# Should Discourse convert GIFs to mp4 video files?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-discourse-convert-gifs-to-mp4-video-files/16739>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [21 Junho , 2014 08:24 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-discourse-convert-gifs-to-mp4-video-files/16739 "2014-06-21T08:24:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [6 Novembro , 2018 02:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-discourse-convert-gifs-to-mp4-video-files/16739/19 "2018-11-06T02:36:32Z")

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We do handle enormo gif links now in a sane way. One thing we don’t yet offer is the “expand it anyway” option 🤔

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