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Gmail doesn’t support videos that play inside the email, so Sendspark lets you send your video as an animated GIF preview linked to the full video. Just record your video, click Copy Linked GIF, then paste it into your Gmail draft and send. Recipients click the GIF to watch the full video in their browser.

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Key takeaways

  • Gmail is one of the few email clients that does not support embedded video, so Sendspark uses an animated GIF preview that links to the full video.
  • You can send a video in Gmail in three steps: click Share Video, click Copy Linked GIF, then paste into your Gmail draft.
  • Gmail’s attachment size limit is 25 MB, while a single 1-minute HD video is around 88 MB, which is why a hosted link is needed.
  • Sending via a GIF preview link also gives you more detailed viewer analytics than embedding a video in the email client would.
Sendspark makes it easy to send videos in Gmail. Watch the video or read the steps below!

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How do I send videos in Gmail?

  1. Once your recording is complete, click Share Video ​Share video in Gmail
  2. ClickCopy Linked GIF to copy the video share snippet to your clipboard Copy video to clipboard
  3. Paste in your Gmail draft, and send! Paste video into Gmail ​

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Frequently asked questions

No. Gmail is one of the few email clients that does not support embedded video, so you cannot embed a video directly in a Gmail message. Instead, Sendspark sends a GIF preview that links to the full video.
Send it as an animated GIF preview. The moving thumbnail stands out and captures attention, and when viewers click it they can watch the whole video in their browser.
Compressing requires downloading extra software, the recipient has to be able to unpack the file, and you lose quality so the video looks grainy. Sendspark videos are HD by default and shared as a link in seconds.
Gmail has a 25 MB limit for email attachments, while a single 1-minute HD video is around 88 MB, so you’ll generally need a third-party tool like Sendspark to send video.
Sendspark can embed videos that play in-email as long as neither you nor your recipients are using Gmail. Send your video through any supported email automation platform; recipients on a platform that supports video will see it play inline, while anyone on Gmail sees the animated GIF and opens the video in their browser.
Video boosts engagement (using a video thumbnail can lift engagement by over 42%), matches how people prefer to buy and learn (around 75% of people decide to buy after watching a video and over 90% of consumers prefer to learn about a product through video), and saves time for you and your recipient since there’s no extra software or compression to deal with.
Updated July 2026.