Turn a video into a GIF
Pick up to 60 seconds of any video and get a looping GIF for chats, slides, docs or a README. It is made on your own computer, so the video is never uploaded and there is no watermark.
- Never uploaded
- No size limit
- No watermark
- Free
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Quick answer: To turn a video into a GIF, drop the file into the tool at the top of this page, pick the part, size and smoothness, and press "Make GIF". iLoveAudioVideo does the work in your browser, so the file is never uploaded. It is free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no file size limit.
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How it works
- Drop your videoMP4, MOV, WEBM or MKV, any size. It stays on your computer.
- Pick the partUp to 60 seconds. Play it, pause and press "Set to current", or type the times.
- Make the GIFChoose the size and smoothness, then download a looping GIF.
How big the GIF will be
The tool shows the expected size before you start. These are the sizes we measured for a 10-second part of a 1080p video:
| Setting | Camera or film footage | Screen recording |
|---|---|---|
| Small, 320 px, 10 frames a second | 2.5–3.7 MB | 0.8 MB |
| Medium, 480 px, 15 frames a second | 7.4–11 MB | 2.1 MB |
| Large, 640 px, 15 frames a second | 12–21 MB | 3.2 MB |
| Extra large, 800 px, 24 frames a second | 29–46 MB | 6.3 MB |
A GIF grows with every frame, so a 5-second part is about half these sizes. For Discord's 20 MB limit, Medium fits about 15 seconds of camera footage. Each took 2–30 seconds to make on an Intel MacBook.
Sharp colours, small file
A GIF can show only 256 colours at a time. The tool builds those colours from your clip itself, so skin, skies and screen recordings keep their look instead of turning blotchy. Frames that do not change are not stored again, which keeps screen recordings especially small.
GIF or video?
A GIF plays everywhere and loops by itself, but it has no sound and is many times larger than the same clip as a video. For anything longer than a few seconds, a short MP4 is usually the better choice: trim the video instead, and most chat apps loop it too.
Measured, not promised
From our tests on a 2019 Intel MacBook, an Apple M1 and a Windows PC without a graphics card. See all results.
Why your video never leaves your computer
Online video tools upload your file to their servers, process it there, and send it back. That is slow for big videos and costs them money for every minute, so free plans cap your file size or add watermarks, and your video sits on someone else's computer.
Here your own computer does the work, inside this tab. Nothing is uploaded, so there is nothing to cap: no file size limit, no daily limit and no watermark.
Questions
How long can the GIF be?
Up to 60 seconds. Longer GIFs get too large to share; keep longer clips as video.
Does it work with iPhone videos?
Yes. MOV files from iPhones work, including HDR video, whose colours are adjusted so the GIF looks right.
Is there a watermark?
No. Nothing is added to your GIF.
Is it really free?
Yes. Your computer does the work, so a video costs us nothing to process. No account, no watermark, no limits.
Is my video uploaded?
No. It is processed inside this browser tab and saved straight back to your computer.
Which browsers work?
Recent Chrome, Edge and Safari on a computer. Chrome and Edge are fastest on most machines. Phones work for short videos.
How long does it take?
In Chrome, a one-minute 1080p video took 13–19 seconds on the laptops we tested and about 40 seconds on a computer without a graphics chip. Safari can be slower.
Can I close the tab while it works?
Keep the tab open and in front until it finishes. Browsers slow down background tabs.