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How To Create Animated GIF From Youtube Videos

GIF is a not a new term in media, it is one of the old bitmap image format introduced in 1987. In these days people are making fun clips of videos using GIF format and sharing them on popular social networking sites like Facebook. Nowadays we are seeing GIF comments on Facebook. Which is very…

Rahul Vithala · Updated May 11, 2024 · 1 min read
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GIF is a not a new term in media, it is one of the old bitmap image format introduced in 1987. In these days people are making fun clips of videos using GIF format and sharing them on popular social networking sites like Facebook. Nowadays we are seeing GIF comments on Facebook. Which is very fun to use and attracting. You can create your own GIF videos on your computer. Making GIF clip is not a tough task, even kids can create GIF clips. MakeGIF Video Capture is a Google Chrome extension which lets you create GIFs from Youtube videos.

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MakeGIF

How To Create Animated GIF From Youtube Videos?

All you need to do is, simply downloading the extension from Google Web store and install it. It works in Chrome menu bar. Now open your desired video and click on MakeGIF icon. It will prompt you to switch to HTML 5 video. Click on “OK“, it will switch the video to full screen.

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While playing any HTML5 video inside of your browser, click MakeGIF Video Capture icon in the top-right corner to capture frames and convert them into GIF animation. Additionally, you can right-click on the video element and select “Convert To GIF” option, or look for the added button in the YouTube video player.

MakeGIF settings are very user-friendly. You can change the Quality, Size, Capture FPS and Frame rate. When your video loads, click the “Generated GIF” button and it will proceed to generate the animated GIF.

GIF Created Using MakeGIF Video Capture
GIF Created Using MakeGIF Video Capture

The generated GIF can be saved on your computer by clicking on “Save GIF“, or you can instantly share the GIF to Social networking sites. It is one of the easiest ways to create a GIF from Youtube videos.

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Written byRahul Vithala
Rahul Vithala is the founder and editor-in-chief of TheTechHacker. He left his corporate job to write about technology full time, and today covers laptops, phones, US carrier plans, smart home gear and video editing software. He also edits the guides published on the site.

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