ChatGPT’s new GIF feature lets you turn a written description or photo into a short animation for messages, presentations or online content.
- Open a new ChatGPT conversation and describe what you want, making it clear that you want an animated GIF.
- Include the movement and style, for example, “Create a looping animated GIF of a smiling robot waving, with a plain blue background.”
- To animate an existing picture, upload it and explain what should move, for example, “Turn this photo into an animated GIF with the clouds moving slowly, keeping the buildings still.”
- Review the result and ask for changes, such as “Make the animation slower” or “Keep the background still and only animate the hand.”
- Save the finished GIF and preview it where you intend to use it, checking that the animation plays correctly.
Start with one simple movement to make the result easier to control. The feature is rolling out, so it may not yet be available on your account.