Video to GIF Converter
Turn any clip of your video into an animated GIF right in your browser — full control over segment, frame rate and size. No uploads and no sign-up.
Drag your video here or click to choose
Supported input formats depend on what your browser can decode. Maximums: 10 seconds, 100 frames, 480 px longest edge, and 300 MB for the source video.
🔒 Your file never leaves the browser — all processing happens on your device, nothing is uploaded to any server
How to use it
- Upload your videoDrag it onto the drop zone or choose it — up to 300 MB.
- Pick the segment start and lengthUp to 10 seconds — the expected frame count appears instantly.
- Set frame rate and size5 to 15 frames per second, and 160 to 480 pixels for the longest edge.
- Create the GIF and downloadThe tool grabs and encodes frames inside your browser and hands you a ready download link.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which video formats does the tool support?
Anything your browser can decode — usually MP4 and WebM, and often MOV. The tool loads the video into a plain `<video>` element and grabs frames from it, so any format your browser plays in its video player works here. We don’t vouch for every codec individually — it depends on your browser, and we verify the file for real at upload time.
Why is there a limit on duration and frame count?
GIF was never a format for long clips — after a few seconds the file size explodes and the format loses its point. We cap the segment at 10 seconds and at 100 frames maximum (regardless of duration or frame rate you pick), so extraction and encoding stay reasonably fast without bogging down your browser. It’s not an arbitrary restriction; it’s what keeps the tool smooth on any machine.
Why do colors sometimes look banded or blocky?
The GIF format itself allows at most 256 colors per frame. Our tool picks the best 256 colors to represent the video (using Median Cut) and then maps every pixel to the nearest one of them. That’s the genuine price of GIF, not a bug — footage with smooth gradients (skies, sunsets) will show visible banding between shades. The current version doesn’t use dithering to soften gradients, and that’s a deliberate choice we state rather than hide.
Does the resulting GIF have sound?
No. The GIF format simply has no support for audio — no video-to-GIF converter anywhere can add it, because it isn’t part of the format’s design. If you want to keep the video’s sound, our extract-audio-from-video tool exports it as a standalone WAV.
Can I make a higher-quality or longer GIF?
Not in this version. We deliberately cap resolution at 480 px on the longest edge, duration at 10 seconds, and frames at 100, so conversion stays fast without consuming dangerous amounts of browser memory. For higher quality or longer clips, work with a shorter segment or lower resolution within the options available.
Is my video uploaded to a server?
No, not for a moment. Frame grabbing and GIF encoding all happen inside your browser from the moment you load the file.