Sending GIFs in Slack is just plain fun.
Giphy is a built in Slack app for sending a GIFs in your messages.
How to send a GIF in Slack with Giphy
There are two ways to use it:
- With a shortcut that lets you choose a conversation
- With a slash command from an active conversation.
Sending with a Shortcut
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Click the ⚡ icon near the message input at the bottom of the Slack window. This will bring up a search bar where you can search for and click
Giphy
.
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A modal will appear that lets you search a GIF you want to send. In the example, the user searched
herd of cats
.
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After you run your search, you can click
Shuffle
to find a similar GIF orShare
to send the current one.
Sending with a Slash command
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Type
/giphy
and the term you want to search for, then pressEnter
. In this example, the user typed/giphy herd of cats
.
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After you run your search, you can click
Shuffle
to find a similar GIF orSend
to share the current one.Only you can see the GIF until you click
Send
.
That’s it, enjoy sending GIFs! 🎉
If you like Giphy, you might enjoy Slate, which lets you make your own memes in Slack.
Check out this post from Slack for more on using Giphy.