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MOV to GIF converter

Make an animated GIF from a MOV clip, whether it's an iPhone video or a Mac screen recording. The conversion runs in your browser.

Runs in your browser. Your file is never uploaded.

How to convert MOV to GIF

  1. 1Drop a MOV file into the box above. On iPhone, tap Choose a video and pick it from Photos or Files.
  2. 2GIF is already selected.
  3. 3Select Convert, check the preview, and download the GIF.

What you get

  • An animated GIF at 12 frames a second and up to 480 pixels wide.
  • Colours are picked from your clip for smoother gradients.
  • GIFs have no sound.
  • iPhone videos recorded in HEVC convert like any other MOV.

Limits

  • Free, with or without an account: files up to 500 MB, 3 at a time.
  • With Pro: files up to 2 GB, 30 at a time.
  • Big files are read from your disk as they're processed, so they don't need to fit in memory, but a phone takes longer than a computer.

What happens to your file

Your file never leaves your device. The conversion runs in your browser using code from our site, and we don't receive the file, its name or anything inside it. How we handle files.

MOV to GIF: common questions

Is this MOV to GIF converter free?
Yes. Files up to 500 MB convert free, without an account and without a watermark. Pro raises the limit to 2 GB a file and converts up to 30 files at a time.
How do I turn a Mac screen recording into a GIF?
Screenshot (Shift-Command-5) saves recordings as MOV files on your desktop. Drop the file here and convert. Trim it first with Trim video if you only need a few seconds.
How long can the clip be?
There's no hard limit, but 10 seconds of GIF is usually 2 to 6 MB, and many chat apps cap GIFs at around 8 to 15 MB.
Is my video uploaded?
No. The conversion runs in your browser, so the video stays on your device and never reaches our server. Once the page has loaded it keeps working if your connection drops.
Why does the first conversion take a few seconds to start?
The converter is a copy of FFmpeg that runs in your browser. It's about 31 MB, so it downloads the first time you use it and your browser keeps it for next time.

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