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Video to GIF Converter

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Pick the perfect moment with a visual timeline, crop and size the frame, set speed and frame rate, and see the estimated file size before you export a sharp GIF, animated PNG or PNG frames. Nothing is uploaded.

Visual trimming
Live output preview
Size estimate
Crop & fit
Full screen

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How to turn a video into a GIF

Open a video: choose a file, drop it on the converter or paste it with Ctrl+V. No video at hand? Try the sample.
Choose the moment by dragging the yellow handles on the timeline, dragging the whole selection, or pressing I and O at the playhead. Type exact start, end or length, nudge by single frames, and zoom the timeline for precision.
Shape it in Size & crop: aspect presets, a draggable crop, exact pixel values, output width and fill, fit or stretch. Clip sets speed, direction (forward, reverse, boomerang) and frame rate; Look adjusts colour.
Export a GIF, an animated PNG or PNG frames. Check Output preview and the size estimate first, then download the finished file.

Quality, smoothness and file size

Size matters most: halving the width makes a GIF roughly four times smaller.
Frame rate: 10–15 fps suits most clips; 20–30 fps looks smoother but makes bigger files. Faster playback speeds need fewer frames.
Colours: each frame gets its own palette of up to 256 colours, and only changed pixels are stored. Fewer colours or no dithering make smaller files with more banding.
The estimate comes from encoding real frames of your clip; the export shows the exact size and how many frames needed colour reduction.
For full colour, choose Animated PNG (larger files) or PNG frames.

Shortcuts

Space: Play / pause the selection
← →: One output frame back / forward (Shift: 1 second)
I · O: Set start / end at the playhead
Home / End: Go to the start / end of the selection
P · C · Z: Output preview, crop, zoom the timeline
Ctrl+S: Create the file
F · Esc: Full screen, leave full screen or cancel

Limits and notes

Opens videos your browser can play (MP4/H.264, WebM, most MOV) up to 2 GB, 4 hours and 4K. Other formats such as HEVC, AVI or WMV can be converted with compatibility mode (files up to 250 MB; slower).
Each GIF can be up to 60 seconds, 1,000 frames, 1,920 px per side and 80 million frame pixels in total.
GIF timing uses 10 ms steps, so frames at 30 fps alternate between 30 and 40 ms to keep the exact length. GIFs have no sound.
GIF uses up to 256 colours per frame; smooth gradients may show dithering or banding. Video frames are opaque; borders from Fit can be transparent.
Frame accuracy depends on the browser’s video decoder. Long or large exports need memory and may be slow on phones.

Using Video to GIF Converter

Turn any moment of a video into a GIF in your browser: trim on a visual timeline, crop and size the frame, set speed and frame rate, check the estimated size and export a GIF, animated PNG or PNG frames.

Open, drop or paste a video (MP4, WebM, MOV and more). Formats your browser cannot play, such as HEVC, AVI or WMV, can be converted locally with compatibility mode.
Drag the yellow handles on the thumbnail timeline, or press I and O at the playhead. Type exact start, end or length, nudge by single frames and zoom the timeline for precise trims.
In Clip, choose speed (0.25× to 4×), direction (forward, reverse or boomerang) and frame rate. In Size & crop, pick an aspect ratio, drag a crop on the video and set the output width; Look adjusts brightness, contrast and colour.
Switch to Output preview to see the result live, check the frame count, length and file-size estimate, then create and download your GIF, animated PNG or PNG frames.

Example

A 3-second clip at 15 fps and 1× speed makes 45 frames and a 3-second GIF. At 2× speed it makes 23 frames and lasts 1.5 seconds.
At 30 fps, GIF frames alternate between 30 and 40 ms so the total length stays exact.

Questions & answers

Are my videos uploaded?

No. Decoding, frame capture and encoding all run in your browser. Your video and the files you create never leave your device.

Which video formats work?

Anything your browser can play: usually MP4 (H.264), WebM and most MOV files, up to 2 GB and 4 hours. If a video will not play, compatibility mode converts it on your device with a local FFmpeg engine (files up to 250 MB).

How do I make the GIF smaller?

Reduce the width first: half the width makes a file about four times smaller. Then lower the frame rate, shorten the clip, use fewer colours or turn off dithering. The size estimate updates as you change settings, and the export shows the exact size.

How accurate is the trimming and timing?

Frames are captured at exact times from your selection, and you can nudge the start and end one video frame at a time. GIF stores timing in 10 ms steps, so delays are rounded per frame while the total length stays exact.

What do speed and frame rate change?

Speed changes how long the GIF lasts; frame rate sets how many frames it shows per second. Slow motion needs more frames, faster playback needs fewer. 10–15 fps suits most clips.

Will the GIF look like the video?

GIF can show up to 256 colours per frame. Each frame gets its own optimised palette with optional dithering, which looks good for most clips; smooth gradients may show some banding. For full colour, export an animated PNG or PNG frames.

Can I add text or edit single frames?

Create the GIF here, then open it in GIF Editor to add captions, delete or retime frames, or draw.

What are the limits?

Each export can be up to 60 seconds, 1,000 frames, 1,920 px per side and 80 million frame pixels in total. GIFs have no sound. Long or large exports need memory and may be slow on phones.