How to save a GIF from Twitter - Mashable

1. Right-click the GIF · 2. Click "Copy GIF address" · 3. Go to a GIF downloader · 4. Paste the address to the GIF then click download · 5. Download ... 50?(reverse=false,animate=true):'';"> Space Tech Life SocialGood Entertainment Deals Search Cancel Space Tech Apps&Software Cybersecurity Mobile SmartHome SocialMedia Space TechIndustry Transportation AllTech Life DigitalCulture Family&Parenting Health&Wellness Sex,Dating&Relationships AllLife SocialGood Activism ClimateChange Gender LGBTQ MentalHealth RacialJustice Sustainability AllSocialGood Entertainment Games Movies Podcasts TVShows AllEntertainment Goods&Services Courses House&Home OnlineDating Software MashableShop AllGoods&Services Reviews Newsletters Videos SavingaGIFfromTwitteronyourphonerequiresathird-partyapp. Credit:screenshots:gifwrapped > Tech > AppsandSoftware SoyousawafunGIFonTwitter.That'scool,goodforyou,seemslikefun.Nowyouwanttosaveitforyourownpersonaluse.That'scool,too,butunfortunatelyabitmoreinvolvedthanyoumightthink.Thetaskisn'tdifficult,necessarily,butitdoestakeafewmorestepsthanyoumight'vepreviouslythought.Butonceyoumastertheprocess,youcantakeafunGIFfromTwitterandaddittoyourlibraryinnotimeatall.Here,wewillwalkyouthroughsavingaGIFfromTwitteronyourcomputerandyourphone. SavingaTwitterGIFtoyourcomputerFirst,weneedtoselectaGIFtosave.Easyenough.IlovethesketchshowIThinkYouShouldLeaveandthemanymemesithasspawned,soIthoughtitmightbenicetosavethisGIFfromtheshow.Afterall,IlovethisshowandIlovetoeat. Tweetmayhavebeendeleted Nowthatwe'velocatedagoodGIF,let'swalkthroughthestepsforsavingitonyourcomputer.Apologiesinadvanceforhowmanystepsthisentails.1.Right-clicktheGIFWhenyouright-clicktheGIF,you'llseeabuttonpop-upthatreads"CopyGIFAddress."Itshouldlooklikethis. 2.Click"CopyGIFaddress"That'ssimpleenough,right?3.GotoaGIFdownloaderOK,thisiswherethingsgetabitcomplicated.TwitteractuallypublishesGIFsassmallvideofiles,whicharemuchmoreefficientthanGIFfiles.SoyouhavetodownloadTwitterGIFsasvideosinordertosavethemonyourdevice.Kindofbackwards,butthat'sthewayitis.It'sOK,though,becauseyoucanuseatoollikeTWDownloadortwittervideodownloader.com.4.PastetheaddresstotheGIFthenclickdownloadSo,thisisprettysimple:Pastethelinkthenclickdownload.Here'swhatthatlookslikeonTwitterVideoDownloader. Easyenough,right? Credit:Screenshot:Twittervideodownloader.com 5.DownloadtheGIFAftertheinitialscreen,yourGIFwillpopuponanotherpage.Thenhitdownloadagain,andyou'llseeanMP4versionoftheTwitterGIFpopuponyourscreen. IgnoretheadforLehighValley,Pennsylvania. Credit:screenshot:twittervideodownloader.com Clickthethreedotsinthebottom-rightcornerofthevideo,then,yes,againhitdownload.Itshouldlooklikethis. Thisisthebuttonyou'relookingfor. Credit:twittervideodownloader.com Hereisthedownloadbuttonyouhavetohit. Credit:Twittervideodownloader.com NowyouofficiallyhaveaversionoftheGIFinyourdownloadfolder.ButwhatifyouwanttoturnthatMP4videobackintoaGIFthatyoucanuseacrossallplatforms?Afterall,youwantedtosaveaGIFandnotavideo.Wellthen...6.GotoEZGIF'svideotoGIFconverterOK,Ipromisethereisn'ttoomuchmorework.EZGIFhasatoolthatletsyoueasilyconvertvideofilesintoGIFS.Youcanfindithere.7.ChooseanduploadyourMP4videoChoosetheMP4fileofyourGIFfromthedownloadfolderonyourcomputer.Thenclickuploadvideo. Herearethebuttonsyouneed. Credit:EzGIF 