Video to GIF — Convert Video Clips to GIF Free Online
Turn video clips into shareable animated GIFs.
Converts the first seconds of your video into an animated GIF. GIFs get big fast — short clips at 10 fps stay small enough to share. First use downloads the video engine (about 24 MB) into your browser.
Drop a video here or click to browse
MP4, WebM, MOV and more — up to 100 MB. The video never leaves your device.
How to use the Video to GIF
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Drop your video into the tool (up to 100 MB).
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Choose the clip length (from the start), frame rate and width.
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Click Create GIF and wait for the conversion.
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Preview the GIF, then download it.
Privacy: This tool runs 100% in your browser. Your files and text are processed on your own device and never uploaded to any server — you can verify this in your browser's Network tab.
Video to GIF FAQs
This version converts from the start of the video — trim your clip to the moment you want before uploading if the best part is later in the video.
About this tool
A GIF says in three seconds what a paragraph cannot — which is why they dominate chats, social posts and tutorials. Video to GIF turns the opening seconds of any clip into a looping animated GIF, right in your browser. Pick a short clip length, a frame rate and a width, and the tool builds a palette-optimized GIF that looks smooth without ballooning in size. Shorter and smaller is better here: GIF is an old format that stores every frame as a picture, so a 10-second 640 px GIF can be many megabytes, while a 3-second 480 px one stays light enough for WhatsApp and Discord. The tool converts the start of your video, so if the moment you want is mid-clip, trim it first with any basic editor. Everything runs locally, so your videos never upload anywhere. For memes, reactions, demos and quick how-tos, it is the fastest free way to turn video into a GIF that plays everywhere.