MP4 to GIF
Turn a few seconds of an MP4 video into an animated GIF for messages, posts and websites. Choose where it starts, how long it lasts, its size and how smooth it is. Your video stays on your device, and no watermark is added.
How to use it
- Choose your MP4 video, or drag it onto the box.
- Play it to find the moment you want, then press Start from the current point, and set the length.
- Press Make GIF, check the result and download it.
Keeping the file size down
GIF is an old format and is not efficient with video, so files grow quickly. A shorter clip, a smaller size and fewer frames a second make the biggest difference. Around 480 pixels wide at 10 frames a second suits most messages and posts.
Colours and sound
A GIF can show at most 256 colours in each frame, so smooth gradients can look banded, and GIFs have no sound. Both are limits of the GIF format itself. For a short clip with sound, use Trim video instead.
Questions
Are my files uploaded?
No. The work happens inside your web browser, on your own device. Before your file is opened, this page locks itself: from then on your browser refuses to let it fetch, upload or send anything at all. You can check: once the page has loaded, switch off your internet connection and it will still work. How the lock works.