Convert MP4 to GIF
Convert MP4 to GIF free in your browser. No upload, no signup, no watermark. Files stay on your device.
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Drop your MP4 file
Drag your MP4 file into the drop zone above, or click the box to pick a file from your computer or phone. The browser reads the file directly — nothing uploads.
Click Convert
The page runs ffmpeg.wasm on your device to decode the MPEG-4 Part 14 and encode it as Graphics Interchange Format. Most conversions finish in a few seconds; large or codec-heavy files (RAW, video) can take longer.
Download the GIF file
When the conversion finishes, the GIF file is ready to download. Save it anywhere on your device.
FAQ
common questions
How long can my GIF be?
Practically, keep it under 10 seconds. GIF is an inefficient video format — file size scales roughly linearly with duration and quickly becomes unwieldy. A 5-second 480p GIF might be 2–5 MB; a 30-second one easily hits 30+ MB. For longer clips, an animated WebP or short MP4 is a much better choice if the platform accepts it.
What frame rate will the GIF use?
Around 10–15 fps by default — looks smooth enough for most clips while keeping file size manageable. The source MP4 might be 30 or 60 fps; the converter resamples down. For fast action you want higher fps (15+); for simple animations 8–10 fps is plenty and produces noticeably smaller files.
Why does my GIF look posterised or banded?
GIF is limited to 256 colours per frame — that's the format's hard limit. Photographic or gradient-heavy MP4s (sunsets, smooth animations, anything with subtle colour transitions) dither visibly in GIF because the format can't represent the full colour range. For colour fidelity, use animated WebP or MP4 instead; GIF is best for content where the 256-colour limit isn't a problem (cartoons, screen recordings, line art).
Will the GIF have sound?
No — GIF is silent by design. The format doesn't carry audio. Any sound in the source MP4 is dropped entirely. If you need sound with looping video, post the original MP4 (or a smaller transcoded version) rather than converting to GIF.
Why is my GIF so much larger than the source MP4?
GIF compresses each frame independently and has no concept of motion compression — MP4's video codecs (H.264, H.265) compress across frames, dramatically reducing size for any video with similarity between consecutive frames. A 5 MB MP4 commonly becomes a 30 MB GIF for the same content. The trade-off for GIF is universal compatibility (every platform displays GIFs); the cost is huge file sizes.