Video to GIF Converter

How to use the Video to GIF converter

1. Choose a video (MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, AVI and more).
2. Set the start time and length. GIFs work best at 2–6 seconds.
3. Pick a width and frame rate. 480 px at 12 fps is a good balance.
4. Click Make GIF and download it.

Getting a small, sharp GIF

• Keep it short: every extra second adds a lot of size.
• Width matters most: 320–480 px is plenty for chats and most websites.
• 10–12 fps looks smooth for most clips; use 15–20 fps only for fast motion.
• Busy, colourful scenes make bigger GIFs than simple ones.

GIF or MP4?

Twitter/X, Reddit and many chat apps actually convert GIFs to MP4 behind the scenes, because MP4 is up to 10 times smaller. Use a GIF when you need it to play everywhere automatically, such as in emails, README files and forums.

Good to know

Each GIF gets its own optimised 256-colour palette built from your clip, with ordered dithering that keeps gradients smooth without the flicker of error-diffusion dithering. GIFs loop forever by default. The longest clip is 30 seconds.

Supported files

MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, AVI, WMV, FLV, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, MPEG, MPG, TS, MTS, M2TS, VOB, OGV, MXF, ASF, DIVX, F4V, SWF, DV, MOD, TOD, WTV, RM and RMVB video, with H.264, HEVC, VP8, VP9, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, WMV, Theora and other codecs. AV1 videos cannot be read in the browser yet. Files up to 1 GB each.

Frequently asked questions