How to Make a GIF in WhatsApp

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Last Updated: August 10, 2022

Using an iPhone or iPad

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Using an Android

This wikiHow teaches you how to convert any video into an animated GIF file in WhatsApp Messenger, and send it as a new message in a personal or group chat. You can use any iPhone, iPad or Android to convert a video to GIF.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Using an iPhone or iPad

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Open WhatsApp Messenger on your iPhone or iPad. The WhatsApp icon looks like a white phone in a green speech bubble. You can find it on your home screen or in an app folder.
2
Tap a chat on your Chats list. Find the chat you want to send a GIF to, and tap on the chat's name or icon to open the conversation.

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3
Tap the + icon on the bottom-left. This will open your attachment options in a new pop-up.
4
Select Photo & Video Library on the pop-up menu. This will open your iPhone or iPad's photo and video gallery.
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Find and tap the video you want to convert into GIF. This will open the selected video in WhatsApp's video editor.
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Tap the GIF button on the top-right. You can find this button next to a video camera icon in the upper-right corner of your video in the video editor.
- The GIF option will look white-on-blue when selected.
- When this option is selected, your video will automatically turn into a GIF.
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Trim your GIF on the video timeline at the top (optional). You can hold down and drag the < and > icons on each end of the video timeline at the top and trim your animated GIF.
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Tap the Send button. It looks like a white paper plane on a blue button. You can find it in the lower-right corner of your screen. It will send your GIF to the selected chat.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Using an Android

1
Open WhatsApp Messenger on your Android. The WhatsApp icon looks like a white phone in a green speech bubble. You can find it on your home screen or on the Apps tray.
2
Tap a chat on the Chats list. You can tap any chat here to open the conversation and send your GIF here.
3
Tap the white
icon on the top-right. You can find this button next to the three-dot icon near the upper-right corner of your screen. It will open your attachment options on a pop-up menu.
4
Tap Gallery on the pop-up menu. This option looks like a picture icon on a purple button. It will open your Android's camera roll on a new page.
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Tap the video you want to convert into GIF. Find the video you want to make into a GIF, and tap on the video thumbnail to open it in WhatsApp's video editor.
6
Tap the white
icon on the top-right. When you tap, the camera icon will turn into a "GIF" icon. This means your video is now converted into a GIF.
7
Trim your GIF on the timeline at the bottom (optional). If you want, you can hold down and drag the blue trim heads on each side of the video timeline at the bottom, and trim your GIF animation.
8
Tap the Send button. It looks like a white paper plane on a green button in the lower-right corner of your screen. This will send your GIF to the selected chat.