Screen to GIF Recorder

Capture a region, a window or a whole monitor as an animated GIF, cut it down frame by frame, and paste the result straight into a chat, a ticket or an email.

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Record your screen, trim it, and save a GIF.

Drag a box over anything, then press Record.

Trim on the film strip and cut out frames.

See how big the GIF will be as you tune it.

Pause, resume and stop from a slim pill, or a shortcut.

Record your screen, trim it, and save a GIF.

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Screen to GIF in three steps: box, record, share

Going from screen to GIF should take less time than describing the bug in words. Screen to GIF Recorder keeps the whole job in one small window: choose an area, record it, tidy the take and send it.

Click New recording and choose Region, Window or Full screen. In Region mode you drag a box over the area; a single click instead snaps the box around whichever window you clicked. A size readout shows the exact pixel dimensions as you go, and Esc backs out.

The box is remembered after each take. Record the same dialog again tomorrow and it lines up exactly with yesterday's clip, which matters when GIFs sit side by side in documentation.

How to record a GIF on Windows with a shortcut

Once the box is placed, a compact pill takes over. It has Record, Pause, Resume and Stop, a running timer, and New box if you picked the wrong area. You do not have to reach for it at all: Ctrl+Shift+R begins and ends a take from any program, and Settings lets you choose another combination or switch the shortcut off.

Neither the capture frame nor the pill shows up in the footage. The frame can be dragged by its border and resized from its edges before you start, and under Record at in Settings you pick a capture rate of 10, 15, 24 or 30 fps and whether to Show the pointer.

Trim a screen recording before it becomes a GIF

When you press Stop the take opens in the editor and starts playing. Underneath is a film strip of the frames:

Drag Trim start and Trim end to drop the fumbling at either end.
Click a frame, or a run of frames, to delete it from the middle. A second click restores it.
Scrub along the strip to land on any moment, and click the preview to play or pause.

Keeping the GIF file size small

Animated GIFs grow fast, and many chat and ticket tools cap uploads. Four controls bring the file down, and a badge next to the preview estimates the size of the GIF as you change them.

Frame rate can be set to 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 fps, never above what you recorded at. Size scales the picture to 100, 75, 50 or 33 percent, with the resulting width and height shown. Speed plays the clip at 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x or 2x, and Loop chooses Forever, Once or 3 times. The GIF itself is built with a palette generated from your recording, so colors stay close to the original.

Copy, Save GIF or Save as MP4

Copy hands the clipboard an actual GIF file, the form messaging and email apps accept as an animation rather than a still image. Save GIF writes it to disk, and Show in folder takes you to it. Save as MP4 exports the same edit as a silent H.264 video for places that play video more smoothly than GIF.

Features

Region, Window or Full screen capture on any monitor
One click fits the box to a window, with live pixel dimensions
Capture box remembered between takes
Recording pill with pause and resume, kept out of the footage
Ctrl+Shift+R global start and stop, changeable or off
Recording at 10, 15, 24 or 30 fps, pointer optional
Film-strip editor with trim handles and per-frame delete
Output frame rate, size, speed and loop controls with a live size estimate
Copy puts a real GIF file on the clipboard
Save as GIF or as MP4

What people record

Bug reports

Capture the exact clicks that trigger a problem, cut the dead time, and paste the GIF into the issue so nobody has to reproduce it from a description.

Quick how-tos

Show a teammate where a setting lives in eight seconds of screen, looping forever in the chat thread.

Docs and release notes

Reuse the remembered box so every feature clip in a changelog has the same frame and dimensions.

What's new in 2.0.3

Record a box, a window or a whole screen, with Pause and Stop
Trim on a film strip and cut out frames
Set the frame rate, size, speed and loop
Copy the GIF into a chat, or save it as a GIF or MP4

Questions

Anything else? Ask us

Can Screen to GIF Recorder save an MP4 as well as a GIF?

Yes. The same take can be saved as a GIF or as an H.264 MP4 video, with your trim, cut frames, speed and size applied to either one.

Does it record sound?

No. It records only the picture, so an MP4 from it is silent too.

What frame rates and sizes can I choose?

You record at 10, 15, 24 or 30 frames a second, with the pointer shown or hidden. When you save, pick 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 frames a second, never higher than you recorded at, and a size of 100, 75, 50 or 33 percent.

Can I cut out parts of the recording before saving?

Yes. Drag the handles on the film strip to trim the start and end, and click any frame to remove it; click it again to put it back. You can also play it back at half speed, 1.5x or 2x, and loop it forever, once or three times.

Can I paste the GIF straight into a chat app?

Yes. Copy puts the finished GIF on the clipboard as a file rather than as a picture, which is what chat apps and email accept as an animated GIF.

Is there a shortcut to start and stop recording?

Yes. Ctrl+Shift+R starts and stops a recording from any app, and you can choose another shortcut or turn it off. The capture frame and the recording pill are kept out of the recording.

Can I record just one window instead of a region?

Yes. Choose Window after New recording and click the window you want, or in Region mode click once on a window to frame it exactly.

Will the mouse pointer appear in the GIF?

By default, yes. Turn off Show the pointer in Settings before recording to leave it out.

How do I make a screen recording GIF smaller?

Lower the frame rate, set Size to 50 or 33 percent, and trim or delete frames you do not need. The badge next to the preview updates its size estimate as you change each one.

Which versions of Windows does it run on?

Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) and Windows 11.

Is it a subscription?

No. Screen to GIF Recorder is a one-time purchase of $1.99, and updates are included.

How do I get it?

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