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How to Upload Animated Screenshots

By ABI TALENT and 4 collaborators

This guide explains how to upload GIF and PNG files as Steam screenshots. This guide is also the quickest method for uploading custom screenshots.

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Guide Index

Overview

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Quick Access

Introduction

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Credit

Youtube Tutorial

Closing Notes

Comments

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Quick Access

Below are the console commands. Please read the guide before using them.

Animated Screenshot Code:
$J('[name="file_type"]').val("5");

Animated Screenshot Code for Images Longer Than 506 Pixels:
$J('#image_width').val('1000');$J('#image_height').val('1');$J('[name="file_type"]').val("5");

Introduction

The steps below will explain how to upload .GIF (and PNG) files as Steam screenshots.
This is also the fastest and easiest method to uploading custom screenshots.

Step 1

Start by opening this link in a browser:

http://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/edititem/767/3/

Or, if you want to add your screenshot to a game, open the game's upload artwork page in a browser.
Once you've opened it, right click anywhere on the page and select "Inspect Elements".

Step 2

Go to console tab and paste the following code:

$J('[name="file_type"]').val("5");

If your artwork is taller than 506 pixels, paste this code instead:

$J('#image_width').val('1000');$J('#image_height').val('1');$J('[name="file_type"]').val("5");

Once it's pasted in the console, hit enter.

Step 3

After sending the code, close the console and fill out the upload artwork page like normal. When you're done, go ahead and click "Save and Continue". Your artwork will be uploaded as a screenshot!

Credit

Cy wrote the console code.
Aevoa worded and formatted the guide.

Youtube Tutorial

Closing Notes

Have a question? Feel free to leave a comment.

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tungmapu 15 Sep @ 12:18am

So I have to paste both lines, it works for the big one (left one) but the small one is still not working
$J('[name="file_type"]').val("5");
enter and
$J('#image_width').val('1000');$J('#image_height').val('1');$J('[name="file_type"]').val("5");
enter

tungmapu 14 Sep @ 1:03pm

mine doesn't work, the gifs just scale to small size not the full size, while artwork showcase method still make it full size, maybe something change with the code on chrome lately?

♡Luniberries♡ 4 Aug @ 3:52am

works perfectly, thank you! I wish you could make it a game specific screenshot though :(

Bayon 7 Jul @ 10:53am

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ᐯ尺丨ㄥ 11 May @ 1:51pm

kidney gone

Aevoa [author] 2 Apr @ 8:28pm

you could instantly lose one of your kidneys if you do this

kaam wali aunty 3 Jan @ 8:55am

Iya kury i mne pohyi 20 Jul, 2023 @ 5:30am

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R E N A C C I 2 Mar, 2023 @ 1:57am

the right one is not working properly, its showing itself tiny

lightwo 19 Jan, 2023 @ 10:15am

Well, this doesn't work so great. I was hoping to post actual screenshots of things on Steam to use in Discussions, when I noticed thumbnails are missing, considering the web uploader doesn't generate them.

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