Screen to GIF

Record your screen as a GIF

A tab, a window or the whole screen. You can trim and crop it afterwards.

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Already recorded? Drop a WebM or MP4 here or browse

Presets

Frame rate

GIF size-

Frames-

Length-

Settings stay saved in this browser. You can change the frame rate, width, colours and loop again after recording.

Space play C crop Ctrl + Enter make GIF

How to Record Your Screen as a GIF

Start recording. Press Start recording and choose a browser tab, a window or your entire screen.

Show what you want. After the countdown, do your demo. Pause if you need a break, then press Stop.

Trim and crop. Drag the trim sliders to keep the best part and crop to the area that matters.

Make the GIF. Pick the frame rate and width, press Make GIF and download it - or save the video instead.

Need a still screenshot instead? Use Screen Capture.

Tab, Window or Whole Screen?

Your browser asks what to share when you press Start recording.

Browser tab

Records one tab, even when other windows cover it.

The cleanest choice for web app demos and bug reports.

Window

Records one app window, like your code editor or design tool.

Notifications from other apps stay out of the GIF.

Entire screen

Records everything, including switching between apps.

Crop afterwards to keep only the part that matters.

Settings for Small, Sharp GIFs

Width, frame rate and length decide the file size.

Halving the width makes a GIF roughly four times smaller, so crop and scale before you raise the frame rate.

Use	Frame rate	Width
Bug report	8-10 fps	800 px
Tutorial step	10-12 fps	960 px
Smooth animation	20-25 fps	640 px
Chat or Slack	8 fps	480 px
README / docs	10 fps	800 px, cropped

Over the size limit of your chat app? Compress GIF shrinks it further, and GIF to MP4 makes a tiny video.

After Recording

Want to cut more precisely? The GIF Cutter trims to the exact frame.

Adding a caption or arrow label? Use Add Text to GIF.

Need a different speed per part? The GIF Speed Changer edits every frame delay.

Want individual screenshots? Save frames with the GIF Frame Extractor.

Recorded on your phone? Turn the clip into a GIF with MP4 to GIF.

Frequently Asked Questions

Press Start recording and pick a browser tab, a window or your whole screen. After the countdown, do what you want to show and press Stop.

Trim the start and end, crop if you like, then press Make GIF. Everything happens in your browser - no app to install.

Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari on a computer. Phones and tablets do not let websites record the screen.

On a phone, use its built-in screen recorder, then turn the video into a GIF with Video to GIF or MP4 to GIF.

A GIF stores every frame as a picture, so size grows fast with width, frame rate and length. 800 px wide at 10 fps is a good balance for most screen recordings.

Still too big? Press Too big? Compress it to open the result in Compress GIF, or download the video instead - it is usually 10-20 times smaller.

Yes. After recording, press Crop and drag a box over the part you want to keep. The GIF only contains that area, which also makes it much smaller.

Yes. The recording is kept as a video, so you can change the frame rate, width, speed and loop and make the GIF again as often as you like - no need to record twice.

By default, yes. Switch off Mouse pointer before you start if you want a clean recording. Some browsers always show or always hide the pointer when you share a single tab.

No. Recording, editing and making the GIF all happen on your computer. Your last few recordings and GIFs are kept in your own browser, so you can download them again or keep editing.

Pick 10 seconds to 5 minutes under Max length; the recording stops by itself. GIFs work best short - keep the important 5-15 seconds and trim the rest.

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How to Record Your Screen as a GIF

Tab, Window or Whole Screen?

Settings for Small, Sharp GIFs

After Recording

Frequently Asked Questions

Guides & Tutorials