# Add support for animated GIF covers
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-support-for-animated-gif-covers/54265
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [September 1, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-support-for-animated-gif-covers/54265 "2021-09-01T21:45:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-support-for-animated-gif-covers/54265/21 "2026-03-25T18:39:43Z")
As neither gif nor webp are standard compliant formats for embedded covers, I think it is a vain attempt to get these displayed. If it works - fine. If it doesn't - that's the way it is.
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### Author:  [@mista\_j](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mista_j)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-support-for-animated-gif-covers/54265/22 "2026-03-25T18:48:09Z")
Yeah, it would just be nice to be able to see the thumbnail somewhere while these files are on my PC, so I had to ask. In windows the files I embed these to don’t show thumbnails. So it’s a blank looking file everywhere except my music player. I’ll likely have to just use a tag field for a description or maybe the checkbox to denote animated artworks
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-support-for-animated-gif-covers/54265/23 "2026-04-01T18:48:33Z")
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