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How to convert MP4 to GIF

Trim a clip, pick FPS and width, download a looping GIF. Nothing is uploaded.

Open this page, drop an MP4 (or WebM / MOV), wait for the green bar, and download. Conversion starts as soon as the file is accepted. You do not need an account.

Trim before you encode

GIF size grows with every extra frame. Set Start to skip intros and Length to the scene you actually want. The encoder will not go past 20 seconds or about 160 frames — long trailers belong in MP4, not GIF.

Width and frame rate

480px is the default: readable in chat, not enormous. 320px is better for stickers. 10 fps looks smooth; 8 fps is often enough for talking-head clips and keeps the palette smaller.

Loop

Forever is what people expect in Slack and docs. Choose once if the clip is a short demo that should not repeat.

GIF quality

Smoother uses a finer palette (larger file). Smaller file coarsens the palette. Balanced is the right default for most clips.

If the start time sits beyond the video length, the tool jumps back to the beginning instead of failing.

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