Video
Turn your MP4 files into GIF in seconds. Everything happens in your browser: nothing is uploaded to any server.
Drag your files here
Or paste them with Ctrl+V. They never leave your device.
At equal quality it takes slightly more space than a WebM with VP9. As a GIF it shows in any old or new program, with 256 colours.
MP4 is the most widespread video container; here it comes out with H.264 video and AAC audio, the most compatible combination.
Strengths: It plays on any phone, TV, browser or social network without installing anything.
Limits: At equal quality it takes slightly more space than a WebM with VP9.
GIF is a veteran format limited to 256 colours, with single-level transparency and animation.
Strengths: It works everywhere and suits simple drawings, icons and short animations.
Limits: Photos lose a lot of colour; here only the first frame of an animated GIF is converted.
No. The MP4 to GIF conversion runs entirely in your browser, with code downloaded from this site and executed on your device. You can check it in the Network tab of the developer tools or by going offline after the page loads.
GIF is a 1987 image format that stores each frame almost whole with only 256 colours. To make it lighter, trim the clip, lower the width or use 10 frames per second.
Up to 2 GB and 3 hours of video on desktop; on mobile, 500 MB and 30 minutes (AVI: 1 GB and 1 hour on desktop). If it is over, you are told before it starts and can trim it.
Yes. Drop as many MP4 files as you like: several are converted at the same time, depending on your processor cores, and when they finish you can download each GIF or all of them in a ZIP.