Video to GIF Converter

This video to GIF converter turns any MP4 or WebM clip into an animated GIF without installing software or uploading your footage to a server. Pick the exact segment with start and end times, choose a frame rate between 5 and 15 FPS, set the output width (height follows automatically to keep the aspect ratio) — and download a looping GIF a few seconds later.

Under the hood the tool uses only browser APIs: the video is decoded by the browser's own media engine, each frame is captured onto a canvas at the requested timestamps, and a built-in GIF89a encoder reduces the colors to an optimized 256-color palette using median-cut quantization, compresses the pixels with LZW and writes the animation loop extension. The result is a standard GIF that plays everywhere — chats, wikis, README files, presentations.

Because every step runs locally, nothing you convert ever leaves your computer. That makes the tool safe for screen recordings with private data, unreleased product demos or personal videos — there is no upload, no processing queue and no account. It also means conversion speed depends only on your device, not on your connection.

GIF is a 256-color format, so it shines with screen captures, UI animations and short reaction clips rather than long cinematic footage. For the best balance, keep segments under ten seconds, use 8–10 FPS for casual clips and 15 FPS when motion smoothness matters. If the file comes out large, reduce the width or frame rate — both presets on this page give you proven starting points.