diff --git a/src/webpage/direct.ts b/src/webpage/direct.ts
index d12f5bc..797b24e 100644
--- a/src/webpage/direct.ts
+++ b/src/webpage/direct.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Direct extends Guild {
 			const div = document.createElement("div");
 			div.classList.add("flexltr", "liststyle");
 			user.bind(div);
-			div.append(user.buildpfp());
+			div.append(user.buildpfp(undefined, div));
 
 			const userinfos = document.createElement("div");
 			userinfos.classList.add("flexttb");
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class Group extends Channel {
 		const myhtml = document.createElement("span");
 		myhtml.classList.add("ellipsis");
 		myhtml.textContent = this.name;
-		div.appendChild(this.user.buildpfp());
+		div.appendChild(this.user.buildpfp(undefined, div));
 		div.appendChild(myhtml);
 		(div as any).myinfo = this;
 		div.onclick = (_) => {
diff --git a/src/webpage/embed.ts b/src/webpage/embed.ts
index e5eba7a..0c3bdc2 100644
--- a/src/webpage/embed.ts
+++ b/src/webpage/embed.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {Message} from "./message.js";
 import {MarkDown} from "./markdown.js";
 import {embedjson, invitejson} from "./jsontypes.js";
-import {getapiurls, getBulkUsers, getInstances, Specialuser} from "./utils/utils.js";
+import {createImg, getapiurls, getBulkUsers, getInstances, Specialuser} from "./utils/utils.js";
 import {Guild} from "./guild.js";
 import {I18n} from "./i18n.js";
 import {ImagesDisplay} from "./disimg.js";
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class Embed {
 		return div;
 	}
 	generateImage() {
-		const img = document.createElement("img");
+		const img = createImg(this.json.thumbnail.proxy_url);
 		img.classList.add("messageimg");
 		img.onclick = function () {
 			const full = new ImagesDisplay([
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ class Embed {
 			]);
 			full.show();
 		};
-		img.src = this.json.thumbnail.proxy_url;
 		if (this.json.thumbnail.width) {
 			let scale = 1;
 			const max = 96 * 3;
diff --git a/src/webpage/file.ts b/src/webpage/file.ts
index 1ac1af8..b213c03 100644
--- a/src/webpage/file.ts
+++ b/src/webpage/file.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {filejson} from "./jsontypes.js";
 import {ImagesDisplay} from "./disimg.js";
 import {makePlayBox, MediaPlayer} from "./media.js";
 import {I18n} from "./i18n.js";
+import {createImg} from "./utils/utils.js";
 class File {
 	owner: Message | null;
 	id: string;
@@ -47,9 +48,10 @@ class File {
 			this.width /= scale;
 			this.height /= scale;
 		}
+
 		if (this.content_type.startsWith("image/")) {
 			const div = document.createElement("div");
-			const img = document.createElement("img");
+			const img = createImg(src);
 			if (!fullScreen) {
 				img.classList.add("messageimg");
 				div.classList.add("messageimgdiv");
@@ -66,7 +68,6 @@ class File {
 					full.show();
 				}
 			};
-			img.src = src;
 			div.append(img);
 			if (this.width && !fullScreen) {
 				div.style.maxWidth = this.width + "px";
diff --git a/src/webpage/guild.ts b/src/webpage/guild.ts
index 551713c..8e48644 100644
--- a/src/webpage/guild.ts
+++ b/src/webpage/guild.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {User} from "./user.js";
 import {I18n} from "./i18n.js";
 import {Emoji} from "./emoji.js";
 import {webhookMenu} from "./webhooks.js";
+import {createImg} from "./utils/utils.js";
 
