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Riffsy Launches GIF for Messenger to Bring Millions of GIFs to Facebook Messenger
[March 25, 2015]

Riffsy Launches GIF for Messenger to Bring Millions of GIFs to Facebook Messenger


Riffsy, the leading source for GIFs and video on mobile with more 1 billion monthly mobile GIF and video views, today announced GIF for Messenger, a new offering integrated into Facebook (News - Alert) Messenger. With GIF for Messenger, users can share GIFs, videos, and GIF Stories with one-tap, enabling deep, dynamic, emotive communication on Messenger the moment they want to share or react to an event.

Announced today at F8, Messenger Platform is a new way for app developers to integrate with Messenger. It brings the ability to add even more forms of expression and rich media to conversations.

With the new integration, users will be able to:

  • Share GIFs, videos, and GIF Stories with one-tap to friends and groups of friends
  • Quickly reply with a GIF: seamlessly switch back to Facebook Messenger with one-tap
  • Cllect and organize their favorite GIFs
  • Browse millions of GIFs and videos by hashtag and topic, including exclusive content from major studios and TV networks.



"With the majority of communication still taking place via text, users want more than words to express themselves, and there's nothing more vivid or succinct than GIFs and short video," said Riffsy co-founder and CEO, David McIntosh. "It's an incredible opportunity to create this new app for Messenger's audience, the premier place for people to express themselves with their friends and close contacts while also giving us opportunities for app discovery and re-engagement. GIFs are setting the tone for how we share experiences with each other, adding spirit, emotion, and humor while tapping into cultural memes. Before our single-tap enabling, the process was cumbersome and involved multiple layers of search, discovery, copying, pasting and sharing. We are thrilled to make the process more fun for millions of people."

GIF for Messenger is available on iPhone (News - Alert) and Android. To install, users can download it from the App Store or Google Play.


Riffsy brings GIFs and video to the mobile world. Its flagship app, GIF Keyboard, has garnered millions of downloads since its launch in late 2014 and attracts more than 1 billion monthly GIF and video views.

About Riffsy

Riffsy is the mobile video company behind GIF Keyboard for iPhone, an app that allows users to text, iMessage, Tweet and email millions of animated GIFs, video and GIF Stories right from their keyboard. Its latest product, GIF for Messenger, is an app that lets you communicate with GIFs, video and GIF Stories on Facebook's Messenger. Riffsy was founded in 2014 and is backed by Redpoint Ventures, Initial Capital, and John Riccitiello.


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