Convert video to GIF
Turn a clip into an animated GIF for chats and documents. Up to 60 seconds; width and frame rate control the file size.
Settings
How to use
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Add a video
Drop the video you want to turn into a GIF.
- 2
Set range, width and frame rate
GIFs get large quickly: keep the range to a few seconds, the width around 480 px and the frame rate around 10 fps. Maximum 60 seconds.
- 3
Run and save
Each frame is reduced to 256 colours and written to the GIF. You can choose whether it loops.
Keeping the GIF small
GIF is an old format that stores each frame as a 256-colour image, so files are far larger than video. At 480 px and 10 fps, expect 200–500 KB per second. A few seconds, at most 480 px wide, around 10 fps is the practical range.
Live-action footage with many colours looks coarse after colour reduction. Screen recordings and animations with fewer colours convert to GIF much better.
Frequently asked questions
The file is too big
Shorten the range, reduce the width and lower the frame rate — size scales with each.
Can I convert more than 60 seconds?
No. The GIF would reach tens of megabytes and be impractical, so there is a cap. Share longer clips as video.
The colours look rough
GIF is limited to 256 colours, so gradients and live action become banded. This is a format limitation and cannot be fixed with settings.
Can I make a GIF that does not loop?
Yes. Turn off "Loop" and it plays once.
Help us improve the service
If a conversion fails, sending us the circumstances helps us track down the cause. Knowing which devices and formats fail most often, and how long processing takes, lets us revise the supported formats and fix the bugs behind them. If you don't mind, leaving this on is a real help.
What is sent
The tool you used and the settings you chose (output format, quality, etc.), your device specs (GPU, memory, core count), the input format with a rough size, how many files succeeded or failed and how long it took, and the error type and details when something fails.
What is never sent
The files themselves, file names, text, subtitles or prompts you add to a video, and IP addresses. The data goes only to this site's own server, never to a third-party service.