 class Guild extends SnowFlake {
 	owner!: Localuser;
@@ -745,9 +746,8 @@ class Guild extends SnowFlake {
 			icon = guild.icon;
 		}
 		if (icon !== null) {
-			const img = document.createElement("img");
+			const img = createImg(guild.info.cdn + "/icons/" + guild.id + "/" + icon + ".png");
 			img.classList.add("pfp", "servericon");
-			img.src = guild.info.cdn + "/icons/" + guild.id + "/" + icon + ".png";
 			divy.appendChild(img);
 			if (guild instanceof Guild) {
 				img.onclick = () => {
diff --git a/src/webpage/localuser.ts b/src/webpage/localuser.ts
index 486cb94..d90c3b9 100644
--- a/src/webpage/localuser.ts
+++ b/src/webpage/localuser.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {Channel} from "./channel.js";
 import {Direct} from "./direct.js";
 import {AVoice} from "./audio/voice.js";
 import {User} from "./user.js";
-import {getapiurls, getBulkUsers, SW} from "./utils/utils.js";
+import {createImg, getapiurls, getBulkUsers, SW} from "./utils/utils.js";
 import {getBulkInfo, setTheme, Specialuser} from "./utils/utils.js";
 import {
 	channeljson,
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ class Localuser {
 			const userInfo = document.createElement("div");
 			userInfo.classList.add("flexltr", "switchtable");
 
-			const pfp = document.createElement("img");
-			pfp.src = specialUser.pfpsrc;
+			const pfp = createImg(specialUser.pfpsrc);
 			pfp.classList.add("pfp");
 			userInfo.append(pfp);
 
@@ -1244,24 +1243,26 @@ class Localuser {
 			content.classList.add("discovery-guild");
 
 			if (guild.banner) {
-				const banner = document.createElement("img");
+				const banner = createImg(
+					this.info.cdn + "/icons/" + guild.id + "/" + guild.banner + ".png?size=256",
+				);
 				banner.classList.add("banner");
 				banner.crossOrigin = "anonymous";
-				banner.src = this.info.cdn + "/icons/" + guild.id + "/" + guild.banner + ".png?size=256";
 				banner.alt = "";
 				content.appendChild(banner);
 			}
 
 			const nameContainer = document.createElement("div");
 			nameContainer.classList.add("flex");
-			const img = document.createElement("img");
+			const img = createImg(
+				this.info.cdn +
+					(guild.icon
+						? "/icons/" + guild.id + "/" + guild.icon + ".png?size=48"
+						: "/embed/avatars/3.png"),
+			);
 			img.classList.add("icon");
 			img.crossOrigin = "anonymous";
-			img.src =
-				this.info.cdn +
-				(guild.icon
-					? "/icons/" + guild.id + "/" + guild.icon + ".png?size=48"
-					: "/embed/avatars/3.png");
+
 			img.alt = "";
 			nameContainer.appendChild(img);
 
@@ -1797,6 +1798,20 @@ class Localuser {
 					initState: !this.perminfo.user.disableColors,
 				},
 			);
+			const gifSettings = ["hover", "always", "never"] as const;
+			accessibility.addSelect(
+				I18n.accessibility.playGif(),
+				(i) => {
+					localStorage.setItem("gifSetting", gifSettings[i]);
+				},
+				gifSettings.map((_) => I18n.accessibility.gifSettings[_]()),
+				{
+					defaultIndex:
+						((gifSettings as readonly string[]).indexOf(
+							localStorage.getItem("gifSetting") as string,
+						) + 1 || 1) - 1,
+				},
+			);
 		}
 		{
 			const connections = settings.addButton(I18n.getTranslation("localuser.connections"));
@@ -1891,15 +1906,14 @@ class Localuser {
 								const container = document.createElement("div");
 
