Get the timing right
Scrub through your video and drag the handles around the few seconds that matter. The preview loops exactly like the GIF will, so there are no surprises later.
Free Online GIF Maker
Drop in a video, a few photos or a link, and pull out the bit worth looping. Trim it, crop it, slap a caption on it, and you'll know how big the file is before you hit the button.
Make your GIF
Add a video or some pictures, or paste a link. You’ll trim and style it in the editor below.
- Video
- Photos
- Links
- Trim & crop
- Captions
- Private
Everything you need for a good GIF. Nothing you don't.
No account, no queue, no watermark. Find the moment, shape it, check the size, download it.
See the file size first
Change the width, frame rate, quality or trim and the estimated size moves with you. Fit to 8 MB will even pick the settings for you. No more making a GIF, finding out it's 30 MB, and starting over.
Crop right on the preview
Square, 16:9, 9:16, 4:5, or just drag the frame wherever you like. The preview shows exactly what you'll get.
Captions you can drag
Add up to five lines of text, pick a colour and size, and drag each one into place.
Speed, reverse and boomerang
Half speed, double speed, backwards, or a boomerang that bounces back and forth forever.
Photos in, GIF out
Pick a handful of pictures, drag them into order, decide how long each one stays up, and you've got a slideshow GIF. Clip somewhere else? Paste a link, or just press Ctrl+V.
GIF first, other formats when you need them
GIF plays everywhere, so it's the default. When you need something much lighter, the same clip as WebP or MP4 is one click away. APNG is there for crisp, lossless graphics.
Private by default
No accounts and no watermark. The original is deleted the moment your GIF is made, and the GIF itself is gone after an hour.
What people actually make with it.
Short loops are handy anywhere a still picture doesn't quite say it and a full video is overkill.
Bug reports and support tickets
Showing beats explaining. Crop to the window, record at 10fps and keep it to a few seconds, so it plays right there in the ticket.
Tip: 720px keeps small interface text readable.Reactions and memes
Grab the one second that made everyone laugh, put a caption on it and loop it. Keep it small enough that chat apps will preview it.
Tip: 480px at 15fps is plenty for faces.Product demos and docs
A short loop of a feature actually working says more than a paragraph about it. Crop out everything that isn't the feature and let it repeat.
Tip: use WebP or MP4 if your docs support them.Newsletters and social posts
Most email clients won't play video, but they'll all show a GIF. Pick the moment, crop it square or 4:5, and keep it light.
Tip: try to stay under about 1 MB for email.Tutorials and walkthroughs
Chop a long recording into short loops, one per step. Slow a fast step down to 0.75× and add a two-word caption so people can follow along.
Tip: 0.5× to 0.75× speed helps with quick steps.Photo slideshows
A handful of holiday photos, a before-and-after, a product from a few angles. Put them in order, pick how long each one shows, done.
Tip: half a second to a second per photo works well.Three steps. Usually under a minute.
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Add your clip
Drop in a video, paste a link, or pick a few pictures. It starts playing in your browser straight away, so you can hunt for the good part.
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Shape it
Cut it down to the best few seconds. Crop it, caption it, speed it up if you want. The size estimate keeps up as you go.
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Make it and share it
Hit Create GIF, wait a few seconds, and download it. Then it's ready for the group chat, the ticket, the doc or wherever it's headed.
See it before you try it
These are real screenshots from this site, taken with a demo clip. Your own file will give different sizes, but the controls are exactly these.
GIF first, with other formats when you need them
You get a GIF by default, because it plays everywhere. But if size or colour matters more, WebP, MP4 and APNG are one click away. The sizes below are rough comparisons for the same clip; your own numbers show up in the estimate.
| Format | Best for | Typical size | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIF | Works everywhere, even old apps and email | Largest | 256 colours, up to 720px and 20fps |
| WebP | Chat apps, websites and docs that support it | About 5× smaller | Full colour, animated, loops |
| MP4 | The smallest files, autoplay in a video tag | About 15× smaller | Up to 1080px and 30fps, no loop flag |
| APNG | Crisp graphics and UI recordings | Larger than GIF | Lossless, full colour, loops |
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Good questions.
Can’t find yours? The converter explains problems in plain language as they come up.
How do I make a GIF from a video?
Add your video (drop it in, paste it, or paste a link), drag the trim handles around the bit you want, and press Create GIF. If you'd like to crop it, caption it or speed it up, do that first. The size estimate keeps up with every change.
Can I make a GIF from photos?
Yes. Pick two or more PNG, JPEG or WebP pictures, drag them into order, and choose how long each one stays on screen. You can add captions or a boomerang too, then make it like any other GIF.
How long can a GIF be, and how big can my upload be?
Uploads can be up to 100 MB and the GIF can be up to 60 seconds. But honestly, the best GIFs are two to six seconds long, because the file grows with every second and every pixel. Speed changes and boomerang count towards the length.
My GIF is too big. What should I do?
Shorten it first. That saves the most and doesn't cost any quality. Then drop the width or frame rate, crop out what you don't need, or pick Smallest quality. Fit to 8 MB will do the balancing for you, and switching to WebP or MP4 can shrink it many times over.
How accurate is the file size estimate?
It's built from measurements of real conversions and shown as a range, because busy footage always ends up bigger than calm footage. After your first export it learns from the real file, so a second go at the same video is a lot closer.
What happens to my video after I upload it?
It goes to our servers just long enough to make your GIF. The original is deleted the moment the job finishes (or fails, or you cancel), and the finished file is gone after an hour. We don't post anything and there are no accounts. The privacy policy has the details.
Is it free? Is there a watermark?
It's free, there's no watermark and you don't need to sign up. There's an hourly limit per browser, just so nobody can hog the servers.
Ready to make your GIF?
It's free, there's nothing to sign up for, and your files are gone within the hour.