# Record a looping GIF

Source: https://zshot-app.com/help/animated-gif/
Markdown: https://zshot-app.com/help/animated-gif/index.md
Section: [Help](https://zshot-app.com/help/) › Video
Kind: GIF

Loop a short animation as a GIF that plays anywhere.

Requires a Standard license.

## What to do

1. **Pick the page** Paste zshot-cli.com's Teatime demo and choose Screenshot · GIF, then turn on Animate.
2. **Size the loop** Set a five-second length and a low frame rate. GIFs grow fast, so keep the frame small.
3. **Wait for the cue** Hold for the page's teapot:ready event so the orbit starts from the top.
4. **Record** Click Capture. The looping GIF opens with a drag-to-Finder handle.

Do this from the command line: https://zshot-cli.com/examples/animated-gif/
Reference: [--image-duration](https://zshot-cli.com/reference/flags/image/image-duration/)

## Related

- [Record a page to WebM](https://zshot-app.com/help/webm-video/) — Capture an animation to a WebM clip.
- [Screenshot a page to PNG](https://zshot-app.com/help/hello-from-zshot/) — Capture a page exactly as it renders.

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