Create GIF looping animation

Question

I created the GIF animation with the plot of a sinusoidal wave moving towards the LHS of the image, suggested here.

gif = Table[Plot[Sin[a + x], {x, 0, 10}], {a, 0, 10, 0.1}];
Export["sinSmooth.gif", gif]

After showing all the correct motion, the GIF stops. Most of the GIFs created in this site don't, instead.

In the same link it is suggested how to let the animation go backwards after reaching the end:

gif = Table[Plot[Sin[a + x], {x, 0, 10}], {a, 0, 10, 0.1}];
Export["sinSmoother.gif",Flatten[{gif, Table[gif[[i]], {i, Length[gif] - 1, 2, -1}]}]]

But anyway, after completing one or two cycles (depending on the image viewer used), even this way it stops.

What about creating a continuous loop?

Is there an option (in the Plot, Block or Export function) which can make the GIF continuously being reproduced, regardless of the image viewer?

please paste your code or show a minimal example ! – Ali Hashmi May 08 '17 at 16:05 — Ali Hashmi, May 08 '17 at 16:05
@AliHashmi I just made as you suggested. – BowPark May 08 '17 at 16:11 — BowPark, May 08 '17 at 16:11

score 28 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 11 '17 at 15:45

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As partly mentioned in this: Add delay to the final frame of a GIF? we can use "AnimationRepetitions" -> ∞ to loop a GIF indefinitely:

Export["C:\\Users\\Ali Hashmi\\Desktop\\test.gif", gif, "AnimationRepetitions" -> ∞]

edited Nov 11 '17 at 15:45

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I can't make it to work on 12.1. Any idea why? – sam wolfe Jun 27 '20 at 18:39
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@samwolfe AnimationRepetitions -> Infinity spits out an error but works anyway. – Alex Bogatskiy Sep 21 '20 at 19:09
Note that the quotes are very important, without them the option won't have any effect! – Ruslan Apr 13 '21 at 21:39

Create GIF looping animation

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