Ubuntu – How to screen record to GIF

The following guide shows how to install and use the Peek.

Peek is a simple animated GIF screen recorder with an easy to use interface that allows you to record portions, or your whole screen, and save as a GIF file. 

1. Press Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard to open the terminal
2. Run the following commands to install Peek

3. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:peek-developers/stable
   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install peek

4. You will now find Peek by clicking on the Ubuntu icon in the launcher and searching for Peek
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6. To use Peek, position the record window over the area to record – you can make the window smaller or larger as required.
7. When ready to record, click on the ‘Record’ button – a three second count down will start before recording begins
8. After capturing the recording, press ‘Stop’ and save the file.