# How can I set a video as a background for my app. I mean an animated live background of any tab

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**Created:** [November 13, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-set-a-video-as-a-background-for-my-app-i-mean-an-animated-live-background-of-any-tab/54062 "2022-11-13T12:29:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shilpi\_Sarkar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/shilpi_sarkar/32/36080_2.png) [@Shilpi\_Sarkar](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Shilpi_Sarkar)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-set-a-video-as-a-background-for-my-app-i-mean-an-animated-live-background-of-any-tab/54062/1 "2022-11-13T12:29:23Z")

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I want to set a loop of an animation as the background of my app. I know how to set an image as a background… Petitto and Uzo had told me that. But How can I set a video as background?

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-set-a-video-as-a-background-for-my-app-i-mean-an-animated-live-background-of-any-tab/54062/2 "2022-11-13T16:04:04Z")

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Would probably be better to use an animated GIF image.

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**Author:** ![Shilpi\_Sarkar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/shilpi_sarkar/32/36080_2.png) [@Shilpi\_Sarkar](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Shilpi_Sarkar)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-set-a-video-as-a-background-for-my-app-i-mean-an-animated-live-background-of-any-tab/54062/3 "2022-11-13T16:42:08Z")

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Oooohh… then in the CSS code I have to add the link of an animated Gif?  
Btw thanks for your help 😄😄😄

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-set-a-video-as-a-background-for-my-app-i-mean-an-animated-live-background-of-any-tab/54062/4 "2022-11-13T17:18:25Z")

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Yes, I believe so. Instead of a JPEG, it would just be a GIF.