How do I create a GIF screencast in Windows?
Problem
I need a way to record my Windows desktop and save it as an animated GIF file. Here's an example: I need GIF animations so that they can run from a web page without requiring any plugins. I want to record and save directly as a GIF. How can I create a GIF screencast?
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Fix for: How do I create a GIF screencast in Windows?
I've been using licecap in various Super User answers. It's dead simple to use as you can see from this animated GIF image - just extend it over your recording area, hit record, set a save file, do your thing and hit stop. It's free, works pretty well, and seems simpler than most of the alternatives. It's entirely free and has Windows and OS X ports. On Windows 8.1 and hdpi displays, you'll need to turn off per app display scaling to get it to work normally without turning off global display sc…
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