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+# gifcap
+
+Shell script for creating iFunny style GIF captions that look indistinguishable
+from real ones at a glance. Comes with the font file, but you should be able to
+just install it to `~/.local/share/fonts` or whatever and use the script
+wherever you want.
+
+Requires imagemagick and a shell.