# Add GIF Animation Output Option
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-gif-animation-output-option/7044
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-gif-animation-output-option/7044 "2021-04-22T16:44:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-gif-animation-output-option/7044/1 "2021-04-22T16:44:35Z")
From a user voice [request](https://paraview.uservoice.com/forums/11350-general/suggestions/10277094-add-gif-animation-output-option)
# Add GIF Animation Output Option
It would be great if Paraview could directly output animations to the GIF format.
Currently, this requires to use ffmpeg and png files.
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### Author:  [@Prakhar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Prakhar)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-gif-animation-output-option/7044/2 "2025-03-17T08:46:35Z")
Hi Mathieu, is it still the case for Paraview 5.13.1. I am using it to output animation files in avi format but dont know whether I am also able to do that as GiF format
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-gif-animation-output-option/7044/3 "2025-03-17T08:47:39Z")
Still not supported I’m afraid.
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### Author:  [@GregVernon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GregVernon)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-gif-animation-output-option/7044/4 "2025-03-17T14:46:31Z")
For what it’s worth, I’ve long used a bash script for converting MP4 output from ParaView into GIFs:
```bash
#!/bin/bash
ffmpeg -y -i $1 -filter_complex "[0:v] palettegen" palette.png
ffmpeg -y -i $1 -i palette.png -filter_complex "[0:v][1:v] paletteuse" -filter_threads 6 -filter_complex_threads 6 $2
```
```console
convert_mp4_to_quality_gif.sh /path/to/mp4 /path/to/output/gif
```
I figure that, whether ParaView supported exporting GIFs directly or not, you still need to render every frame - so might as well get a video output in addition to GIF.
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### Author:  [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-gif-animation-output-option/7044/5 "2025-05-15T17:50:43Z")
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/22976](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/22976)
I wrote this one up. It is funded.