Video to GIF
Turn any video clip into an animated GIF, free — right in your browser, in one click.
Drop your video here
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Your video
Sampled at 10 frames per second
Animated GIF
Runs entirely in your browser — your video is never uploaded anywhere
Uses a palette built from your actual clip, not a fixed web palette — noticeably less banding
Works with MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM, and more source files
What you get
Every GIF is tuned for sharing: small enough to post anywhere, sharp enough to read, and colour-matched to your clip.
480px
Width
Scaled with a Lanczos filter and height kept in proportion — sharp in chats, docs, and email.
10fps
Frame rate
Smooth enough for motion while keeping the file a fraction of the size of full-rate video.
8 sec
Maximum length
Longer clips use the first 8 seconds, where GIF size is still reasonable.
∞
Loops forever
Plays on repeat automatically everywhere — no play button, no player needed.
What people make GIFs for
A GIF plays instantly, loops on its own, and works in places video can't — that's what makes it useful.
Reactions for Slack & Discord
Turn a funny moment from a meeting recording or game clip into a reaction GIF your team can reuse.
Product demos in docs
Show a feature in action in a README, help article, or changelog. GIFs autoplay where embedded video often can't.
Animated email content
Most email clients won't play video inline, but they will play a GIF — ideal for newsletters and product announcements.
Tutorials & bug reports
A few seconds of screen recording as a GIF explains a click path or reproduces a bug faster than paragraphs of text.
Social posts & forums
Share short loops on forums, message boards, and social platforms that accept GIF uploads.
Previews & teasers
Loop the best few seconds of a longer video as a lightweight teaser on a landing page or portfolio.
Tips for a great GIF
Trim to the moment first
Only the first 8 seconds are used, so cut your clip down to exactly the part you want before converting — you'll get the right moment and a smaller GIF.
Less motion, smaller file
GIF stores changes between frames inefficiently. A static background with one moving subject stays small; full-screen camera movement grows fast.
Avoid grain and gradients
With 256 colours per frame, smooth sky gradients and noisy low-light footage band or dither. Well-lit, high-contrast clips look cleanest.
Make text big enough
At 480px wide, small UI text becomes hard to read. Zoom in on the area that matters when recording a screen for a GIF.
GIF or MP4?
GIFs are perfect for short, silent loops. For anything longer or with sound, a compressed MP4 is the better choice.
Need a small MP4 instead? Use the free video compressor — it keeps audio and plays everywhere.
How it works
Step 1
Upload
Drop in any video file.
Step 2
Convert
One click — no settings needed.
Step 3
Download
Get your animated GIF instantly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Clips longer than 8 seconds are trimmed to the first 8 seconds automatically. GIF file sizes grow very fast with length, so this keeps the output a reasonable size — for longer content, compressing to video instead is a better fit.
GIF is limited to 256 colors per frame, so some quality loss is unavoidable — but the palette is generated from your specific clip rather than a fixed generic one, which noticeably reduces the banding and dithering GIFs are usually known for.
No — conversion happens entirely on your device using your browser's own processing power. Nothing is sent anywhere, regardless of file size.
MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM, WMV, and 3GP, among others.
GIF is a 1980s image format with very basic compression, while MP4 uses modern video codecs. The same few seconds can be several times larger as a GIF — that's normal. Keeping clips short and low-motion helps the most.
Not currently — every GIF is made at 480px wide and 10 frames per second, a balance that keeps motion smooth while staying small enough to share. For a smaller file, trim the clip shorter.
No — the GIF format can't store sound. If you need audio, compress the clip as an MP4 instead; it'll also be far smaller.
Yes — most platforms accept GIF uploads directly. A few (like Instagram feed posts) convert GIFs to a looping video automatically, which still works fine.