8.ConvertthevideotoaGIFYourvideoshouldautogenerateonthepageafteryouuploadit.Fromthere,scrolldownandhitthebuttonthatreads,"ConverttoGIF."Note:YoucouldtrimtheGIFandedititfurther,shouldyoudesire. Theconvertbuttonshouldbearoundthebottomofthepage. Credit:EZGIF 9.SavetheGIFOK,phew,wehavefinallyarrivedattheendoftheroadforsavingaTwitterGIF.Allyouhavetodonowisrightclicktheoutputimageonthenextpage,thensaveitwithwhatevernameyoudesire.ThenyouhavefinallysavedyourGIF. Thereisalsothesavebutton,butarightclickletsyouchoosethenameoftheGIF. Credit:ezgif SavingaTwitterGIFonyourphoneAsyoumight'veguessedbythispoint,savingaGIFtoyourphonefromTwitteris,well,notsupersimple.Onceagain,sinceGIFsareeffectivelyvideoswithoutsoundonTwitter,thesavingprocessisfarmorecomplicatedthanitwouldbeforastillimage.Thelongandshortofit:You'regoingtoneedanapptosaveTwitterGIFsonyourphone.Asmallinterjectionhere:ItmightjustbeeasiertoGoogletheGIFyou'relookingfor,atthispoint,especiallyifyoudonotfeellikedownloadinganewapp.ResourceslikeGIPHYandotherimage-focusedsiteshavetonsofGIFsthataresupereasytosavetoyourphone.Chancesare,ifyousawitonTwitter,itexistselsewhereandisjustaGooglequeryaway.OK,butifyousimplymustsavetheGIFfromTwitter,andifyouhaveaniPhone,thentheeasiestchoiceislikelytheappGIFwrapped.Here'showyouuseit.1.DownloadtheappYoucanfindtheGIFwrappedapphereforiOS.Unfortunately,thereiscurrentlynoversionofthisappforAndroid.2.CopythelinktothetweetHere'showyoudothat,usingthesametweetIhadintheearliersection. Here'sthebuttontofindthecopylinkbutton. Credit:screenshot:Twitter Thisbuttonwillautomaticallycopythelinktoyourtweet. Credit:screenshot:twitter 3.PastethatlinkinGIFwrappedWhenyouopentheapp,GIFwrappedhasasearchbarwhereyoucanpastelinks.Putyourlinkinthatsearchareathensearch.Simpleenough. Here'sthelinktomytweetinthesearchbar. Credit:screenshot:Gifwrapped 4.SavetheGIFtoyourGIFwrappedlibraryOnceyousearchtheGIFintheapp,itshouldpopulateonthenextpage.Allyouhavetodoissaveittoyourlibraryinsidetheapp—viaabuttononthebottom-leftofthescreen—andpresto,youhaveyourGIFsaved.Fromthere,youcancopyandpasteitwhereveryoulike. Thelowerarrowshowsthefirstbuttonyouhit.ThetoparrowshowsthebuttonyouhittosavetheGIF. Credit:screenshot:gifwrapped HereismyGIF,savedintheGIFwrappedlibraryonmyphone. Credit:screenshot:gifwrapped Now,unfortunately,GIFwrappedisavailableforiPhoneusersonly.Androidusersdohaveoptions,buttheystillmust,onceagain,downloadathird-partyappbecausenothingaboutsavingTwitterGIFsiseasy.AfewdifferentAndroidapps,likethepopularTweet2GIFhavedegradedovertime,butonethatshouldstillworkisistheTWdownloadapp.Youcandownloadithere.Astheapp'sGooglePlaypageshows,allyoudoispastealink—justlikeGIFwrapped—thenhitthedownloadbutton. Thefinalscreenshowshowyoucanchoosethequalityoftheimagewhenyoudownload. Credit:screenshot:GooglePlayStore/mashable Fromthere,youshouldhaveyouGIFandbereadytogo.Butthenagain,maybejustsearchGoogleand/orGIPHYandsaveyourselfthehassle. 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