Video to GIF: turn any clip into an animated GIF
Pick the moment from an MP4, MOV, or WebM, choose the frame rate and speed, then add text, crop, or rotate. The video never leaves your device: it's converted right in your browser, free and with no watermark.
Drop a video to turn into a GIF
MP4, WebM, MOV, or any video your browser plays · pick the part you want · up to 150 frames
or paste with Ctrl/⌘ + V
How to convert a video to a GIF
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Add a video
Choose or drop an MP4, WebM, MOV, or any other video your browser can play. It opens right on your device; nothing is uploaded, so even long or private videos are fine.
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Pick the clip
Drag the start and end handles, or play the video and click Set to mark the moment. Choose how many frames per second to keep and how fast the GIF should play.
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Edit and download
The clip becomes frames you can caption, crop, rotate, reverse, or turn into a boomerang. Then click Download GIF.
Everything you need to turn video into GIF
Video frames become regular GIF frames, so everything in our GIF creator works on them too, and you can mix in photos or another GIF.
Trim to the moment
Select the exact part of the video with start and end handles; the preview loops over your selection so you can check it before converting.
Frame rate and speed
Keep 5 to 25 frames per second, and play the GIF at half, normal, 1.5×, or double speed. The frame count and length update as you choose.
Add text to the GIF
Caption your clip in a classic meme font or four others, drag the text into place, and choose which frames each caption appears on.
Crop, rotate, and resize
Crop out black bars or zoom in on the action, rotate sideways phone videos, and pick the width, up to 1000 px.
Reverse and boomerang
Play the clip backwards, or forward and back again for a seamless loop, and choose how many times it repeats.
Private by design
The video is read and the GIF is made in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, there's no watermark, and no account.
Video to GIF FAQ
How do I convert a video to a GIF?
Add the video above, drag the handles to the part you want, choose a frame rate (10 is a good start), and click Add frames. Then add text or crop if you like, and click Download GIF.
Which video formats work?
Any format your browser can play: MP4 (H.264) and WebM work in all modern browsers, and MOV from iPhones works in Safari. If a video won't open, an HEVC (H.265) video in Chrome on Windows is the usual cause; open it in Safari, or record with Most Compatible in the iPhone camera settings.
Is my video uploaded?
No. The video plays from your own disk inside the browser, frames are read from it on your device, and the GIF is encoded there too. That's why there's no upload wait, even for large files.
How long can the GIF be?
Up to 150 frames on a computer and 60 on a phone or tablet. At 10 frames per second that's 15 seconds of video; at 5 per second, 30 seconds. GIFs get large quickly, so short clips work best.
What frame rate should I choose?
10 frames per second looks smooth enough for most clips and keeps the file small. Use 15–25 for fast motion, or 5 for a slideshow-like GIF. The speed setting changes how fast the GIF plays without changing which frames are kept.
Does the GIF keep the sound?
No. GIF is an image format and has no audio, so the sound is dropped.
How do I make the GIF smaller?
Lower the width, use a shorter clip or a lower frame rate, and under Look choose fewer colors or turn off dithering. Halving the width cuts the file size to roughly a quarter.
Why do colors look slightly different?
A GIF frame can hold only 256 colors, while video has millions. Dithering mixes nearby colors to hide banding in skies and gradients; One palette for all frames stops colors flickering between frames.