Video to GIF Converter — Make a GIF from Video Online Free
Turn the best few seconds of a video into a looping animated GIF. Frames are captured at 10 per second and encoded into a real GIF file, entirely in your browser.
MP4, WebM, MOV and other formats your browser can play. The GIF is made from the first seconds of the video.
GIFs are captured from the start of the video, at 10 frames per second. Longer clips make much bigger files.
Your result will appear here
Your GIF
Real animated GIF (GIF89a), no sound — GIFs cannot carry audio.
How to use
- Choose a video — the GIF is made from its opening seconds.
- Pick the clip length (up to 5 seconds) and the GIF width, then click Convert to GIF.
- Preview the looping GIF and download it to share anywhere GIFs work.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a real GIF file?
Yes. Frames are captured from your video and encoded into a genuine animated GIF (GIF89a) with the open-source gif.js encoder, running entirely in your browser. It plays anywhere GIFs are supported.
Why is the clip limited to 5 seconds?
GIFs store every frame as a full image, so they get very large very fast. Five seconds at 10 frames per second is 50 frames — already a sizeable file. For longer moments, trim the video first and convert the best part.
Why does my GIF have no sound?
The GIF format has no way to carry audio — no GIF anywhere has sound. If you need the sound, keep the original video or extract its audio instead.
Is my video uploaded anywhere?
No. The video is read and converted entirely on your device. Nothing is sent to a server, and closing the page deletes everything.