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    How to add GIF as a background in Opera GX?

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    • willdooperagx
      willdooperagx last edited by

      I wanted to add GIF to my background but I don't know how.

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @willdooperagx last edited by

        @willdooperagx I don't think GIF is an accepted format. Anyway, to change your wallpaper, open the Easy Setup, click on add your own wallpaper and select the image you want to use.

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        • kened
          kened Banned @willdooperagx last edited by

          @willdooperagx For animated wallpapers you have to use .webp format.

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          • swedenoppvp
            swedenoppvp @leocg last edited by

            @leocg To be honest they should add support for gif formats and other files such as mp4, JPEG, AVI, MPEG, mov, vmv, ect.

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            • wloopis
              wloopis last edited by

              Hello, willdooperagx. You need to put ''.png'' to your gif name and choose ''All files'' selection. Then go to ''Add your background'' and your background is ready. Enjoy your new background!

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              • wloopis
                wloopis @swedenoppvp last edited by

                @swedenoppvp Hello, swedenoppvp. You need to put ''.png'' to the last of your file name and choose ''All files'' selection, your background is ready. Enjoy your new background!

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                  west9599 LOKI-SIMP-HELPo-o anbukatana 4 Replies Last reply
                • west9599
                  west9599 @wloopis last edited by

                  @wloopis

                  @wloopis said in How to add GIF as a background in Opera GX?:

                  @swedenoppvp Hello, swedenoppvp. You need to put ''.png'' to the last of your file name and choose ''All files'' selection, your background is ready. Enjoy your new background!

                  This does not work for win10 as the .gif and what not is no longer part of the file name, any other ideas?

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                  • west9599
                    west9599 @wloopis last edited by

                    @wloopis nvm figured it out

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User @west9599 last edited by

                      @west9599 how? So what have you done that you can do a gif as your background?

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                      • LOKI-SIMP-HELPo-o
                        LOKI-SIMP-HELPo-o @wloopis last edited by

                        @wloopis omg thank you so much i have been trying to do this for so long thank you!

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                        • LOKI-SIMP-HELPo-o
                          LOKI-SIMP-HELPo-o @Guest last edited by

                          @samsamtran so you can edit the file name right, you need to put .png at the end of the file name after you save the image as but make sure the .gif part is gone sry if its confusing

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                          • RandoomGeekoo
                            RandoomGeekoo @Guest last edited by

                            @samsamtran To change in the extension you need to open your file explorer (Win + E) and display the extensions in file explorer view settings :

                            55816b7a-8ea3-45c7-824b-8238609cba8d-image.png

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                            • kiteflyer324
                              kiteflyer324 @wloopis last edited by

                              @wloopis thanks for the tip it worked!!!

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                              • anbukatana
                                anbukatana @wloopis last edited by

                                @wloopis tysm omg

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                                • HueBit
                                  HueBit last edited by

                                  Just turn the .gif file to a .jpeg file

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                                  • alexhasahead
                                    alexhasahead @kened last edited by

                                    @kened I changed my live wallpaper from .gif to .webp and it still said "Unsupported File Type". What do I do now?

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                                    • HueBit
                                      HueBit @alexhasahead last edited by

                                      @alexhasahead just turn the wallpaper on .jpeg

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                                      • burnout426
                                        burnout426 Volunteer @alexhasahead last edited by

                                        @alexhasahead said in How to add GIF as a background in Opera GX?:

                                        I changed my live wallpaper from .gif to .webp

                                        Did you actually convert to webp?

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                                        • skelinatra
                                          skelinatra @burnout426 last edited by

                                          @burnout426 Mine actually converts to webp or png with show file extension on, so, shoot. I cannot figure it out

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                                          • burnout426
                                            burnout426 Volunteer @skelinatra last edited by

                                            @skelinatra If you can upload the file somewhere, others can try it and see what the issue is.

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