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 Medium, where you have to use YouTube, Vimeo, or other streaming services to host a video. That’s a hassle! Also, if you don’t…