Video to GIF

The GIF is immortal. Despite modern video formats, the animated endless loop remains the format of choice for chats, forums, documentation, and memes, because it plays automatically everywhere, needs no sound, and embeds in any message. Video to GIF turns any video section into exactly such a GIF - without a degree in image editing.

After uploading, you first set the range you want to keep. Two sliders with fine input let you set the start and end time, and the chosen GIF duration is shown continuously. Short clips make small, shareable GIFs; for a smooth meme two to five seconds are often enough.

Then you control two decisive dials. The frame rate determines how smoothly the animation runs - 10, 15, 20, and 25 frames per second are available. More frames mean smoother motion but also a bigger file. The width sets how large the GIF gets; 320, 480, 640, or 800 pixels cover everything from the compact chat GIF to the presentable demo. So you find your own balance between size and quality.

The conversion runs server-side so even larger videos up to 200 MB produce a clean GIF. Because GIFs quickly get lavish, the tool warns you honestly if your result is over 10 MB and suggests choosing a smaller width or fewer frames. So you do not accidentally end up with a GIF that blows up every chat.

You see the finished GIF right away in a preview that - as it should - runs on an endless loop. Happy with it? Download it or file it in your archive with one click. Your file is processed only for the conversion and not stored permanently. No account, no email, no watermark.

Video to GIF is part of the media tools at werkzeu.ge. If you want to go the other way and turn a GIF back into a video, trim the clip first, or shrink the source video, the right tools are a click away - all in the same browser.