Bug 505408 - Have Gif files play (animate) in dolphin when the mouse cursor hovers over them (similar to video files)
Summary: Have Gif files play (animate) in dolphin when the mouse cursor hovers over th...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: view-engine: icons mode (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.04.1
Platform: Manjaro Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
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Reported: 2025-06-10 04:20 UTC by Sevenseraphim
Modified: 2025-06-27 02:55 UTC (History)
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Description Sevenseraphim 2025-06-10 04:20:07 UTC 
It would be really cool to have .gif files animate when the mouse cursor is held over them, similar to how movie files are previewed when the cursor is held above them in Dolphin.

Would recommend for the animated playback to be smooth (and looped) and not just a preview like in the case of video files (since gifs are much smaller in size)
Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-06-10 22:20:35 UTC 
Since we can do this for videos, it makes sense for animated gifs as well so long as the back end can do this
Comment 2 Sevenseraphim 2025-06-12 03:31:09 UTC 
Yes, exactly! I hope that the back end can/does support this functionality.