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Video to GIF
1. Model
Video to GIF
2. Style / Look
Drop a video MP4, WebM or MOV · up to 80 MB · 30s
Frame rate

Higher is smoother; lower is a smaller file.

Width

Balanced · height follows your clip's aspect.

3. Output
Advanced

No advanced settings for this tool.

Video → GIF
Upload an MP4, WebM or MOV on the left
Turn a clip into a clean animated GIF

Drop an MP4, WebM or MOV on the left, choose a frame rate and width, and get a two-pass-palette GIF plus a looping WebM — no watermark.

Video to GIF

SECONDS PER CLIP TWO-PASS PALETTE NO WATERMARK

Convert an MP4, WebM or MOV clip into a high-quality animated GIF. Each GIF is rendered with a two-pass colour palette built from your own footage, so gradients stay smooth instead of banding the way single-pass converters do — and every conversion also returns a looping WebM that is several times smaller, plus a poster frame for thumbnails.

Built for short loops: clips up to 30 seconds and 80 MB, at 10, 15 or 20 fps and 320, 480 or 640 pixels wide. It pairs directly with the clips you make in EZ Animate and Video Combine — export the MP4, drop it in here, and share the loop anywhere.

A colour palette built from your own footage

Every GIF is rendered in two passes: the first analyses the whole clip and builds a palette tuned to that footage, the second re-encodes the frames against it. Single-pass converters reuse one generic 256-colour palette, which is where banded skies and muddy gradients come from.

Three files out, and a 30-second ceiling

Bring an MP4, WebM or MOV under 80 MB and 30 seconds; you get back an animated GIF at your chosen size, a looping VP9 WebM of the same clip, and a JPEG poster frame for thumbnails and link previews. GIF has no interframe compression, so a long clip turns into an enormous file long before it turns into a good one — trim to the moment you want to loop.

Which frame rate and width to pick

15 fps at 480px is the balanced default. Drop to 10 fps and 320px for chat emotes and Discord, where a small file matters more than smoothness; go to 20 fps and 640px when motion detail matters. File size roughly tracks frames multiplied by pixels, so both dials move it — and where a real video file will play, the looping WebM is typically five to ten times smaller than the GIF.

Need to stitch clips first? Use Video Combine · Want a still instead? Extract Video Frames
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Video to GIF — FAQ

What does the Video to GIF converter do?
It turns a short video clip — MP4, WebM or MOV — into an animated GIF, and hands back a looping WebM and a poster frame alongside it. Upload the clip, pick a frame rate and width, and the converted files are ready to download in a few seconds.

Why do these GIFs look better than most converters?
Every GIF is rendered with a two-pass palette. The first pass analyses the whole clip and builds a colour palette tuned to that footage; the second pass re-encodes the frames against it. Single-pass converters reuse one generic 256-colour palette, which is what produces the banded skies and muddy gradients GIFs are notorious for.

Which formats can I convert, and what do I get back?
In: MP4 (H.264), WebM and MOV. Out: an animated GIF at your chosen width and frame rate, a looping VP9 WebM of the same clip, and a JPEG poster frame you can use as a thumbnail or link preview.

Is there a file size or length limit?
Yes — clips must be under 80 MB and 30 seconds or shorter. GIF is an old format with no interframe compression, so a long clip becomes an enormous file long before it becomes a good one. Trim to the moment you actually want to loop and the result is both smaller and better.

What frame rate and width should I pick?
15 fps at 480px is the balanced default and suits most clips. Drop to 10 fps and 320px for chat emotes and Discord, where small files matter more than smoothness. Go to 20 fps and 640px when motion detail matters and a larger file is fine. File size roughly tracks frames multiplied by pixels, so both dials move it.

Should I use the WebM instead of the GIF?
If the destination supports it, yes. The looping WebM is typically five to ten times smaller than the GIF at the same visual quality, and it supports full colour rather than 256 shades. Use the GIF where a real video file will not play — old chat clients, email, some forums — and use the WebM everywhere else.

Do you watermark the GIF?
No. There is no watermark, no logo, and no branding of any kind on the GIF, the WebM or the poster frame. What you download is your clip.

Does this work with clips made in EZ Video or EZ Animate?
Yes. Download the MP4 from EZ Video or EZ Animate and drop it straight in here. Turning a generated character animation into a GIF is exactly what this tool was built for — the two-pass palette handles flat-colour and cel-shaded art particularly well.
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