What is it?
Video to GIF turns a few seconds of a video into a looping animated GIF. A colour palette is built for your clip, so the GIF looks clean rather than blotchy.
Who is it for?
People making reaction GIFs, sellers showing a product in action, teachers making short how-to loops for slides, and support teams showing steps on a screen.
How to use it
- Choose a video.
- Set Start at (or play and tap Start = now) and the Length (seconds, up to 30).
- Pick the Width and Smoothness (frames per second), and tick Loop forever.
- Tap Make GIF, wait for Making the GIF…, and download.
Keep it small
Under 6 seconds, 320 px wide and 12 fps or less suits messaging apps. GIFs never have sound; for a short clip with sound use Trim Video.
Why does the first job take longer?
The tool uses a video engine (ffmpeg, the free engine inside many video apps) that runs in your browser. The engine is about 31 MB and downloads only the first time you start a job; after that it starts in a second or two. All the work then happens on your device, so a phone is slower than a computer for long or HD videos. Keep the tab open and the screen on until it finishes.
Is my file uploaded?
No. The file is opened and changed inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. Nothing is sent to us, and closing the page clears it.
Errors and how to fix them
- The start is after the end of the video (…): choose an earlier start.
- GIF is very big: the tool reminds you to use fewer fps, a smaller width or a shorter clip.
- Loading the video engine (31 MB, only the first time)… takes long: the engine downloads once, then your browser keeps it. Use Wi-Fi the first time.
- The video engine could not start …: the download was interrupted or blocked. Check your connection, turn off data saver or an aggressive ad blocker for this page, and try again.
- “This file could not be read. It may be damaged, or a format we cannot open”: play the file in your phone’s gallery first. If it plays, convert it with Video Converter and try again; if it doesn’t, the file itself is damaged.
- “This file is too big for your browser. Try a shorter or smaller file, or a computer with more memory”: the browser ran out of memory. Close other tabs, use a computer, or cut the video into parts with Trim Video.
- “This file is over 1.5 GB: too big to process inside a browser”: trim or compress it on a computer first.
Open the tool: Video to GIF
Still stuck?
Contact support. Tell us which tool or page you were using, what you tapped, what you saw, and your phone or computer and browser (for example: Android phone, Chrome). We reply by email.
Questions, or an error not listed here?
Tell us in the comments: what you were doing, the exact message you saw, and your device and browser. We read every comment and add new fixes to this article.