How to embed a video in Gmail
Make your e-mails more personal and fun by adding an animated thumbnail. 📨
Did you know that adding a video to your e-mail can increase your click-through-rate (CTR) by 300%?! 😲
In case you want to add an animated thumbnail to your e-mail, there are two ways:
Use the Gmail integration
Add a GIF thumbnail
Make sure you have installed the Vormats Chrome extension.
Compose a new e-mail or reply to a thread.
Navigate to the Vormats extension in your Gmail taskbar and select the video(s) you want to include.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/51462a5907943c00/38b18a0a-87da-45c1-854d-5aa369_8p6eb5.gif)
By adding a GIF thumbnail, your recipient will be more likely to click on your video. Here's how to add a GIF thumbnail:
Click on the video in your library and click Share
Select Copy GIF thumbnail. A link will be copied to your clipboard.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b281a0975967800/5a5fed48-ed28-4dea-8cd4-bcbcbb_e9p2zc.gif)
Paste the link into your e-mail and it will show as a GIF thumbnail. 👍🏻
Did you know that adding a video to your e-mail can increase your click-through-rate (CTR) by 300%?! 😲
In case you want to add an animated thumbnail to your e-mail, there are two ways:
Use the Gmail integration
Add a GIF thumbnail
Gmail integration
Make sure you have installed the Vormats Chrome extension.
Compose a new e-mail or reply to a thread.
Navigate to the Vormats extension in your Gmail taskbar and select the video(s) you want to include.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/51462a5907943c00/38b18a0a-87da-45c1-854d-5aa369_8p6eb5.gif)
GIF thumbnail
By adding a GIF thumbnail, your recipient will be more likely to click on your video. Here's how to add a GIF thumbnail:
Click on the video in your library and click Share
Select Copy GIF thumbnail. A link will be copied to your clipboard.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b281a0975967800/5a5fed48-ed28-4dea-8cd4-bcbcbb_e9p2zc.gif)
Paste the link into your e-mail and it will show as a GIF thumbnail. 👍🏻
Updated on: 15/12/2023
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