Video to GIF Maker
Convert your videos to animated GIFs. Max file size: 100MB
GIF Maker
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Convert video clips to high-quality animated GIF files directly in your browser. The online GIF maker lets you control frame rate, resolution, and palette optimization using FFmpeg-WASM — all client-side with no uploads and no privacy concerns.
Online GIF Maker — Convert Video to Animated GIF in Browser
Animated GIFs remain one of the most widely shared media formats on the internet due to their universal compatibility across email clients, social media platforms, messaging apps, and browsers. This browser-based GIF maker converts any video clip — MP4, WebM, MOV, or MKV — into an optimized animated GIF using FFmpeg-WASM, giving you fine control over the output quality and file size.
The key to a high-quality GIF is palette optimization. Unlike video codecs that use millions of colors, GIFs are limited to 256 colors per frame. FFmpeg's palettegen filter generates a custom color palette optimized specifically for your video content, while paletteuse applies it to minimize color banding and dithering artifacts. The result is a GIF that looks significantly better than naive palette approaches.
Frame rate and resolution are the primary levers for controlling GIF file size. Reducing frame rate from 30 fps to 15 fps halves the number of frames and roughly halves the file size. Scaling the resolution down (e.g., from 1080p to 480p) reduces file size dramatically. This GIF maker provides controls for all these parameters, giving you the tools to balance animation smoothness against the GIF's final size for web or social media use.
Creating Social Media GIFs
Convert a short video clip into an animated GIF for sharing on Twitter, Reddit, Slack, or Discord where GIFs autoplay without user interaction.
Making Product Demo Animations
Turn a screen recording or product walkthrough video into a looping GIF for embedding in README files, documentation, or marketing pages.
Reaction GIFs and Meme Creation
Clip the perfect moment from a video, set a loop point, and export as an animated GIF optimized for messaging apps and social platforms.
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Upload Your Video Clip
Upload an MP4, WebM, or MOV clip. For best results, keep the source clip under 10 seconds — longer clips produce very large GIF files. Processing happens entirely in your browser.
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Set Frame Rate and Resolution
Choose a frame rate (10–30 fps) and output width. Lower frame rates and smaller widths produce smaller GIFs. 15 fps at 480px wide is a good starting point for web-optimized GIFs.
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Enable Palette Optimization
Enable the palette optimization option to generate a custom 256-color palette for your clip. This significantly improves GIF quality and reduces color banding compared to a generic palette.
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Convert and Download Your GIF
Click Create GIF to start the FFmpeg-WASM conversion. Download the optimized animated GIF when complete and share it anywhere GIFs are supported.
Custom Palette Optimization
Uses FFmpeg's palettegen and paletteuse filters to generate a video-specific 256-color palette, dramatically improving GIF color accuracy and reducing banding.
Frame Rate Control
Adjust the output frame rate from 5 to 30 fps. Reducing fps is the most effective way to reduce GIF file size while maintaining a readable animation.
Resolution Scaling
Set a target output width to scale the GIF down from the source resolution. Smaller GIFs load faster and are easier to share across platforms.
Private Browser-Based Processing
Every video-to-GIF conversion runs locally via FFmpeg-WASM. No video or GIF data is ever uploaded to a server or stored externally.
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