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How to turn a screen recording into a GIF

GIFs autoplay everywhere: in GitHub READMEs, emails, Slack and docs. They're perfect for showing a 5–10 second interaction.

Updated October 20262 min readZoomr 1.15.1
  1. Trim the clip

    to the essential few seconds (drag the blue handles on the Clip row).

  2. Cut waiting

    with Smart Edit. GIFs get large fast.

  3. Press GIF

    next to Export (Pro).

  4. Download

    and paste it where you need it.

Keep GIFs small