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GIF Converter

Free GIF Converter Online

Convert MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, or MKV to animated GIF — or convert GIF to MP4, PNG, and JPG. Powered by ffmpeg in your browser. No upload, no signup.

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GIF → MP4 too

Shrink bloated GIFs by converting them back to MP4. 10x smaller, same visual content, plays everywhere.

When to use GIF (and when not to)

GIF works when you need a silent looping animation that plays automatically without user interaction — in emails, Slack, Notion, GitHub issues, or anywhere that doesn't support autoplay video. Drop a GIF in and it loops forever, no controls needed.

GIF does NOT work when file size matters. GIFs are genuinely enormous compared to modern video formats. A 10-second clip that's 2 MB as MP4 becomes 25–50 MB as GIF. That kills page load speed, email clients reject large attachments, and Discord will refuse to play very large GIFs.

The smarter alternative for web use: GIF to MP4. Modern browsers autoplay muted MP4 videos in a loop — they behave exactly like GIFs but are 10–15x smaller. If you control the page HTML, serve MP4 instead of GIF. If you're posting to a platform and need GIF specifically, use our converter to get the format you need.

Common questions

Why are GIF files so large compared to MP4?
GIF was invented in 1987 and uses an ancient compression algorithm limited to 256 colors per frame. A 10-second MP4 clip might be 2 MB; the same clip as GIF can be 20–50 MB. For embedding on websites, GIF→MP4 conversion is the right move — browsers can autoplay muted MP4s and they're 10x smaller.
How long a video can I convert to GIF?
There's no hard time limit, but longer clips produce enormous GIF files. For best results, keep GIFs under 10–15 seconds. The converter trims the input if needed. If you need longer animated content, keep it as MP4 instead.
Will the GIF have sound?
No — GIF has no audio track. If you need animated content with sound, keep it as MP4 or WebM. Those formats support audio and autoplay in modern browsers when muted.
Can I convert a GIF back to video?
Yes. GIF to MP4 converts the animated GIF into an H.264 video — much smaller file, same visual content. Useful when you want to upload a GIF to a platform that only accepts video (Twitter, Instagram, Discord).