diff --git a/src/diffenator2/__init__.py b/src/diffenator2/__init__.py
index 98da207..4f00787 100644
--- a/src/diffenator2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/diffenator2/__init__.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ def ninja_diff(
     ),
     command="diff",
     diffbrowsers_templates=[],
+    debug_gifs: bool = False,
     **kwargs
 ):
     args = {
diff --git a/src/diffenator2/__main__.py b/src/diffenator2/__main__.py
index f0f2668..99e1986 100644
--- a/src/diffenator2/__main__.py
+++ b/src/diffenator2/__main__.py
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ def main(**kwargs):
         diff_parser.add_argument(
             "--no-words", action="store_true", help="Skip diffing wordlists"
         )
+        diff_parser.add_argument(
+            "--debug-gifs", action="store_true", help="Generate debug gifs"
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             "--diffenator-template",
             default=resource_filename(
diff --git a/src/diffenator2/_diffenator.py b/src/diffenator2/_diffenator.py
index cde8385..2ddba63 100755
--- a/src/diffenator2/_diffenator.py
+++ b/src/diffenator2/_diffenator.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 
 class DiffFonts:
-    def __init__(self, matcher, threshold=0.01, font_size=28, words=True, tables=True):
+    def __init__(self, matcher, threshold=0.01, font_size=28, words=True, tables=True, debug_gifs=False):
         self.old_font = matcher.old_fonts[0]
         self.new_font = matcher.new_fonts[0]
 
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def __init__(self, matcher, threshold=0.01, font_size=28, words=True, tables=Tru
         self.do_words = words
         self.do_tables = tables
         self.font_size = font_size
+        self.debug_gifs = debug_gifs
 
     def diff_all(self):
         self.diff_tables()
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ def diff_words(self):
             threshold=self.threshold,
             do_words=self.do_words,
             font_size=self.font_size,
+            debug_gifs=self.debug_gifs,
         )
 
     def filter_characters(self, characters):
@@ -102,7 +104,8 @@ def main():
         words=not args.no_words,
         tables=not args.no_tables,
         threshold=args.threshold,
-        font_size=args.font_size
+        font_size=args.font_size,
+        debug_gifs=args.debug_gifs,
     )
     diff.diff_all()
     if args.user_wordlist:
diff --git a/src/diffenator2/renderer.py b/src/diffenator2/renderer.py
index 17618a0..4f29f7b 100644
--- a/src/diffenator2/renderer.py
+++ b/src/diffenator2/renderer.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from blackrenderer.backends import getSurfaceClass
 from PIL import Image, ImageOps, ImageChops
 from diffenator2.font import DFont
+from diffenator2.utils import gen_gif
 import numpy as np
 import freetype as ft
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
@@ -245,6 +246,15 @@ def diff(self, string):
         self.img_b = Image.fromarray(img_b)
         return pc, diff_map
 
+    def debug_gif(self, fp):
+        img_a = self.img_a.convert('RGBA')
+        img_a_background = Image.new('RGBA', img_a.size, (255,255,255))
+        img_a = Image.alpha_composite(img_a_background, img_a)
+        img_b = self.img_b.convert('RGBA')
+        img_b_background = Image.new('RGBA', img_b.size, (255,255,255))
+        img_b = Image.alpha_composite(img_b_background, img_b)
+        gen_gif(img_a, img_b, fp)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Draw some text")
diff --git a/src/diffenator2/shape.py b/src/diffenator2/shape.py
index 3714fdf..98423ba 100644
--- a/src/diffenator2/shape.py
+++ b/src/diffenator2/shape.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from diffenator2 import THRESHOLD
 from diffenator2.renderer import FONT_SIZE, PixelDiffer
 from diffenator2.template_elements import Word, WordDiff, Glyph, GlyphDiff
+from diffenator2.utils import gen_gif
 from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 import tqdm
 from diffenator2.segmenting import textSegments
@@ -46,12 +47,12 @@ class GlyphItems:
     modified: list
 
