Video to GIF Maker
Turn a video clip into a GIF for chats, docs or social posts. Free, no watermark.
In plain words: Drop a short video, pick the moment you want, and download it as a looping GIF. GIFs get big quickly, so short clips work best.
๐ 100% Local Browser Execution โ Files never leave your device โ No email ยท No sign-up ยท No watermark ยท Free
๐๏ธ Drop a video to turn into a GIF MP4, MOV, WebM, MKVโฆ It stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded. Choose video
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Tip: play the video and press "Use current time" to pick the start.
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How to Use Video to GIF Maker
- Drop a video, or a screen recording from our free recorder.
- Play it and press "Use current time" to set the start, then choose the length (up to 20 seconds), width and smoothness.
- Press Make GIF and download it. It is made on your device.
GIFs from your videos, without uploading them
GIFs are perfect for showing a quick bug, a product feature or a funny moment in chats, docs and GitHub issues. WeShoal decodes your video in the browser, samples frames at the rate you choose, builds an optimised colour palette and encodes the GIF, all on your device.
Getting a small, sharp GIF
- 480 px wide at 12 fps is the sweet spot for most chats and documents.
- Keep it short: 3โ6 seconds is usually enough. GIF is an old, inefficient format, so long GIFs get big.
- For full-length clips with sound, use Compress Video instead. MP4 is far smaller than GIF.