App: batchGIF
Developer: Jiulong Zhao
Genres: Photo & Video, Education

With just one click, all your pictures in a folder will be linked into one animated GIF picture. 

Unlike other apps that advertise to perform the same function, however, batchGIF will keep your pictures in HIGH resolution. 
A must-have app for making animated photo albums!

features: v1.56
- all pictures in the folder will be processed automatically
- can handle large pictures and keep them in high resolution
- each picture's display time can be adjusted to be between 0.1 and 10 seconds 
- toggle-able sound and visual progress indicators
- very fast processing speed 

v1.56 -> v1.60
new features added according to user's feedback:
- add an option to select forever loop playing or loop by input times
- forever loop playing user alert added
- add an option to display GIF in Safari as soon as it's generated 
- more by dragonBTV updated
- recommended saving the name and saving folder option added
- generated GIF file can be saved anywhere in any filename
- menu item added for User Alerts Resetting
- user tips updated
- app's interface modified

v1.60 -> v1.70
new features added according to user's feature requests
- new Preferences menu of File Saving Options
- user-customizable file saving folder
- user-customizable file saving prefix
- handle file name automatically on user prefix mode 
- performance improved under OS10.10
- more by dragonBTV updated

v1.70 -> v1.90
- fully re-coded Sandbox ARC version for macOS Sierra 10.12
- updated to macOS Sierra 10.12 and still compatible with OS10.7 and above
- interface adjusted
- all deprecated functions are replaced
- all file operations are changed to Sandbox compatible
- app menu and dock menu rearranged
- icon modified  
- change the color of all popup alerts to white
- alert for destination (output) folder selection modified with detailed explaining 
- More apps by dragonBTV are simplified by displaying in App Store directly

v1.90 -> v1.92
- startup tip modified, please read it
- menu rearranged
- thread processing efficiency improved
- performance improvements for macOS 10.13 High Sierra

v1.92 -> v2.02
- Any Mac (Apple Silicon, Intel) version for macOS 12 Monterey
- file saving options transferred to the main interface
- all deprecated codes upgraded
- all menus updated

Release notes:
v1.92 -> v2.02
- Any Mac (Apple Silicon, Intel) version for macOS 12 Monterey
- file saving options transferred to the main interface
- all deprecated codes upgraded
- all menus updated