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Video to GIF
Turn a video clip into a GIF, trimmed, sized, and encoded in your browser.
Updated July 8, 2026
How to use the video to gif
- 1Drop in a video, MP4 or WebM are the safe formats.
- 2Set the start time, length (max 15s), frame rate, and width.
- 3Convert, and watch the frame-by-frame capture progress.
- 4Check the size readout and download the GIF.
Common uses
- Making a demo GIF of an app or feature for a README or docs
- Turning a gameplay or sports clip into a shareable reaction GIF
- Converting a screen recording into a silent autoplay loop
- Creating product GIFs for listings and marketing pages
Frequently asked questions
Why is my GIF file so large?
Because GIF is a 1989 format: 256 colors per frame and no real inter-frame compression, so size scales roughly with width² × frame count. A 15-second clip can exceed 20 MB as a GIF while the same clip is under 1 MB as MP4. The levers: narrower width (360px is the chat sweet spot), lower fps (10 reads smoothly), shorter clip.
What frame rate should I pick?
10 fps is the standard for shared GIFs. Motion reads smoothly and the size stays sane. 15 fps for fast action worth the weight; 5 fps for slideshow-style clips and screen recordings of mostly-static UI. Source video is typically 30–60 fps, so every GIF is dropping frames. The question is only how many.
Which video formats work?
Whatever your browser can play: MP4 with H.264 and WebM decode essentially everywhere; HEVC/H.265 (some iPhone footage) and more exotic codecs depend on browser and OS. If a video won't load, re-exporting it as standard MP4 from any editor fixes it. The tool uses the browser's decoder, so its support is your browser's support.
Should I even use a GIF, or a video?
Honest answer: if the destination accepts video, send video, smaller, sharper, full color. GIF wins where autoplay-without-sound is required and video embeds aren't: README files on code hosts, some forums and docs tools, and messaging contexts that still treat GIFs specially. That's the niche; outside it, MP4 or WebM is better on every axis.
About this tool
The video to GIF converter decodes your video with the browser's own player, captures frames to a canvas, and encodes the GIF locally, no upload, no watermark, no trial limit. Pick the start point, length (up to 15 seconds), frame rate, and width; those settings are the whole craft, since GIF file size scales roughly with width² × frames. MP4 (H.264) and WebM decode everywhere. It's also honest that GIF is a spectacularly inefficient format. Where video is accepted, video is the better share; GIF earns its keep where silent autoplay is required.
Like most tools on UtilityBase, the video to gif runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you enter is uploaded or stored on a server. It's free to use with no account required. Browse more image tools here.
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