# Technical Documentation: NickeManarin/ScreenToGif

> ℹ️ **Provenance:** Multi-Tier Ingestion · [CodeWiki Reference](https://codewiki.google/github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif)

### Overview (`README.md`)

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif" target="_blank">
    <img align="center" alt="screen recorder" src="https://nickemanarin.github.io/ScreenToGif-Website/logos/ms-icon-144x144.png" />
  </a>
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/stargazers" target="_blank">
    <img alt="GitHub stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif.svg" />
  </a>

  <a href="https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/releases" target="_blank">
    <img alt="All releases" src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/total.svg" />
  </a>

  <a href="https://chocolatey.org/packages/screentogif" target="_blank">
    <img alt="All Chocolatey releases" src="https://img.shields.io/chocolatey/dt/screentogif.svg" />
  </a>
</p>

<h1 align="center">
  ScreenToGif 🎬
  <a href="http://www.screentogif.com/" target="_blank">screentogif.com</a>
</h1>

<p align="center">This tool allows you to record a selected area of your <strong>screen</strong>, live feed from your <strong>webcam</strong> or live drawings from a <strong>sketchboard</strong>. Afterward, you can edit and save the animation as a gif, apng, video, psd or png image.</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/releases" target="_blank">
    <img align="center" alt="download" src="https://nickemanarin.github.io/ScreenToGif-Website/wiki/download-now.png"/>
  </a>
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/screentogif/9n3sqk8pds8g" target="_blank">
    <img align="center" alt="download Microsoft Store" src="https://nickemanarin.github.io/ScreenToGif-Website/wiki/download-store.png"/>
  </a>

  <a href="https://chocolatey.org/packages/screentogif" target="_blank">
    <img align="center" alt="Download from Chocolatey" src="https://nickemanarin.github.io/ScreenToGif-Website/wiki/download-chocolatey.png"/>
  </a>
</p>

<p align="center">
  <g-emoji ios-version="6.0" fallback-src="https://assets-cdn.github.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/26a0.png" alias="warning">⚠️</g-emoji>
  Attention, it requires <a href="https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/9.0/runtime">.NET 9 Desktop Runtime</a> (or above). 
  <g-emoji ios-version="6.0" fallback-src="https://assets-cdn.github.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/26a0.png" alias="warning">⚠️</g-emoji>
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/releases/latest" target="_blank">
    <img alt="Latest GitHub release" src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/nickemanarin/screentogif.svg" />
  </a>

  <a href="https://chocolatey.org/packages/screentogif" target="_blank">
    <img alt="Latest Chocolatey release" src="https://img.shields.io/chocolatey/v/screentogif.svg" />
  </a>

  <a href="https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/wiki/Help" target="_blank">
    <img alt="Documentation WIP" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Docs-WIP-red.svg" />
  </a>

  <a href="https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/issues" target="_blank">
    <img alt="Issues" src="https://img.shields.io/github/issues/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif.svg" />
  </a>

  <a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://discord.gg/XgEqDHX">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/discord/318260719680356352.svg" alt="Discord" />
  </a>
</p>
	
<h2>Would you like to help the project?</h2>

 * PayPal donation: [](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=JCY2BGLULSWVJ&lc=US&item_name=ScreenToGif&item_number=screentogif&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted)
 * Patreon subscription: [](https://www.patreon.com/nicke)
 * Ko-fi donation: [](https://ko-fi.com/B0B7Y5Z9)
 * Flattr subscription: https://flattr.com/@NickeManarin/domain/screentogif.com 
 * Steam wishlist: [](http://steamcommunity.com/id/nickesm/wishlist)
 * GOG Galaxy wishlist: https://www.gog.com/u/Nickesm/wishlist
 * Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2S54SRWY2K8KF?ref_=wl_share
 * Feedback (reporting bugs, ideas, etc) [](https://twitter.com/NickeManarin)
 * [Anyone can still contribute to the localization of the app/website/installer](https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/blob/master/LOCALIZATION.md)
 * Create a review. :)


<h2>Please, avoid selling this app as yours</h2>
I don't care if you copy the source code to use in your project, but please avoid simply changing the name and selling as your work. 
That's not why I'm sharing the source code, at all.

<h2>Screenshots</h2>

<p align="center">
 <img align="center" alt="start up" src="https://nickemanarin.github.io/ScreenToGif-Website/media/Recorder.png" />
</p>

<p align="center">
 <img align="center" alt="start up" src="https://nickemanarin.github.io/ScreenToGif-Website/media/Startup.png" />
</p>

<p align="center">
  <img align="center" alt="editor" src="https://nickemanarin.github.io/ScreenToGif-Website/media/Editor.gif" />
</p>

<p align="center">
  <img align="center" alt="option" src="https://nickemanarin.github.io/ScreenToGif-Website/media/Options.gif" />
</p>

<p align="center">
  <img align="center" alt="keystrokes" src="https://nickemanarin.github.io/ScreenToGif-Website/media/Keys.gif" />
</p>

<h2>Mentions</h2>

<table>
	<tr>
		<th>Website</th>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td><a href="https://www.chip.de/downloads/Screen-To-Gif_65993193.html">Chip</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td><a href="https://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Graphic-Others/Screen-to-Gif.shtml">Softpedia</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td><a href="https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=2895">PortableFreeware</a></td>
	</tr>
</table>

<h2>The creator also distributes this app via these websites</h2>

* [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/packages/screentogif)
* [FOSSHUB](https://www.fosshub.com/ScreenToGif.html)
* [Microsoft Store](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/screentogif/9n3sqk8pds8g)

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### Overview (`ScreenToGif/Readme.md`)

# ScreenToGif  

This is the current project of ScreenToGif.  

_VS 2022 and .NET 9 or newer required._

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### ScreenToGif Docs Documentation (`ScreenToGif/Docs/Documentation.md`)

## ScreenToGif Developer Documentation

Would you like to help build this developer documentation? 

### Sections

From an user perspective, the app is divided into two main parts, the recorders and the editor.

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- Canonical Reference: https://codewiki.google/github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif