MP4 to GIF converter
Turn a short MP4 clip into an animated GIF, without uploading it.
or drop them here, or paste them
Nothing is uploaded.
About MP4 to GIF
Animated GIFs play automatically, loop forever and work in chats, emails and documents where videos don't. This converter turns the start of your MP4 into a GIF at the size you choose.
GIF is an old format: it stores every frame as a picture with at most 256 colours, so files grow quickly. To keep them shareable we use 10 frames a second and the first 15 seconds of the video. The video is processed in your browser and stays on your device.
Choose the size: Small is 320 pixels wide, good for chats and emails; Medium is 480 pixels; Large is 640 pixels, for slides and documents. The height follows the video's proportions. Bigger GIFs look sharper but quickly grow to several megabytes.
The GIF has no sound, because the format can't hold any. If your video is longer than 15 seconds, the result says so, so you know it was cut. For the clearest result, trim your video to the moment you want first, for example in your phone's photo app.
Questions and answers
A GIF stores every frame as a separate picture, so long clips become many megabytes. Trim your video first if you need a different part.
Small (320 pixels wide) for chat apps, Medium (480) for most uses, Large (640) when detail matters. Larger GIFs are bigger files.
No. GIFs can't hold sound. For sharing with sound, keep the MP4.