Convert video to GIF

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You can turn video into GIF for free: upload your video above, pick a size, and download a palette-optimized GIF with no watermark.

Turning video into GIF is the internet's oldest party trick, and Flippy does it properly: your video is re-timed and repainted with an optimized color palette so the GIF loops clean and stays sharp. Keep the video clip short: GIF stores every frame like a picture, so a few seconds loop beautifully while a few minutes balloon.

A classic video to GIF job: camera clips, screen recordings and downloads, bound for reaction posts in Discord, Slack and group chats.

FYI

Know what GIF is: a 256-color format from 1987 with no sound. A short video clip makes a great GIF; a long one makes an enormous file: for anything past ~10 seconds, a small MP4 or WEBM travels better.

Why flip video to GIF

Video is the heaviest thing most of us ever attach: screen recordings, camera clips, whole talks. It comes from wherever your camera, screen recorder or download made it.

GIF is the internet's court jester: 1987 technology that still runs every group chat. An animated image format: every frame is stored with a 256-color palette, there's no audio track and no inter-frame compression. That makes it the right destination when what you need is short, silent, autoplaying loops that work absolutely everywhere.

How to convert video to GIF

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Drop your video file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
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Check the output format: GIF is already selected for you.
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Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new GIF.

Best settings for video to GIF

Best settings for video to GIF: keep the clip under ten seconds, and remember width and frame rate decide everything; around 480px at 10 to 15 fps is the sweet spot. Trimming the video first saves more than any setting, because GIF pays for every frame.

video vs GIF, side by side

	video	GIF
Born	wherever your camera, screen recorder or download came from	1987, CompuServe
Type	video · any format	video · lossy
Best for	any moving picture: recordings, rips, exports, downloads	short, silent, autoplaying loops that work absolutely everywhere
Weak spot	nothing inherently; every container brings its own quirks	color depth and size: 256 colors per frame and no modern compression
Typical size	anywhere from short clips to multi-gigabyte recordings	huge for what it shows: a few seconds can outweigh a minute of MP4
Plays on	Depends on the container and the codec inside it.	Everything with a screen: every browser, chat app and forum since the nineties.

Questions people ask

Will converting video to GIF lose quality?

Some, by the format's nature: GIF caps every frame at 256 colors, so gradients flatten slightly. Flippy generates a custom palette per clip, which is as good as GIF gets.

Will the GIF file be bigger or smaller than my video?

Often bigger than the source, surprisingly: GIF has no modern compression, so it trades size for universal compatibility. Shorter clips and the small preset keep it in check.

Where will the GIF file play?

Everything with a screen: every browser, chat app and forum since the nineties. That's the usual reason people leave video behind: GIF simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does video to GIF conversion take?

It scales with length and resolution: short clips finish in seconds, long HD videos can take a few minutes. Files auto-delete within an hour after.

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