Best Video to GIF Converters (2026): 10 Tools to Turn MP4 Into GIF

Converting an MP4 to a GIF sounds like a one-click job, and on some sites that's all there is to it. On others you get timeline handles, frame rate boxes, crop tools and text, and one tool on this list is an encoder app rather than a website.

This list covers ten video to GIF converters, using only what each maker's own page says, read on 2 Nov 2026 (as of Nov 2026). It's alphabetical and in no particular order. Every tool here works from a video file you already have on your computer or in a cloud drive.

Video to GIF converters at a glance

Tool	Type	Good for
CloudConvert	General file converter	An MP4 to GIF page with resolution options
Convertio	Online file converter	MP4 to GIF from a computer, cloud drive or link
ezgif	Online GIF maker and toolset	Start and end times, frame rate and crop
Flixier	Browser video editor with a GIF tool	Picking the exact start of the loop
FreeConvert	Online file converter	A family of video to GIF pages
Gifski	GIF encoder app	Building the GIF on Windows, Mac or the command line
Imgflip	Online GIF maker	Text, crop, rotate and reverse on a video upload
Picsart	Online creative platform with a GIF tool	Frame rate, speed and resolution controls
Tenor	GIF search and sharing site	Making a GIF from an MP4 and sharing it
Zamzar	Online file converter	MP4 to GIF from a file, link or cloud drive

Ten video to GIF converters

CloudConvert

Best for: Converting MP4 to GIF online, with support for MP4, WEBM and AVI and options to control video resolution.

Convertio

Best for: MP4 to GIF from a computer, Google Drive, Dropbox or URL, with a video editor and a GIF editor in the menu.

ezgif

Best for: Turning MP4, WebM, AVI, MOV and other video files into a GIF, with start and end times, crop and frame rate settings.

Flixier

Best for: Choosing the section to loop with timeline handles, plus the frame rate and resolution of the GIF.

FreeConvert

Best for: Reaching separate MP4 to GIF, WEBM to GIF, MOV to GIF and AVI to GIF pages from one converter site.

Gifski

Best for: Encoding GIF animations from video as a Windows app, a Mac app or a command-line tool, with resize controls.

Imgflip

Best for: Making animated GIFs from video files, with text, crop, rotate and reverse options on the same page.

Picsart

Best for: Setting frame rate, speed and resolution while converting MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV or WebM to GIF.

Tenor

Best for: Creating GIFs and stickers from uploaded MP4s, then trimming, cropping and captioning them before sharing.

Zamzar

Best for: Converting MP4 to GIF online from a file on your computer, a URL, Box, Dropbox or Google Drive.

Converter, trim-and-tune tool or encoder

Here's the split a searcher wouldn't guess. ezgif offers an 'mp4 video to gif converter' with start and end times. Flixier lets you 'choose a framerate and resolution for your gif'. Picsart lets you 'adjust frame rate, speed, and resolution', and Tenor lets you 'upload gifs and stickers, or create them from mp4s'. Gifski is the app that 'makes smooth gif animations' and lets you 'resize animations and tweak compression levels'. So 'MP4 to GIF' is a file converter job on some sites, a trim-and-tune job on others, and an encoder job for people who care how the GIF itself is built.

• File converter: upload an MP4, choose GIF, download the result.
• Trim and tune: pick the start and end, then set frame rate, size, text or crop.
• Encoder: an app or command-line tool that builds the GIF animation itself.

Once the clip is a GIF you may want to tidy the loop, and a dedicated GIF editor does that better than a converter.

Plain converter pages for one MP4

Four tools here are general file converters listed through their MP4 to GIF pages. One supports MP4, WEBM and AVI and has options to control video resolution. Another takes files from your computer, Google Drive, Dropbox or a URL, or you can drag a file onto the page, and its menu also lists a video editor and a GIF editor.

A third takes a file from your computer, a URL, Box, Dropbox or Google Drive. The fourth has a whole family of pages, with WEBM to GIF, MOV to GIF and AVI to GIF beside MP4 to GIF. These suit a clip that's already the right length: upload, convert, download.

If what you want to animate is a web page, start by capturing it with one of these website screenshot tools.

GIF makers with trim, frame rate and size controls

If the clip needs cutting down, the GIF makers here give you more to work with. One video to GIF page has boxes for start time and end time in seconds, a frame rate setting and a crop video option, and takes MP4, WebM, AVI, MOV and other video files. A browser video editor uses timeline handles that let you set the exact second your GIF starts, then lets you choose a framerate and resolution.

A creative platform's GIF tool takes MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV and WebM and lets you adjust frame rate, speed and resolution. Another GIF maker works from video files and puts text, crop, rotate and reverse options on the same page, which is handy if the GIF needs a caption or a backwards loop.

The GIF search site on the list does both making and sharing. You can create GIFs and stickers from MP4s, then trim, crop and caption them before sharing, and its page also mentions a GIF keyboard.

An encoder app for the GIF itself

The last tool isn't a website. It's an encoder that makes GIF animations from video, with a command-line version to download and apps for Windows and Mac. Its page says you can resize animations and tweak compression levels before you share them.

If you make GIFs often and want a say in how each one is encoded, rather than a one-off conversion, this is the type of tool to look at. If you only need one GIF, a converter page is less to learn.

Questions to settle before converting a clip

• Is the clip already the right length, or does it need trimming?
• Do I need to set the frame rate or the GIF's resolution?
• Where's my video file: on my computer, in a cloud drive or at a link?
• Do I want to add text, crop or reverse the GIF?
• Is my video an MP4, or a MOV, WebM, AVI or MKV?
• Will I make one GIF, or GIFs every week?

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My advice for turning a clip into a GIF

Start by trimming in your head. If the clip's already short, a plain converter page is all you need. If you need to pick the exact seconds, set a frame rate or add text, go to a GIF maker with those controls. And if GIFs are a regular part of your work, an encoder app is worth installing.

If the clip itself needs cutting first, see my list of video trimmers, and for changing a video's format, here are the best video converters. Want a GIF without filming anything? Here's where to make AI GIFs.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I choose the start and end of the GIF?

Yes. One GIF maker has start time and end time boxes in seconds, and a browser video editor uses timeline handles to set the exact second your GIF starts. The GIF search site lets you trim before sharing.

Which converters let me set the frame rate?

Three tools here mention it: one GIF maker has a frame rate setting, a browser video editor lets you choose a framerate and resolution, and a creative platform lets you adjust frame rate, speed and resolution.

Can I convert a MOV or WebM file to GIF?

Yes. One converter site has separate MOV to GIF and WEBM to GIF pages, a creative platform takes MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV and WebM, and one GIF maker lists MP4, WebM, AVI and MOV.

Can I convert a video stored in Google Drive or Dropbox?

Two converter pages say so. One takes files from your computer, Google Drive, Dropbox or a URL, and the other from your computer, a URL, Box, Dropbox or Google Drive.

Is there a desktop app for turning video into GIFs?

One tool here is an encoder with apps for Windows and Mac and a command-line version to download.

Can I add text to a GIF made from a video?

Yes. One GIF maker puts text, crop, rotate and reverse options on the same page as its video upload, and the GIF search site lets you caption a GIF before sharing it.