Create a GIF using Shortcuts
Don’t rely on stock GIFs — you can produce your own unique versions
REQUIRES
iPhone or iPad
YOU WILL LEARN
How to create a GIF via your Photos library using the Shortcuts app and other methods
IT WILL TAKE
5 minutes
GIFS (GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT) may have become less commonly used among the younger generations these days, but they’re still fearsomely popular among those of us of an older persuasion —and we’ve now mastered how to pronounce them, too (like “jif” according to one of the lead inventors, Steve Wilhite).
Here we look at a few methods for creating and sharing these image files in a… ahem, jiffy, the primary one being the use of the Shortcuts app. One shortcut is more specifically geared to using videos from your Photos library, and the other also lets you use Live Photos. There are other ways of achieving a similar result using third– party apps too, with some popular services having GIF–creation tools built in. Time to worry less about what people think of GIFs, then, and concentrate on how fun they can be to produce and share.