Having a strange issue where any Gif I try to post isn't being properly animated. I've tried to upload them on 2 diffirent browsers and on multiple of my asset-pages, but nothing seems to be working.

I thought the new .gif files I was trying to upload were the problem, but even why I try to post older .gif's that are already on my page, they appear as static images, while the ones that are already on there are working just fine.

^^ Can you guys let me know if these are animated for you? Is this just an issue on my end?

Not animating from where I'm at.

Have the same issue posting gifs myself.

I have the same issue. My GIFs are not animating (even those which were working yesterday).

Same

Same here, I think this is most likely a bug from itch's side or something.

Gif's appear to work if you upload them in the screenshots section, but not on the page layout. I hope this get resolved soon 

The gif I have set as my store banner stopped animating today. Nice to know I'm not alone.

Same here! I've been trying to replace a cover image with a gif but it's not working.

Same. the background of my game page was animating but it stop recently...

same here with my game screenshots

Same issue. Can't upload any form of animated gifs to my project pages or devlogs; Itch simply posts the first frame. Fortunately, gifs uploaded prior to this issue's appearance aren't affected retroactively.

Same issue...

Even some gifs uploaded a long time ago are not working. Some do, some don't, not sure why. 

I'm having the same problem .gif banners stopped working. And any new .gif I try to upload anywhere on the page, regardless of size, doesn't work :(

Seeing the same thing with my gif thumbnails :c 

Yeah noticed this on my side too!

Same issue over here. The gif banner for my game is also not animating correctly.

That's not cool !  I just released my tool for quickly creating GIFs from images and modifying   them using 90+ shaders.Maybe the  itch developers won't need to worry about this anymore :(( Will itch.io ever fix GIF support?"
https://cofdins.itch.io/shader-swap-shaders-editor-online

Same issue.

Also, to your question, no. Your sprites don't appear animated here either.

I'm adding to this. I have the same problem but made even weirder - One of the gifs on my main page won't STOP animating even if your mouse isn't on it. In fact, it's the opposite. If you place your cover over it it stops. Except for the latest game the rest also no longer work except that one. 

My GIFs are animating again!

At least in the game cover image.

Same issue over here across all our asset packs. I hope this get resolved soon!

It's the same for me. None of the GIF animations work. Anyone know what's going on?

same here, it's still not working

Mine also began working on the cover images

Mine appear to be working now.

None of my banners and screenshots animate at all, although the screenshots animate if you click on them.

Here's a test GIF that should be animated:

Edit: Clearly still does not fully work, above image is static as of 10/10/25

Same, screenshots and newly uploaded gifs are still not working.

same problem! I hope they can fix this soon :(

Same... (((

Yup still nothing.

yesterday I wasn't able to upload banners, today I can but GIF still cannot be animated.

I have a partial solution:

Store your animated GIFs in a public GitHub repository and link the raw content URL in the HTML/Markdown with an <img> tag (HTML) or a ![]() (Markdown).

Here’s an example:

• Image link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jbunke/tdsm-art/refs/heads/master/_tdsm/logo/itch/tdsm-itch-card-3-mini.gif
• Repository: jbunke/tdsm-art

This works for GIFs in project page and devlog bodies, but it doesn’t work for banners or background images, since those have to be uploaded via the theme editor, and thus they rely on Itch.io to be animated and rendered correctly.

Same issue.

Hi! It’s been about a month since this issue began (if I’m not mistaken), and for those of us who provide animation products, it’s becoming a significant challenge. I really don’t want to sound insistent, but I was wondering if there’s any official update on the situation. I’d really appreciate it if someone could point me toward any ray of light here.

Thanks for your time and for all the work you’re doing to get this resolved.

This not working for me. And haven't heard any updates about this issue.

Same, after 2 months

Same here, and I see that these are old posts, but I got this today, my pages were animating just fine, but now they do not work.

Same! Just ran into this, newly uploaded gifs don't animate.

This is a problem for me, too.

Animated gifs work when clicked in some areas and not others.

Main project page: the gif (of trees) plays. https://falsfiction.itch.io/earthquest-tileset/

Devlog: the gifs don’t play. https://falsfiction.itch.io/earthquest-tileset/devlog/1136895/fog-snow-release

:( I was hoping this issue is just temp
my game needs gifs! https://maxfragman.itch.io/egg

I think it’s time to start calling this issue out on social media. They don’t seem to respond to support messages about it and they certainly aren’t replying here.

it would be nice to get some info on this issue and wether its an intentional change or a bug.

I even sent a message on X to @moonscript to see if I could get some information or at least draw attention to the fact that this is a serious issue for a store that sells games and assets, and it really needs to be addressed. But I haven’t received a response.

It’s becoming hard to understand how something so specific and repeatedly mentioned on the forum is being left unattended. It’s also something that impacts both creators and buyers. It makes me think that something might not be working properly at itch.io (payouts have been taking longer than before, too).

I truly hope it’s resolved soon! It honestly feels like my product is sitting in a shop window with broken glass.