Video to GIF Maker
Turn a part of an MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV video into an animated GIF: choose the start, the end, the frame rate and the width, see it, and save it. Never uploaded.
Drag a file here, paste it, or choose one. Up to 4000 MB. It stays on your device.
The video is read in this tab and never uploaded. A few seconds make a good GIF; the first five are chosen to start with.
How is this calculated?
Frames are taken at start + n ÷ fps seconds. A GIF stores each frame’s delay in hundredths of a second, so the delays are the differences of the rounded running total: at 15 frames a second they run 7, 7, 6, … and the GIF lasts exactly as long as the part you chose. Each frame’s colours are reduced to 256 (gifenc’s quantiser), and the frames are LZW-compressed as the GIF format requires.Runs in your browser — nothing you enter leaves this device.
About this tool
What it does
Video to GIF turns a few seconds of a video into an animated GIF — for a reaction, a short how-to, a bug report or a product demo. Choose an MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV video; the first five seconds are chosen to start with. Set the start and the end by typing the times or by playing to a moment and pressing Start here or End here, then choose how many frames a second (5 to 25) and how wide the GIF is (240 to 800 pixels; the height keeps the picture’s shape). The page says how many frames that makes before you start. Press Make the GIF and each frame is decoded, given its own palette of up to 256 colours, and written into the GIF; you see the result playing on the page with its size, and save it when it looks right. It loops forever unless you turn that off. Everything happens in this browser tab — the video is never uploaded.
How to use it
- Choose or drop a video.
- Set the start and the end; press Play this part to check it.
- Choose the frames per second and the width. The line under them shows the frame count and size.
- Press Make the GIF, look at it, and press Save the GIF.
Limits and your data
- At most 300 frames — 30 seconds at 10 frames a second, 12 seconds at 25. A GIF holds every frame as a full picture, so longer ones grow very large; for long clips, use the Video Trimmer and share a video instead.
- GIF has at most 256 colours a frame, so smooth gradients and skin tones show some banding. That is the format, not the tool.
- It needs a browser that can decode video in the page (WebCodecs) and the video’s codec: H.264 and VP8/VP9 work everywhere; HEVC and AV1 depend on the device.
- There is no sound in a GIF, and transparency in the video is not kept.
- The video is read and decoded in this tab, and the GIF is made in the tab’s memory and saved to your device. Nothing is uploaded or kept after you leave the page.
Questions
How do I make a GIF from a video?
Choose the video, set the start and end of the moment, pick the frame rate and width, and press Make the GIF. Save it when it looks right.
Why is my GIF so large?
A GIF stores every frame as a full picture with limited compression. Lower the width (320 or 400 px), the frame rate (8 or 10) or the length, in that order; each halves the size roughly.
What frame rate should I use?
10 to 12 frames a second is smooth enough for most clips and keeps the file small. Use 15 to 25 for fast movement such as games or sport.
Is my video uploaded?
No. The frames are decoded and the GIF is written in your browser, on your device.