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Video to GIF

Turn an MP4, MOV, or WebM clip into a sharp animated GIF without leaving your browser.

Video
Drop a video here or click to browse
or paste from clipboard (Ctrl+V) · MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV
Files stay in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Frame rate
Width

How to make a GIF from a video online

  1. Add your video

    Drop an MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, or AVI clip onto the tool or click to browse.

  2. Set frame rate and width

    Choose 10, 15, or 24 fps and a width of 320, 480, or 640 pixels. Lower values keep the GIF small; the aspect ratio is preserved.

  3. Create the GIF

    Click Create GIF. The tool builds a 256-colour palette from your clip and maps every frame onto it with high-quality scaling, all inside your browser.

  4. Preview and download

    The finished GIF animates on the page with its dimensions and file size. Click Download to save it.

Why use this tool

Palette-optimised colour

A custom 256-colour palette is built for each clip and every frame is rendered against it, avoiding the muddy, banded look of naive GIF exports.

Crisp scaling

Frames are resized with a high-quality scaling filter, which keeps edges and text crisp at 320, 480, or 640 pixels wide.

Frame rate you choose

10 fps gives the smallest file, 15 fps balances motion and weight, and 24 fps is the smoothest for short moments.

Animated preview before saving

The GIF plays on the page along with its real rendered dimensions and file size, so there are no surprises after download.

Made entirely in the browser

The conversion happens locally on your device, so the source clip never touches a server.

No watermark, no account

The GIF is yours as-is: free to make, free of branding, no signup asked.

About this tool

This converter turns a video clip into an animated GIF entirely in your browser. The colour handling is what sets the output apart: instead of dithering frames against a generic palette, the tool builds a 256-colour palette tailored to your clip, then maps every frame onto it, with high-quality scaling at your chosen width. The difference shows in gradients and skin tones, which stay close to the source instead of banding.

GIFs still earn their keep where video embeds do not work or autoplay is unwanted: README files, documentation, issue trackers, chat apps, and email. Keep in mind that GIF is an old, inefficient format, so the output is often larger than the input video. A few seconds of footage at 480 pixels and 15 fps is the sweet spot, while 24 fps at 640 pixels suits short, detailed moments. Conversion processes every frame, so long clips take noticeably longer than short ones, and a desktop browser is more comfortable than a phone.

The clip is converted on your device and never uploaded. GIFs reward brevity, so trim the video to a few seconds first; that one step usually shrinks the file more than any setting here. Speeding footage up with the video speed changer before converting also packs more action into fewer frames.

Frequently asked questions

How do I turn a video into a GIF?
Drop a video onto the tool or click to browse, pick a frame rate (10, 15, or 24 fps) and a width (320, 480, or 640 px), then click Create GIF. The tool builds a colour palette from your clip and uses it to render a clean animated GIF, then shows you the output dimensions and file size. Click Download to save it.
Is my video uploaded to a server?
No. The entire conversion runs locally in your browser. Your video never leaves your device, is never uploaded, and is not stored or logged anywhere. The first time you create a GIF, the tool downloads the video engine once; after that it stays ready for the rest of your session.
Why does the GIF look sharper than a normal export?
The tool uses a two-stage palette workflow. It first scans your clip to generate an optimised 256-colour palette, then maps every frame onto that palette with high-quality scaling. This two-pass approach avoids the muddy, banded look you get from a naive GIF export, so gradients and skin tones stay much closer to the original.
How do the frame rate and width settings affect the GIF?
Frame rate controls how smooth the motion looks: 24 fps is the smoothest but the largest file, 15 fps is a good balance for most clips, and 10 fps is choppier but much smaller. Width sets the size of the GIF in pixels while keeping the original aspect ratio. A smaller width and a lower frame rate both make the file dramatically smaller, which matters because GIFs are far less efficient than video.
Why is my GIF larger than the original video?
GIF is an old format with no modern video compression, so it is normal for a GIF to be bigger than the MP4 it came from, especially for longer or busier clips. To keep the size down, use a shorter clip, a lower frame rate such as 10 fps, and a smaller width such as 320 px. Short reaction clips work best.
Which video formats can I convert?
You can drop in MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI, and most other common video files. The output is always a standard animated GIF that plays everywhere: in browsers, chat apps, documents, and image viewers.

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