 								if (application.cover_image || application.icon) {
-									const cover = document.createElement("img");
-									cover.crossOrigin = "anonymous";
-									cover.src =
+									const cover = createImg(
 										this.info.cdn +
-										"/app-icons/" +
-										application.id +
-										"/" +
-										(application.cover_image || application.icon) +
-										".png?size=256";
+											"/app-icons/" +
+											application.id +
+											"/" +
+											(application.cover_image || application.icon) +
+											".png?size=256",
+									);
 									cover.alt = "";
 									cover.loading = "lazy";
 									container.appendChild(cover);
diff --git a/src/webpage/message.ts b/src/webpage/message.ts
index 1a4fb44..1a8778b 100644
--- a/src/webpage/message.ts
+++ b/src/webpage/message.ts
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class Message extends SnowFlake {
 				this.message_reference ||
 				!messageTypes.has(premessage.type);
 			if (combine) {
-				const pfp = this.author.buildpfp();
+				const pfp = this.author.buildpfp(undefined, div);
 				this.author.bind(pfp, this.guild, false);
 				pfpRow.appendChild(pfp);
 			}
diff --git a/src/webpage/user.ts b/src/webpage/user.ts
index 6edd6e1..68c908c 100644
--- a/src/webpage/user.ts
+++ b/src/webpage/user.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {I18n} from "./i18n.js";
 import {Direct} from "./direct.js";
 import {Hover} from "./hover.js";
 import {Dialog} from "./settings.js";
+import {createImg} from "./utils/utils.js";
 
 class User extends SnowFlake {
 	owner: Localuser;
@@ -456,10 +457,9 @@ class User extends SnowFlake {
 		}
 	}
 
-	buildpfp(guild: Guild | void | Member | null): HTMLImageElement {
-		const pfp = document.createElement("img");
+	buildpfp(guild: Guild | void | Member | null, hoverElm: void | HTMLElement): HTMLImageElement {
+		const pfp = createImg(this.getpfpsrc(), undefined, hoverElm);
 		pfp.loading = "lazy";
-		pfp.src = this.getpfpsrc();
 		pfp.classList.add("pfp");
 		pfp.classList.add("userid:" + this.id);
 		if (guild) {
@@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ class User extends SnowFlake {
 				if (guild instanceof Guild) {
 					const memb = await Member.resolveMember(this, guild);
 					if (!memb) return;
-					pfp.src = memb.getpfpsrc();
+					pfp.setSrcs(memb.getpfpsrc());
 				} else {
-					pfp.src = guild.getpfpsrc();
+					pfp.setSrcs(guild.getpfpsrc());
 				}
 			})();
 		}
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class User extends SnowFlake {
 	async buildstatuspfp(guild: Guild | void | Member | null): Promise<HTMLDivElement> {
 		const div = document.createElement("div");
 		div.classList.add("pfpDiv");
-		const pfp = this.buildpfp(guild);
+		const pfp = this.buildpfp(guild, div);
 		div.append(pfp);
 		const status = document.createElement("div");
 		status.classList.add("statusDiv");
@@ -560,9 +560,10 @@ class User extends SnowFlake {
 	changepfp(update: string | null): void {
 		this.avatar = update;
 		this.hypotheticalpfp = false;
-		const src = this.getpfpsrc();
-		Array.from(document.getElementsByClassName("userid:" + this.id)).forEach((element) => {
-			(element as HTMLImageElement).src = src;
+		//const src = this.getpfpsrc();
+		Array.from(document.getElementsByClassName("userid:" + this.id)).forEach((_element) => {
+			//(element as HTMLImageElement).src = src;
+			//FIXME
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -719,12 +720,14 @@ class User extends SnowFlake {
 			for (const badgejson of badges) {
 				const badge = document.createElement(badgejson.link ? "a" : "div");
 				badge.classList.add("badge");
-				const img = document.createElement("img");
+				let src: string;
 				if (URL.canParse(badgejson.icon)) {
-					img.src = badgejson.icon;
+					src = badgejson.icon;
 				} else {
-					img.src = this.info.cdn + "/badge-icons/" + badgejson.icon + ".png";
+					src = this.info.cdn + "/badge-icons/" + badgejson.icon + ".png";
 				}
+				const img = createImg(src, undefined, badgediv);
+
 				badge.append(img);
 				let hovertxt: string;
 				if (badgejson.translate) {
@@ -810,11 +813,11 @@ class User extends SnowFlake {
 		return div;
 	}
 	getBanner(guild: Guild | null | Member): HTMLImageElement {
-		const banner = document.createElement("img");
+		const banner = createImg(undefined);
 
 		const bsrc = this.getBannerUrl();
 		if (bsrc) {
-			banner.src = bsrc;
+			banner.setSrcs(bsrc);
 			banner.classList.add("banner");
 		}
 
