# Convert Video to GIF

Pick the moment, set how long, how smooth and how wide, and get a looping GIF you can drop into a chat, a document or a support ticket. No watermark.

_Source: https://sharelargefilesfree.com/tools/video-to-gif · Updated 2026-09-29_

## How to use it

1. Choose your video.
2. Set where the GIF starts and how many seconds it lasts.
3. Choose frames per second and width; the page shows the frame count and a size estimate.
4. Press Make GIF, check the preview, and download or send it.

## Keeping GIFs small

GIF is an old format: every frame is a full picture with at most 256 colours, so size grows quickly. Roughly, the file size follows width × height × frames.

| Setting | Typical choice |
| --- | --- |
| Length | 2 to 6 seconds |
| Frame rate | 10 to 12 fps for most clips, 15 to 20 for fast motion |
| Width | 480 px for chats and docs, 320 px for tiny, 640 px or more for detail |

Fewer colours (128 or 64) make screen recordings and cartoons smaller with little visible change.

## GIF or short video?

GIFs autoplay and loop everywhere, which is why they are loved for reactions and how-to snippets. For anything longer than a few seconds, a short MP4 is ten times smaller at better quality: [trim the video](https://sharelargefilesfree.com/tools/trim-video) instead and most apps will loop it too.

## How it works

Frames are taken from the video at exactly the times you set by your browser's video decoder, then reduced to a 256-colour palette each and written as an animated GIF, all on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no watermark.

## Frequently asked questions

### How long can the GIF be?

Up to 60 seconds and 600 frames, but GIFs get big fast; a few seconds at 10 fps is the sweet spot.

### Why is my GIF so large?

GIF stores every frame as a picture. Lower the width, the frame rate or the colours, or shorten the clip.

### Is there a watermark?

No. The GIF is made on your device, with no watermark and no sign-up.

### Can I make a GIF from an iPhone video?

Yes. H.264 videos work in all browsers; HEVC (iPhone default) works in Safari and in Chrome or Edge on Windows and macOS.