Video to GIF
Turn any section of a video into a GIF. Processed inside your browser — files never leave your device.
Drop your video file here
or click to choose · MP4 MOV MKV WebM and more
Choose fileHow to use
- Drop or choose a video file.
- Set the section to capture (start and length) plus the size and frame rate.
- Hit 'Create GIF' — you get an instant preview and download.
Frequently asked questions
Are my files uploaded to a server?+
No. Conversion happens entirely inside your browser and your file is never sent anywhere.
My GIF is huge. How do I shrink it?+
Shorten the length first — it's the biggest factor. Then drop the width to 320px and the frame rate to 10fps. GIF compresses far worse than video codecs, so a few MB for a few seconds is normal.
How do I get better quality?+
Raise the width to 640px and the frame rate to 15fps. This tool also generates an optimized 256-color palette per video, which keeps colors from banding at any setting.
Why make a GIF instead of sending the video?+
GIFs autoplay and loop without a click, and paste like images into chats, forums and documents. Perfect for reaction clips, feature demos and bug-report screen captures.
What happens to the sound?+
The GIF format itself has no audio, so the result is silent. If you need sound, a short MP4 made with the trim tool works better.
How long can a GIF be?+
There's no hard limit, but beyond ~10 seconds files balloon into tens of MB and become hard to share. 3–6 seconds is the sweet spot.
Is it really free?+
Yes. No sign-up, no payment, no limits, no watermark.
Guide
Settings that make a good GIF
For chat and forum sharing, 480px at 12fps for 3–6 seconds is the balance point — usually 2–6MB, smooth everywhere. Reaction-emote style clips for Discord or Slack can go down to 320px at 10fps.
For feature demos embedded in docs or blogs, 640px at 15fps keeps on-screen text readable. Screen recordings with lots of static frames compress unusually well as GIF, so those can run a little longer.
The palette trick behind good-looking GIFs
GIF is a 30-year-old format limited to 256 colors per frame. Converted naively, sky gradients turn into bands and dark scenes get noisy. This tool first scans your clip to build a custom 256-color palette for that exact footage, then applies dithering to fake in-between colors — dramatically better perceived quality at the same size.
Very colorful footage (sunsets, neon) can still show the format's limits. When fidelity matters more than instant looping, share a short MP4/WebM clip instead.