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# GIF Export

Turn any recording into a small, shareable GIF.

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![GIF Export in Clacky](https://clacky.app/features27/gif-light.webp)

## What it is

GIF Export turns a recording into a small, silent, looping GIF, good for docs, READMEs, chats and bug reports.

Pick a width of 480, 720 or 960 px and 10, 15 or 24 frames a second. Long recordings get big fast, so Clacky can keep only the first 30 seconds. The GIF is saved next to the video.

## How to use it

1.  1
    
    Open the recording
    
    Stop a recording, or open Recordings and click one. Its preview opens.
    
2.  2
    
    Click GIF
    
    Click the GIF button in the preview.
    
3.  3
    
    Pick the size
    
    Choose a Width and a Frame rate, and whether to keep only the first 30 s.
    
4.  4
    
    Make it
    
    Click Make GIF. It’s saved next to the video.
    

## Tips

-   In Studio, Export as GIF makes a GIF of your edited video, cuts and zooms included.
-   GIF Export is also in Studio, under More for recording.

## Questions

Does the GIF have sound?

No. GIFs can’t carry sound, so the GIF is silent.

How long can a GIF be?

Clacky offers to keep the first 30 seconds of a long recording, since long GIFs get very big. Studio’s GIF export uses the first 30 seconds of the edit.

Related features

-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/recording-preview-light.webp)
    
    [Make a Clip](https://clacky.app/features/make-a-clip/)
    
    One click makes a 1080 × 1920 clip for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, the camera following your clicks, and copies a caption.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/studio-export-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/studio-export-dark.webp)
    
    [Export presets](https://clacky.app/features/export-presets/)
    
    Pick where it’s going: TikTok, Reels, Shorts, X, LinkedIn, YouTube or a GIF. Pick a file size and Studio makes it fit.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/recorder-bar-light.webp)
    
    [Screen Recorder](https://clacky.app/features/screen-recorder/)
    
    Record the full screen, one window or an area, with your clicks heard and their ripples seen. Saved to Movies › Clacky. macOS 15 or later.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/recordings-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/recordings-dark.webp)
    
    [Recordings search](https://clacky.app/features/recordings-search/)
    
    Search your recordings by name, date and the words you said. A match shows the line it’s in.
    

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