Video to GIF
right in your browser
Turn any video clip into a GIF — no upload, no watermark, no 200MB limit. Pick the exact seconds you want, choose size and smoothness, done.
Clip section
GIF settings
How to convert video to GIF
Any MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV — from your phone, a screen recording, anything.
Set start and end seconds. Short GIFs (2–10s) look best and stay small.
Frames are extracted and encoded on your own device — nothing is uploaded.
Tips for great GIFs
GIF is a 35-year-old format that stores every frame as a full image, so size grows fast. For chat apps and forums, 480px at 12 FPS is the sweet spot. For maximum quality on a short clip, use 640px at 18 FPS. If your GIF comes out too big, reduce the width first — it makes the biggest difference — then lower the FPS or shorten the clip.
A free GIF maker with no watermark and no size limit
VidGlide doubles as a complete GIF maker. Pick the exact seconds you want, choose the width (320, 480 or 640 px) and the smoothness (8, 12 or 18 FPS), and download a clean GIF with no branding stamped on it. Because everything runs on your own device, there is no 200MB upload cap like classic GIF sites — a full-length screen recording, gameplay clip or phone video works just as well as a short clip. Reaction GIFs for Discord, product demos for docs, bug reports for GitHub issues — same three clicks.
MP4 to GIF — and MOV, WebM and MKV too
The most common job is MP4 to GIF, since phones and screen recorders save MP4 by default: drop the file in, mark the moment, download. But the converter reads anything your browser can decode — MOV to GIF for iPhone footage, WebM to GIF for browser captures, and MKV for OBS recordings. No format juggling, no converting twice, and the source video is never uploaded anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Is my video uploaded to a server?
No. Frames are extracted and encoded entirely in your browser. There is no server, which is also why there's no file size limit.
Why is my GIF larger than the video?
GIF stores every frame as an image with no modern compression — that's normal. Keep clips short, reduce width and FPS to shrink it.
Can I convert only part of the video?
Yes, set start and end seconds before converting. Only that section becomes the GIF.
Can I use this as a GIF maker for Discord or Slack?
Yes. A 480px, 12 FPS GIF a few seconds long usually lands well under typical chat-app limits, and there is no watermark to distract from the clip.
How do I convert MP4 to GIF without uploading it?
Just drop the MP4 on this page — frames are extracted and encoded by your own browser. Nothing is sent to a server, so a large MP4 converts as easily as a small one.
Is there a watermark or signup?
Never. No watermark, no account, no quota.