How to Post GIFs to Slack on PC or Mac

Use Giphy

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Sign in to your Slack group. To do so, visit your team workspace URL or open https://slack.com/signin in your web browser.

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Go to https://slack.com/apps/A0F827J2C-giphy . The Giphy page on the Slack App Directory opens.

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Click Install . This green button is in the left column.

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Click Add Giphy Integration.

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Select GIF class. The default grade is G for most viewers, but you can choose another option from the drop-down menu.

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Click Save Integration . Giphy is ready to use.

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Open your Slack workspace.

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Click the channel where you want to share the GIF. The channels will display in the left column.

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Enter /giphy and press ↵ Enter. Replace '' with a keyword that describes the type of GIF you want to share. The appropriate GIF image will appear.

For example, if you want to see a GIF of a cat, enter /giphy cats.

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Click Shuffle to see more relevant GIFs. Keep pressing this button until you find the GIF you want to share.

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Click Send . The selected GIF will appear on the channel.

Upload GIF images from your computer

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Sign in to your Slack group. To do so, visit your team workspace URL or open https://slack.com/signin in your web browser.

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Click the channel where you want to share the GIF. The channel list is located along the left side of the screen.

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Click the + sign at the bottom of the screen, to the left of the input area.

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Click Your computer . The file browser on your computer will appear.

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Click the GIF you want to send. Click the GIF once to select it.

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Click Open .

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Select who can see the GIF. By default, GIFs will only be shared with you. You can select another option from the drop-down menu if necessary.

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Click Upload . So the GIF has been shared with the user you selected.

Lesley Montoya

Update 30 June 2024