Turn any video clip into an animated GIF. Set frame rate, dimensions, and quality — all in your browser.
Drop a video to convert to GIF
MP4, WebM, MOV, AVI — max 200.0 MB
Convert any video to a high-quality GIF with a two-pass palette method. Everything runs locally in your browser using FFmpeg — no uploads, no servers.
About
GIFs are everywhere — Slack reactions, product demos, social media posts, documentation tutorials. The Video to GIF converter lets you grab any segment of a video, tune the frame rate and output dimensions, and produce a shareable GIF in seconds. The built-in color optimizer applies dithering and palette reduction so your GIF looks vibrant despite the format's 256-color limit. Since the whole conversion happens in your browser, your footage stays private and there are no watermarks on the output. Once you have your GIF, check out our GIF Tools for further editing like resizing, cropping, or adjusting speed.
Features
Full control over the video-to-GIF conversion
Pick a specific time range from the video to convert. No need to trim first — just set start and end points.
Control how smooth the GIF looks by setting frames per second. Lower fps means a smaller file, higher fps means smoother animation.
Resize the output to any width and height. Scale down for smaller files or keep the original resolution.
See the animated GIF playing in the browser before downloading so you can tweak settings if needed.
Automatic dithering and palette optimization produce vibrant GIFs despite the format's 256-color limit.
Everything runs locally. The output GIF is clean with no branding added.
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Guide
Six steps from video to animated image
Upload a video file by clicking 'Choose File' or dragging it into the drop zone
Set start and end times to select the segment you want to convert
Adjust the frame rate (e.g., 10, 15, or 24 fps) to balance smoothness and file size
Set the output width and height, or keep the original dimensions
Click 'Convert' to generate the GIF
Preview the animated GIF and click 'Download' to save it
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FAQ
Common questions about making GIFs from video
GIF is an uncompressed animation format. High resolution, high frame rate, and long duration all increase size. Try lowering resolution to 480px wide, reducing fps to 10, and keeping clips under 5 seconds.
Technically yes, but long videos produce extremely large GIF files. We recommend keeping GIFs under 10 seconds for practical file sizes.
GIF supports single-color transparency, but video frames are typically opaque. If your source has an alpha channel, transparent areas will be preserved.
By default the output loops infinitely, which is the standard behavior on all major platforms.
Any modern browser with WebAssembly support — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge all work.
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