How to Generate GIFs From Videos on macOS

Using the Shortcuts app to create GIFs on Mac

Imagine you’re on macOS writing a technical blog post and you need to add a screen-recording to your post to make yourself clearer. You summon the in-built screen-recorder of macOS by pressing Cmd + Shift + 5 and create a recording.

Sadly, the file size of the screen-recording becomes too large, or you’re writing on a platform like , where you have to use , , or other streaming services to host a video. That’s a hassle! Also, if you don’t…

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Author of Getting Started with WidgetKit (2021) | Research Assistant at University of Houston-Victoria | iOS Engineer | Full Stack Engineer

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Sagun Raj Lage

Author of Getting Started with WidgetKit (2021) | Research Assistant at University of Houston-Victoria | iOS Engineer | Full Stack Engineer