=32 [p];[b][p] paletteuse=dither=bayer" "output.gif"
+                """, str);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/FFMpegCore.Test/VideoTest.cs b/FFMpegCore.Test/VideoTest.cs
index 4403065..5071a48 100644
--- a/FFMpegCore.Test/VideoTest.cs
+++ b/FFMpegCore.Test/VideoTest.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.Runtime.Versioning;
 using System.Text;
 using FFMpegCore.Arguments;
@@ -479,6 +480,64 @@ public void Video_Snapshot_PersistSnapshot()
             Assert.AreEqual("png", analysis.PrimaryVideoStream!.CodecName);
         }
 
+        [TestMethod, Timeout(BaseTimeoutMilliseconds)]
+        public void Video_GifSnapshot_PersistSnapshot()
+        {
+            using var outputPath = new TemporaryFile("out.gif");
+            var input = FFProbe.Analyse(TestResources.Mp4Video);
+
+            FFMpeg.GifSnapshot(TestResources.Mp4Video, outputPath, captureTime: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0));
+
+            var analysis = FFProbe.Analyse(outputPath);
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(input.PrimaryVideoStream!.Width, analysis.PrimaryVideoStream!.Width);
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(input.PrimaryVideoStream.Height, analysis.PrimaryVideoStream!.Height);
+            Assert.AreEqual("gif", analysis.PrimaryVideoStream!.CodecName);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod, Timeout(BaseTimeoutMilliseconds)]
+        public void Video_GifSnapshot_PersistSnapshot_SizeSupplied()
+        {
+            using var outputPath = new TemporaryFile("out.gif");
+            var input = FFProbe.Analyse(TestResources.Mp4Video);
+            var desiredGifSize = new Size(320, 240);
+
+            FFMpeg.GifSnapshot(TestResources.Mp4Video, outputPath, desiredGifSize, captureTime: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0));
+
+            var analysis = FFProbe.Analyse(outputPath);
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(input.PrimaryVideoStream!.Width, desiredGifSize.Width);
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(input.PrimaryVideoStream.Height, desiredGifSize.Height);
+            Assert.AreEqual("gif", analysis.PrimaryVideoStream!.CodecName);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod, Timeout(BaseTimeoutMilliseconds)]
+        public async Task Video_GifSnapshot_PersistSnapshotAsync()
+        {
+            using var outputPath = new TemporaryFile("out.gif");
+            var input = FFProbe.Analyse(TestResources.Mp4Video);
+
+            await FFMpeg.GifSnapshotAsync(TestResources.Mp4Video, outputPath, captureTime: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0));
+
+            var analysis = FFProbe.Analyse(outputPath);
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(input.PrimaryVideoStream!.Width, analysis.PrimaryVideoStream!.Width);
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(input.PrimaryVideoStream.Height, analysis.PrimaryVideoStream!.Height);
+            Assert.AreEqual("gif", analysis.PrimaryVideoStream!.CodecName);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod, Timeout(BaseTimeoutMilliseconds)]
+        public async Task Video_GifSnapshot_PersistSnapshotAsync_SizeSupplied()
+        {
+            using var outputPath = new TemporaryFile("out.gif");
+            var input = FFProbe.Analyse(TestResources.Mp4Video);
+            var desiredGifSize = new Size(320, 240);
+
+            await FFMpeg.GifSnapshotAsync(TestResources.Mp4Video, outputPath, desiredGifSize, captureTime: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0));
+
+            var analysis = FFProbe.Analyse(outputPath);
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(input.PrimaryVideoStream!.Width, desiredGifSize.Width);
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(input.PrimaryVideoStream.Height, desiredGifSize.Height);
+            Assert.AreEqual("gif", analysis.PrimaryVideoStream!.CodecName);
+        }
+
         [TestMethod, Timeout(BaseTimeoutMilliseconds)]
         public void Video_Join()
         {
diff --git a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Arguments/CopyCodecArgument.cs b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Arguments/CopyCodecArgument.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ea3484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Arguments/CopyCodecArgument.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace FFMpegCore.Arguments
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a copy codec parameter
+    /// </summary>
+    public class CopyCodecArgument : IArgument
+    {
+        public string Text => $"-codec copy";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Arguments/GifPaletteArgument.cs b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Arguments/GifPaletteArgument.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac67fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Arguments/GifPaletteArgument.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System.Drawing;
+
+namespace FFMpegCore.Arguments
+{
+    public class GifPaletteArgument : IArgument
+    {
+        private readonly int _streamIndex;
+
+        private readonly int _fps;
+
+        private readonly Size? _size;
+
+        public GifPaletteArgument(int streamIndex, int fps, Size? size)
+        {
+            _streamIndex = streamIndex;
+            _fps = fps;
+            _size = size;
+        }
+
+        private string ScaleText => _size.HasValue ? $"scale=w={_size.Value.Width}:h={_size.Value.Height}," : string.Empty;
+
+        public string Text => $"-filter_complex \"[{_streamIndex}:v] fps={_fps},{ScaleText}split [a][b];[a] palettegen=max_colors=32 [p];[b][p] paletteuse=dither=bayer\"";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Enums/FileExtension.cs b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Enums/FileExtension.cs
index b5e775d..f3067ba 100644
--- a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Enums/FileExtension.cs
+++ b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Enums/FileExtension.cs
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ public static string Extension(this Codec type)
         public static readonly string WebM = VideoType.WebM.Extension;
         public static readonly string Png = ".png";
         public static readonly string Mp3 = ".mp3";
+        public static readonly string Gif = ".gif";
     }
 }
diff --git a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.cs b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.cs
index 362a865..820d9fb 100644
--- a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.cs
+++ b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,36 @@ public static async Task<bool> SnapshotAsync(string input, string output, Size?
                 .ProcessAsynchronously();
         }
 
