We love animated GIFs, and we love how it’s becoming easier and easier to create your own online.

A tool called GIF YouTube has taken almost all the pain and thought out of turning your favorite YouTube clip into a shareable animated GIF. There are really only three simple steps involved.

1. First, load-up the excellent YouTube page of your choosing.

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2. Modify the URL of the page by adding “gif” before the “youtube.com” part, and press Enter.

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::Diddly-doo diddly-doo:: You’ll be transported to the GIF YouTube service, where your clip will be prepped and ready for you to GIF-ify.

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3. After choosing your desired section of the video (with the option to select up to 10 seconds), press the Create gif button and — schwing! — you’ll be presented with a page featuring your final product:

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