@@ -822,7 +825,7 @@ class User extends SnowFlake {
 			if (guild instanceof Member) {
 				const bsrc = guild.getBannerUrl();
 				if (bsrc) {
-					banner.src = bsrc;
+					banner.setSrcs(bsrc);
 					banner.classList.add("banner");
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -830,7 +833,7 @@ class User extends SnowFlake {
 					if (!memb) return;
 					const bsrc = memb.getBannerUrl();
 					if (bsrc) {
-						banner.src = bsrc;
+						banner.setSrcs(bsrc);
 						banner.classList.add("banner");
 					}
 				});
diff --git a/src/webpage/utils/utils.ts b/src/webpage/utils/utils.ts
index f30dd54..b07b918 100644
--- a/src/webpage/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/webpage/utils/utils.ts
@@ -583,6 +583,63 @@ export async function getapiurls(str: string): Promise<
 	}
 	return false;
 }
+function isAnimated(src: string) {
+	return src.endsWith(".apng") || src.endsWith(".gif");
+}
+const staticImgMap = new Map<string, string | Promise<string>>();
+export function createImg(
+	src: string | undefined,
+	staticsrc: string | void,
+	elm: HTMLElement | void,
+) {
+	const settings =
+		localStorage.getItem("gifSetting") || ("hover" as "hover") || "always" || "never";
+	const img = document.createElement("img");
+	elm ||= img;
+	img.crossOrigin = "anonymous";
+	img.onload = async () => {
+		if (settings === "always") return;
+		if (!src) return;
+		if (isAnimated(src) && !staticsrc) {
+			let s = staticImgMap.get(src);
+			if (s) {
+				staticsrc = await s;
+			} else {
+				staticImgMap.set(
+					src,
+					new Promise(async (res) => {
+						const c = new OffscreenCanvas(img.naturalWidth, img.naturalHeight);
+						const ctx = c.getContext("2d");
+						if (!ctx) return;
+						ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
+						const blob = await c.convertToBlob();
+						res(URL.createObjectURL(blob));
+					}),
+				);
+				staticsrc = (await staticImgMap.get(src)) as string;
+			}
+			img.src = staticsrc;
+		}
+	};
+	elm.onmouseover = () => {
+		if (settings === "never") return;
+		if (img.src !== src && src) {
+			img.src = src;
+		}
+	};
+	elm.onmouseleave = () => {
+		if (staticsrc && settings !== "always") {
+			img.src = staticsrc;
+		}
+	};
+	img.src = settings !== "always" ? staticsrc || src || "" : src || "";
+	return Object.assign(img, {
+		setSrcs: (nsrc: string, nstaticsrc: string | void) => {
+			src = nsrc;
+			staticsrc = nstaticsrc;
+		},
+	});
+}
 /**
  *
  * This function takes in a string and checks if the string is a valid instance
diff --git a/src/webpage/webhooks.ts b/src/webpage/webhooks.ts
index 4437c0a..93ac879 100644
--- a/src/webpage/webhooks.ts
+++ b/src/webpage/webhooks.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ async function webhookMenu(
 				const nameBox = document.createElement("div");
 				nameBox.classList.add("flexttb");
 				nameBox.append(name);
-				const pfp = user.buildpfp();
+				const pfp = user.buildpfp(undefined, div);
 				div.append(pfp, nameBox);
 				form.addHTMLArea(div);
 
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 89fac01..4cf0821 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -147,7 +147,13 @@
 	"spoiler": "Spoiler",
 	"accessibility": {
 		"name": "Accessibility",
-		"roleColors": "Disable role colors"
+		"roleColors": "Disable role colors",
+		"playGif": "Play gifs:",
+		"gifSettings": {
+			"hover": "Hover",
+			"always": "Always",
+			"never": "Never"
+		}
 	},
 	"searchGifs": "Search Tenor",
 	"channel": {