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Video to GIF Converter
Trim a video clip and convert it into an animated GIF with a custom frame rate, width, and loop setting, previewed and downloaded instantly. Runs entirely in your browser.
🔒 This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server.
Any format your browser can play - MP4 and WebM are safest. Nothing is uploaded.
No video yet - choose one to trim a clip and turn it into a GIF.
How the video to GIF converter works
- Choose a video file and set the start and end time of the clip you want.
- Pick an output width and frame rate - lower frame rates make smaller files.
- The tool seeks the video to each sample point, draws that frame to a canvas, and encodes every frame into an animated GIF.
The method
For a clip from time A to time B at F frames per second, the tool captures a frame every 1/F seconds inside that range, quantizes each frame's colors down to a 256-color palette, and writes them as a looping GIF using the browser-side gifenc encoder.
FAQ
What video formats are supported?
Any format your browser can play natively - MP4 (H.264) and WebM are the most reliable across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
Why is there a 15-second clip limit?
GIF frames are uncompressed between palette passes, so longer clips at higher frame rates can produce very large files and slow, memory-heavy encoding in the browser tab.
Why does conversion take a while for longer clips?
Each frame is captured by seeking the video to an exact timestamp and waiting for the browser to decode it, which is inherently sequential - there is no shortcut without a lower frame rate or shorter clip.
Is my video uploaded anywhere?
No. The video is decoded and its frames are captured entirely in your browser tab - nothing is sent to a server.
How we compare
| Feature | Online Tool Store | ezgif.com | Giphy GIF Maker |
|---|---|---|---|
| No file upload - runs in your browser | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No sign-up, no watermark | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom trim, frame rate, and width | ✓ | ✓ | Limited |
For a quick, private clip-to-GIF conversion without uploading your footage, Video to GIF Converter keeps everything local.