how can you record your screen in a gif? [closed]

Answer 1

It depends on your platform, and there are a bunch of ways to do it.

On Mac OSX, there is a built-in QuickTime screen recorder.

1. Launch QuickTime Player
2. File menu -> New Screen Recording
3. Use the tool of your choice (such as ffmpeg) to convert the recording to a gif.

Here's an example of how to convert a recording .mov file to a gif:

ffmpeg -i in.mov -s 600x400 -pix_fmt rgb24 -r 10 -f gif - | gifsicle --optimize=3 --delay=3 > out.gif

See this link for more info and step by step: https://gist.github.com/dergachev/4627207

If you're on other platforms, or prefer to use a specific tool other than the built-in QuickTime, here are a few to consider:

• Grabilla Firefox Add-On
• Animated GIF Capture Chrome extension
• LICEcap for Windows and OSX