Why are my GIFs large?

GIFs are inefficient for video. Keep clips short — every second adds ~500 KB.

MP4 → GIF

Convert MP4 video to animated GIF with palette optimization for best quality.

Drop a file

.mp4, .mov, .mkv, .webm · up to 200 MB

FPS

Width (px)

This tool wraps our video format converter with the output locked to GIF. Uses a two-pass palette encoding (palettegen + paletteuse) for better visual quality than ffmpeg's default.

How to use mp4 → gif

1
Drop MP4
Keep clips short (under 10 seconds) for reasonable file sizes.
2
Tune FPS + width
15 fps + 480 px is a good default.

Frequently asked questions

Why are my GIFs large?: GIFs are inefficient for video. Keep clips short — every second adds ~500 KB.

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