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# Loading GIF

Squirrel installers don't have any UI - the goal of a Squirrel installer is to install so blindingly fast that double-clicking on Setup.exe *feels* like double-clicking on an app shortcut. Make your installer **fast**.

However, for large applications, this isn't possible. For these apps, Squirrel will optionally display a graphic as a "splash screen" while installation is processing, but only if installation takes more than a pre-set amount of time. This will be centered, backed by a transparent window, and can optionally be an animated GIF. Specify this via the `-g` parameter.

~~~powershell
PM> Squirrel --releasify MyApp.1.0.0.nupkg -g .\loading.gif
~~~ 

## See Also
* [Squirrel Command Line](squirrel-command-line.md) - command line options for `Squirrel --releasify`


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