GIFs are the funniest and most popular way to interact on Twitter. For the uninitiated, GIFs are short animated video clips that you can use for visual interaction. Twitter has a dedicated GIF search engine that makes it easy to search for and send appropriate GIFs. But if you're looking to download your favorite GIFs from Twitter, there's no easy way to do it. Given the popularity of GIFs on Twitter, you'd expect the company to streamline the GIF download process. But that is not the case. Well, don't worry as we are here with a simple guide on how to download GIFs from Twitter on different platforms.

To download your favorite GIFs from Twitter, you have to depend on third-party websites and apps. The process itself is not complicated. At first it may seem intimidating, but you just need to visit the website and follow a few steps to get the job done. Keep reading to know how you can download your favorite GIFs from Twitter on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices. You can use the table below to navigate the article, depending on your platform.

Note: Previously, you had to download the GIF as a video file and then convert that video to a GIF using tools like ezGIF or Cloud Convert. But you no longer have to do that, as we had recommended websites and apps that directly allow you to download GIFs from Twitter.

If you access Twitter through your Mac or Windows PC, you can use third-party websites and browser extensions to download GIFs. So let's take a look at the tools you can use to download a Twitter GIF via your desktop browser.