+        public static bool GifSnapshot(string input, string output, Size? size = null, TimeSpan? captureTime = null, TimeSpan? duration = null, int? streamIndex = null)
+        {
+            if (Path.GetExtension(output)?.ToLower() != FileExtension.Gif)
+            {
+                output = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(output), Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(output) + FileExtension.Gif);
+            }
+
+            var source = FFProbe.Analyse(input);
+            var (arguments, outputOptions) = SnapshotArgumentBuilder.BuildGifSnapshotArguments(input, source, size, captureTime, duration, streamIndex);
+
+            return arguments
+                .OutputToFile(output, true, outputOptions)
+                .ProcessSynchronously();
+        }
+
+        public static async Task<bool> GifSnapshotAsync(string input, string output, Size? size = null, TimeSpan? captureTime = null, TimeSpan? duration = null, int? streamIndex = null)
+        {
+            if (Path.GetExtension(output)?.ToLower() != FileExtension.Gif)
+            {
+                output = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(output), Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(output) + FileExtension.Gif);
+            }
+
+            var source = await FFProbe.AnalyseAsync(input).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var (arguments, outputOptions) = SnapshotArgumentBuilder.BuildGifSnapshotArguments(input, source, size, captureTime, duration, streamIndex);
+
+            return await arguments
+                .OutputToFile(output, true, outputOptions)
+                .ProcessAsynchronously();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts an image sequence to a video.
         /// </summary>
@@ -303,7 +333,10 @@ public static bool SaveM3U8Stream(Uri uri, string output)
             }
 
             return FFMpegArguments
-                .FromUrlInput(uri)
+                .FromUrlInput(uri, options =>
+                {
+                    options.WithCopyCodec();
+                })
                 .OutputToFile(output)
                 .ProcessSynchronously();
         }
diff --git a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpegArgumentOptions.cs b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpegArgumentOptions.cs
index cc49c5f..6a6586c 100644
--- a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpegArgumentOptions.cs
+++ b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpegArgumentOptions.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ public FFMpegArgumentOptions DeselectStreams(IEnumerable<int> streamIndices, int
         public FFMpegArgumentOptions WithAudibleEncryptionKeys(string key, string iv) => WithArgument(new AudibleEncryptionKeyArgument(key, iv));
         public FFMpegArgumentOptions WithAudibleActivationBytes(string activationBytes) => WithArgument(new AudibleEncryptionKeyArgument(activationBytes));
         public FFMpegArgumentOptions WithTagVersion(int id3v2Version = 3) => WithArgument(new ID3V2VersionArgument(id3v2Version));
+        public FFMpegArgumentOptions WithGifPaletteArgument(int streamIndex, Size? size, int fps = 12) => WithArgument(new GifPaletteArgument(streamIndex, fps, size));
+        public FFMpegArgumentOptions WithCopyCodec() => WithArgument(new CopyCodecArgument());
 
         public FFMpegArgumentOptions WithArgument(IArgument argument)
         {
diff --git a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/SnapshotArgumentBuilder.cs b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/SnapshotArgumentBuilder.cs
index 4456837..0d9b414 100644
--- a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/SnapshotArgumentBuilder.cs
+++ b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/SnapshotArgumentBuilder.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,31 @@ public static (FFMpegArguments, Action<FFMpegArgumentOptions> outputOptions) Bui
                 .Resize(size));
     }
 
+    public static (FFMpegArguments, Action<FFMpegArgumentOptions> outputOptions) BuildGifSnapshotArguments(
+        string input,
+        IMediaAnalysis source,
+        Size? size = null,
+        TimeSpan? captureTime = null,
+        TimeSpan? duration = null,
+        int? streamIndex = null,
+        int fps = 12)
+    {
+        var defaultGifOutputSize = new Size(480, -1);
+
+        captureTime ??= TimeSpan.FromSeconds(source.Duration.TotalSeconds / 3);
+        size = PrepareSnapshotSize(source, size) ?? defaultGifOutputSize;
+        streamIndex ??= source.PrimaryVideoStream?.Index
+                        ?? source.VideoStreams.FirstOrDefault()?.Index
+                        ?? 0;
+
+        return (FFMpegArguments
+                .FromFileInput(input, false, options => options
+                    .Seek(captureTime)
+                    .WithDuration(duration)),
+            options => options
+                .WithGifPaletteArgument((int)streamIndex, size, fps));
+    }
+
     private static Size? PrepareSnapshotSize(IMediaAnalysis source, Size? wantedSize)
     {
         if (wantedSize == null || (wantedSize.Value.Height <= 0 && wantedSize.Value.Width <= 0) || source.PrimaryVideoStream == null)
diff --git a/FFMpegCore/FFMpegCore.csproj b/FFMpegCore/FFMpegCore.csproj
index db5abd1..2af7f16 100644
--- a/FFMpegCore/FFMpegCore.csproj
+++ b/FFMpegCore/FFMpegCore.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
     <Description>A .NET Standard FFMpeg/FFProbe wrapper for easily integrating media analysis and conversion into your .NET applications</Description>
-    <PackageVersion>5.0.2</PackageVersion>
+    <PackageVersion>5.1.0</PackageVersion>
     <PackageOutputPath>../nupkg</PackageOutputPath>
     <PackageReleaseNotes>
     </PackageReleaseNotes>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d2a9633..33f7ddf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ var bitmap = FFMpeg.Snapshot(inputPath, new Size(200, 400), TimeSpan.FromMinutes
 FFMpeg.Snapshot(inputPath, outputPath, new Size(200, 400), TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));
 ```
 
+### You can also capture GIF snapshots from a video file:
+```csharp
+FFMpeg.GifSnapshot(inputPath, outputPath, new Size(200, 400), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+
+// or async
+await FFMpeg.GifSnapshotAsync(inputPath, outputPath, new Size(200, 400), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+
+// you can also supply -1 to either one of Width/Height Size properties if you'd like FFMPEG to resize while maintaining the aspect ratio
+await FFMpeg.GifSnapshotAsync(inputPath, outputPath, new Size(480, -1), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+```
+
 ### Join video parts into one single file:
 ```csharp
 FFMpeg.Join(@"..\joined_video.mp4",
@@ -76,7 +87,7 @@ FFMpeg.Join(@"..\joined_video.mp4",
 ``` csharp
 FFMpeg.SubVideo(inputPath, 
     outputPath,
-    TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0)
+    TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0),
     TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)
 );
 ```