Video to GIF Converter — Free MP4 to GIF Maker

Yes. MP4 is the most common video format and is fully supported — drag in your MP4 (or WebM, MOV, AVI) and it is converted to an animated GIF right in your browser, with no upload.

There is no hard limit — it depends on your browser's memory. For smooth results, clips under 30 seconds at a reasonable resolution work best; the tool lets you trim and adjust FPS to keep the GIF small.

Yes. FormatSpot's Video to GIF converter is 100% free with no sign up, no watermarks, and no limits on how many files you convert.

No. All conversion happens locally in your browser using FFmpeg WASM. Your files never leave your device, so your privacy is fully protected.

We recommend keeping videos under 200 MB. Larger files may cause the browser to run out of memory since everything is processed locally.

You can upload MP4, WebM, and MOV files. The tool uses FFmpeg WASM which supports a wide range of video codecs.

Use lower FPS (e.g., 10 instead of 30), smaller scale (e.g., 360p instead of 720p), and trim only the portion of the video you need. These settings drastically reduce the output GIF file size.

They're the same thing — MP4 is just the most common video format. Our converter accepts MP4, WebM, MOV, and AVI, and turns any of them into an animated GIF entirely in your browser. So "MP4 to GIF" and "video to GIF" both refer to converting a moving video clip into the looping GIF format.

Yes. Set a higher FPS (30) and scale (720p) for smoother, sharper output — but expect a larger file. For most uses, 480p at 15 FPS is a good balance. Since everything renders locally in your browser, there's no compression from a server, so quality is only limited by your chosen settings.