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Animated GIFs from GIPHY

On self-hosted servers, this feature need to be configured by a server administrator.

Zulip integrates with GIPHY, allowing you to conveniently search for animated GIFs and include them in your messages.

Organization administrators can disable previews of linked images, including GIFs. When previews are enabled, everyone can customize how animated images are played.

Insert a GIF

  • Desktop/Web

  1. Click the add GIF () icon at the bottom of the compose box.

  2. Find a GIF you'd like to use.

  3. Click on an image to insert it in the compose box.

You can preview your message before sending.

Restrict maximum rating of GIFs retrieved from GIPHY

This feature is only available to organization owners and administrators.

By default, the GIPHY integration is configured to only retrieve GIFs that GIPHY categorizes as rated G (General audience). You can change this configure or disable GIPHY integration entirely:

  • Instructions for all platforms

  1. Go to Organization settings.

  2. Under Compose settings, select a rating for GIPHY integration.

  3. Click Save changes.

Privacy

GIPHY is a third-party service owned by Facebook, and any text you enter into Zulip's GIPHY search box will be sent by your browser to GIPHY's servers via the GIPHY API. Because this request is done directly by your browser, GIPHY will be able to see your IP address, and may use that data to track you, similar to if you visited the GIPHY website and typed the same search keywords there.

Zulip proxies all external images in messages through the server, including those from GIPHY, to prevent images from being used to track recipients of GIFs from GIPHY.

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