# Video to GIF converter

Turn any video clip into a looping GIF in seconds. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.

Web page: https://sloosh.ai/tools/video-to-gif

## How to turn a video into a GIF

1. **Add the video.** An MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV clip.
2. **Set the seconds, width and frame rate.** The estimate shows the frame count and roughly how big the GIF will be.
3. **Download the GIF.** Watch it loop, then save it.

## MP4 to GIF

Most clips from a phone or a screen recorder are MP4. Add the file and the GIF starts on its first three seconds; type a new Start and End in seconds to pick the moment. Leave the width at 480 pixels and the frame rate at 10 for a good first try, then read the estimate under the tiles. If it is too big, drop to 320 pixels or 5 frames a second, or shorten the range. Press Make GIF and it loops right here before you download it. A GIF has no sound, so any audio in the MP4 is left out.

## Make a GIF for Discord, Slack and X

Chat apps play short, narrow GIFs inline and choke on big ones. Keep the clip to two or three seconds, pick 320 or 480 pixels wide and 10 frames a second, and the GIF usually lands well under 2 MB. Check the estimate before you run it, and trim the range if it is over. For a reaction GIF, start just before the moment and stop just after it: a tight loop reads better than a long one.

## What people use it for

- **Reaction GIFs for Discord and Slack.** Clip two or three seconds out of a longer video and keep it at 320 or 480 pixels wide. It loops inline and stays small enough to post.
- **A GIF for a post on X.** Pick the moment, set the width, and watch the size estimate as you change the range, so you know what you will get before you wait for it.
- **Showing a product or app in motion.** A short screen recording as a GIF plays on its own in an email, a README or a help doc, where video often won't autoplay.

## Questions

### How do I convert MP4 to GIF?

Add the MP4, set the start and end, then pick a width and frame rate and press Make GIF. MOV and WebM work the same way.

### How do I make a GIF under 2 MB?

Keep it short, keep it narrow and keep the frame rate low. At 320 pixels wide and 10 frames a second, a few seconds usually fits. The estimate updates as you change the settings.

### How long can my GIF be?

Up to 500 frames, and less for wide GIFs because every frame is held in memory. At 480 pixels wide and 10 frames a second that is about 38 seconds. Settings over the limit are refused before anything runs.

### Why is the GIF bigger than my video?

A GIF stores almost every frame in full, while video only stores what changes between frames. A 2 MB MP4 clip can easily become a 20 MB GIF. Width and frame rate are what shrink it.

### Which widths and frame rates can I pick?

320, 480 or 640 pixels wide, or the video's own width. Frame rates are 5, 10, 12.5, 20 and 25, the ones a GIF can play at exactly the right speed.

### Why do the colours look banded?

A GIF can show only 256 colours per frame. Skies, skin and gradients show it most, and a narrower GIF hides it better.

### Is there a watermark?

No. The GIF is exactly your clip, with nothing added. It is made on your device, so the video is never sent anywhere.

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