# How to disable animated gif

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-disable-animated-gif/3671>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [August 11, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-disable-animated-gif/3671 "2017-08-11T14:10:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jos](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/Jos)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-disable-animated-gif/3671/1 "2017-08-11T14:10:04Z")

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Hi,

Is there a possibility to disable the playing of animated gifs?

Best regards,

Jos

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**Author:** ![lindy65](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/lindy65/32/1811_2.png) [@lindy65](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/lindy65)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-disable-animated-gif/3671/2 "2017-08-14T07:40:09Z")

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Hi @Jos,

Thanks for your question,

Could you help explain a little more about which version of Mattermost you have installed and your set-up with animated gifs please?

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**Author:** ![biohazarus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@biohazarus](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/biohazarus)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-disable-animated-gif/3671/3 "2019-04-03T18:09:32Z")

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NOt sure if that was the original intent, but in my case, I would like to disable a gif after I saw it.  
The problem (annoyance) is once I saw and giggle about it, it always catch my attention until enough messages are done to push it “off the screen”.  
The best, I think, would be to have an option to collapse it so it is out of sight.

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**Author:** ![amy.blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/amy.blais/32/7481_2.png) [@amy.blais](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/amy.blais)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-disable-animated-gif/3671/4 "2019-04-04T00:19:44Z")

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Hi @biohazarus,

Depending on your server version, you should be able to see a collapse button on all images and gifs that you can use to collapse those gifs when you want to.

You could go to Main Menu \> Account Settings \> Display \> Default appearance of image previews \> Collapsed, and that way those gifs will be visible only if you click the expand button to display them.