# GMail Background GIF

> Makes animated GIFs as GMail background possible. Add a GIF in a Google Photos album and use it as theme in GMail settings.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/gmail-background-gif](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gmail-background-gif)

## Overview

- **ID:** `gmail-background-gif`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Thibault Bruyère
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 7
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2024-01-09
- **First published:** 2023-11-07
- **Size:** 77 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gmail-background-gif/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/bruyeret/gMailBackgroundGifExtension](https://github.com/bruyeret/gMailBackgroundGifExtension)

## Description

To use a GIF as a background of GMail:
<ul><li>Install this extension</li><li>Give the extension the two permissions that it needs
<ul><li>Go to <code>about:addons</code></li><li>Click this extension</li><li>Go to "Permissions" and click the two toggles</li></ul></li><li>Create a <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/ad74376c315763b97fc18f728fefc7d2a9eeaeea3540baa5b20db363790911f7/https%3A//photos.google.com/" rel="nofollow">Google Photos</a> album or use an existing album and upload your GIF in it</li><li>In GMail you can now select your GIF as a theme (see <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/31964b792b98e6bb23c5ddb3973cb189c2e1c1ee3d1f7ee8a77e701dd855d54e/https%3A//support.google.com/mail/answer/112508" rel="nofollow">Set a photo as your background</a>)</li></ul>
Feel free to open issues and create pull requests on the <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/82acc2d0e18d861e7f122a89bd4128cde94ddbfbd946bfadc4bb95fb53217adf/https%3A//github.com/bruyeret/gMailBackgroundGifExtension" rel="nofollow">github repository</a> of this extension.

To install this extension on Chrome, follow the instructions on the <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/82acc2d0e18d861e7f122a89bd4128cde94ddbfbd946bfadc4bb95fb53217adf/https%3A//github.com/bruyeret/gMailBackgroundGifExtension" rel="nofollow">github repository</a>.

## Rankings

- #37,889 — Overall
- #35 — gif
- #64 — hd backgrounds
- #70 — background
- #89 — gmail

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`

### Host permissions

- `*://mail.google.com/*`
- `*://lh3.googleusercontent.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: google.com, googleusercontent.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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