// In your build.gradle(Module:app), add android-gif-drawable as a dependency by adding the following code: allprojects { repositories { mavenCentral() } } dependencies { compile 'pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable:1.2.+' } // UPDATE: As of Android Gradle Plugin 3.0.0, the new command for compiling is implementation, so the above line might have to be changed to: dependencies { implementation 'pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable:1.2.17' } // Then sync your project. When synchronization ends, go to your layout file and add the following code: <pl.droidsonroids.gif.GifImageView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:src="@drawable/gif_file" /> // And that's it, you can manage it with a simple ImageView.