Video to GIF Converter

Make a GIF from any video clip

GIFs are still the fastest way to share a reaction, a product demo or a highlight: they auto-play, loop forever and drop into a chat, an email or a doc without a player. This converter takes a video file and turns the opening of it into a clean looping GIF, so you can grab that perfect two-second moment without installing an app or signing up for anything.

To keep the result light and instantly shareable, the tool captures roughly the first six seconds of your clip at ten frames per second and scales it to 480 pixels wide. The whole job — decoding the video, sampling frames and encoding the GIF — happens inside your own browser, so nothing is ever uploaded and your footage stays private.

How to convert a video to a GIF

1. Drop your video into the box above, or click to choose a file (MP4, WebM and MOV all work).
2. Let the tool read the first few seconds and sample them into frames.
3. Watch the preview loop to check the moment you captured.
4. Click Create & download GIF to save the finished animation.

Why use this GIF maker?

Nothing leaves your device

The clip is decoded and encoded locally through the browser's canvas engine. That makes it safe for screen recordings, personal videos and unreleased footage — none of it is sent to a server.

Small, universal, auto-playing

By trimming to about six seconds at 10 fps and 480px wide, the GIF stays small enough to send anywhere while still playing on every device and platform with no plugin required.

Part of a full GIF toolkit

Once you have the GIF you can keep editing it here — resize it, speed it up or slow it down, reverse it or pull out individual frames — all without leaving the browser.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are my videos uploaded to a server?

No. The clip is decoded and turned into a GIF entirely in your browser — your video never leaves your device, so it is safe for personal recordings and private footage.

How much of my video is used?

The tool captures roughly the first 6 seconds at 10 frames per second and scales it to 480px wide, which keeps the GIF small and shareable while covering the opening of most clips.

Which video formats can I convert?

Anything your browser can play — MP4, WebM and MOV are the most common. If a clip previews in your browser, it can be turned into a GIF here.

Why is the GIF larger than the original video?

GIF stores each frame as an image and supports only 256 colours, so it is far less efficient than modern video codecs. That is normal — GIFs win on universal support and auto-play, not on file size.

Can I trim, resize or reverse the GIF afterwards?

Yes. Drop the finished GIF into our Resize GIF, Change GIF Speed or Reverse GIF tools to fine-tune it, all in the browser.