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Video to GIF Converter

Turn a video into an animated GIF for free, right in your browser. Drop in an mp4, mov, or webm, pick the frame rate and width, trim it to the part you want, and download a clean looping GIF. Nothing is uploaded — the whole conversion runs on your device.

Drop a video here, or click to choose

mp4, mov, or webm — converted to an animated GIF

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Everything happens in your browser — your video is never uploaded.

How to use it

  1. 1Drop a video in (mp4, mov, or webm), or click to choose one — you will see a preview.
  2. 2Set the FPS and width, and optionally a start time and duration to trim the clip and keep the GIF small.
  3. 3Hit Convert to GIF, wait for it to process in your browser, then download the result.

A short GIF is often the fastest way to show something in motion. Unlike a video file, a GIF plays inline and loops on its own — no play button, no audio, no player. That makes it perfect for a looping product demo on a landing page, a quick how-to clip dropped into your docs, a README or a pull request, a social preview, or a bug repro that shows the exact steps to reproduce an issue. Turning a screen recording or phone clip into a GIF takes a tool, and most of them upload your video to a server first.

This converter does not. It runs entirely in your browser using an in-browser build of ffmpeg, so your video never leaves your device — there is no upload, no account, and no watermark stamped on the result. You drop in a file, it converts locally, and you download the GIF. That privacy matters when the clip is an unreleased feature, an internal bug, or anything you would rather not hand to a third-party site.

GIFs can get large fast, so the controls are built to keep them small. Trimming to just the seconds that matter is the single biggest win — a 5-second clip is far smaller than a 30-second one. Lowering the frame rate (8 to 12 FPS is plenty for most screen demos) and the width (480px reads clearly in a README) shrinks the file further. The tool uses a two-pass palette internally, so even at a smaller size the colors stay clean and the GIF looks sharp.

It accepts mp4, mov, and webm in and gives you a GIF out, which covers screen recordings, phone videos, and exports from most editors. The first conversion is a little slower because the browser downloads the conversion engine once — after that it is cached and every later GIF starts right away.

FAQ

Is this video to GIF converter free?
Yes, completely free with no sign-up. It runs in your browser and adds no watermark.
Is my video uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion happens entirely in your browser using an in-browser build of ffmpeg, so your video never leaves your device.
How do I keep the GIF small?
Trim it to just the seconds you need with the start time and duration fields, and lower the FPS and width. A short 8 to 12 FPS clip at 480px is usually small and still looks good.
What formats can I convert?
You can bring in mp4, mov, or webm videos, and the tool outputs an animated GIF.
Why is the first conversion slow?
The first run downloads the in-browser conversion engine (about 30MB) once. After that it is cached, so every later GIF starts instantly.

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