 
-def test_fonts(font_a, font_b, threshold=THRESHOLD, do_words=True, font_size=FONT_SIZE):
+def test_fonts(font_a, font_b, threshold=THRESHOLD, do_words=True, font_size=FONT_SIZE, debug_gifs=False):
     glyphs = test_font_glyphs(font_a, font_b, threshold=threshold, font_size=font_size)
     skip_glyphs = glyphs.missing + glyphs.new
     if do_words:
         words = test_font_words(
-            font_a, font_b, skip_glyphs, threshold=threshold, font_size=font_size
+            font_a, font_b, skip_glyphs, threshold=threshold, font_size=font_size, debug_gifs=debug_gifs
         )
     else:
         words = {}
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ def test_font_glyphs(font_a, font_b, threshold=THRESHOLD, font_size=FONT_SIZE):
 
 
 def test_font_words(
-    font_a, font_b, skip_glyphs=set(), threshold=THRESHOLD, font_size=FONT_SIZE
+    font_a, font_b, skip_glyphs=set(), threshold=THRESHOLD, font_size=FONT_SIZE, debug_gifs=False
 ):
     from youseedee import ucd_data
     from collections import defaultdict
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ def test_font_words(
             skip_glyphs,
             threshold=threshold,
             font_size=font_size,
+            debug_gifs=debug_gifs,
         )
     return res
 
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ def test_words(
     hash_func=gid_pos_hash,
     threshold=THRESHOLD,
     font_size=FONT_SIZE,
+    debug_gifs=False,
 ):
     res = set()
 
@@ -203,6 +206,12 @@ def test_words(
 
                 if pc < threshold:
                     continue
+                if debug_gifs:
+                    out_fp = "debug_gifs"
+                    if not os.path.exists("debug_gifs"):
+                        os.makedirs("debug_gifs")
+                    fp = os.path.join(out_fp, f"{pc:.2f}_{word.string}.gif".replace("/", "_"))
+                    differ.debug_gif(fp)
                 res.add(
                     (
                         pc,
diff --git a/src/diffenator2/utils.py b/src/diffenator2/utils.py
index f9e0ef3..fa92b1a 100644
--- a/src/diffenator2/utils.py
+++ b/src/diffenator2/utils.py
@@ -131,17 +131,21 @@ def gen_gifs(dir1: str, dir2: str, dst_dir: str):
         img_a_path = os.path.join(dir1, img)
         img_b_path = os.path.join(dir2, img)
         dst = os.path.join(dst_dir, gif_filename)
-        gen_gif(img_a_path, img_b_path, dst)
+        gen_gif_from_filepaths(img_a_path, img_b_path, dst)
 
 
-def gen_gif(img_a_path: str, img_b_path: str, dst: str):
+def gen_gif_from_filepaths(img_a_path: str, img_b_path: str, dst: str):
     with Image.open(img_a_path) as img_a, Image.open(img_b_path) as img_b:
-        # Images must have same dimensions in order for PIL to gen gif
-        # 4-tuple defining the left, upper, right, and lower
-        crop_box = (0, 0, min(img_a.width, img_b.width), min(img_a.height, img_b.height))
-        img_a = img_a.crop(crop_box)
-        img_b = img_b.crop(crop_box)
-        img_a.save(dst, save_all=True, append_images=[img_b], loop=10000, duration=1000)
+        gen_gif(img_a, img_b, dst)
+
+
+def gen_gif(img_a, img_b, dst):
+    # Images must have same dimensions in order for PIL to gen gif
+    # 4-tuple defining the left, upper, right, and lower
+    crop_box = (0, 0, min(img_a.width, img_b.width), min(img_a.height, img_b.height))
+    img_a = img_a.crop(crop_box)
+    img_b = img_b.crop(crop_box)
+    img_a.save(dst, save_all=True, append_images=[img_b], loop=10000, duration=1000)
 
 
 @lru_cache()