# Peek (software)

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**Peek** is a computer software program for [Linux](/source/Linux) to create simple [animated GIF](/source/Animated_GIF) file based on the [GIF89a](/source/GIF89a) file format. A [screencast](/source/Screencast) is created from a user-defined screen area. Peek is optimized for generating animated GIFs, but can also directly record to [WebM](/source/WebM) or [MP4](/source/MPEG-4_Part_14).[1][2][3]

Peek is not a general purpose screencast app with extended features but rather focuses on the single task of creating small, silent screencasts of an area of the screen for creating GIF animations or silent WebM or MP4 videos.[4][5]

Peek runs on [X11](/source/X_Window_System) or inside a [GNOME Shell](/source/GNOME_Shell) [Wayland](/source/Wayland_(display_server_protocol)) session using [XWayland](/source/XWayland).[6]

Peek has been featured in Issue 206/2018 of the *[Linux Magazine](/source/Linux_Magazine)*.[7]

On January 14, 2023, [peek was declared deprecated.](https://github.com/phw/peek/issues/1191)

## See also

- [Screencast Software](/source/Screencast_Software)
- [Comparison of screencasting software](/source/Comparison_of_screencasting_software)

## References

1. ["Peek is an Animated GIF Screen Recorder Tool for Linux - OMG! Ubuntu!"](http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/08/peek-desktop-gif-screen-recorder-linux). *OMG! Ubuntu!*. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2018-01-03.

1. ["How to Install Peek Gif Recorder on Ubuntu"](http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/02/peek-animated-gif-screen-capture-linux-update). *OMG! Ubuntu!*. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2018-01-03.

1. ["Install Animated GIF Recorder 'Peek' in Ubuntu 16.04 & Higher - Tips on Ubuntu"](http://tipsonubuntu.com/2017/03/25/install-animated-gif-recorder-peek-ubuntu-16-04/). *Tips on Ubuntu*. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2018-01-03.

1. ["Peek - A Simple Animated Gif Screen Recorder for Linux"](https://www.fossmint.com/peek-gif-screen-recorder-for-linux/). *www.fossmint.com*. Retrieved 2017-08-02.

1. ["Peek - The GIF Screen Recorder Sees A New Release"](https://www.debugpoint.com/2017/02/peek-gif-screen-record-cast-linux-app/). *www.debugpoint.com*. Retrieved 2018-01-03.

1. ["Record Animated GIF Images in Ubuntu 16.04 via Peek | UbuntuHandbook"](http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2016/11/record-animated-gif-ubuntu-16-04-peek/). *ubuntuhandbook.org*. Retrieved 2018-01-03.

1. Langner, Christoph. ["In the Can"](http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/206/Peek). *Linux Magazine*. Retrieved 2018-01-04.

## External links

- [Project website](https://github.com/phw/peek) on [GitHub](/source/GitHub).

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