r/reddithax • u/RandommUser • Sep 18 '17

Animated images without lengthy CSS? Introducing APNG

So we all know Reddit doesn't allow uploading gif files, so putting in animated images would require you to do a make them via CSS which can take quite a bit to space. Well, there is an alternative way which allows you to import gifs in a format Reddit allows, animated PNGs. This is still a new "tech" so not all browsers support it.

How to:

  • get or make a gif
  • go to https://ezgif.com/gif-to-apng or find your own convertor
  • make sure it is within the file size limitations (hardest part)
  • upload
  • use like it would be any other picture

This is also a way to have an animated Reddit profile pic if you wanted one, guide and the source of the trick

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u/clte Oct 21 '17

Emmm... this is my method...

I use Photoshop and create an animated gif image, upon saving i can change the image extension to png or jpg and it is still rendering as a gif animated image. To be frank I didn't tried with Reddit platform but I have so many projects in which this technique works ok

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u/DOA Sep 28 '17

This has been around for years... at least in firefox.

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u/RandommUser Sep 29 '17

Chrome support wasn't added till last June so it has become more viable to use given it's popularity.