GIF to Video

Convert animated GIFs into MP4 video

The GIF to Video tool turns an animated GIF into a standard MP4 video file. While GIFs are convenient to share, they are an old format that stores every frame inefficiently, so the same animation as an MP4 is typically far smaller. Modern social networks and messaging apps actually prefer or auto-convert to video, so saving your animation as MP4 means faster loading, less data usage, and smoother playback on phones and the web.

The conversion runs entirely in your browser using FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly. Your GIF is read directly from your device and is never uploaded to a server, keeping it fully private. The output uses the H.264 codec with the yuv420p pixel format and a fast-start flag, which gives the broadest possible compatibility across players and platforms.

How to convert a GIF to MP4

Drag your GIF onto the upload area or click to browse and select it; only GIF files are accepted. Once loaded, you will see a preview of the animation along with its current file size. Click Convert to MP4 and the progress bar will track the encoding.

When the conversion finishes, the tool shows the original GIF size next to the new MP4 size so you can see how much you saved, plays the resulting video in a looping preview, and offers a Download MP4 button to save the file. No settings are required; the tool automatically adjusts the dimensions to even numbers as the MP4 format requires.

When to convert and what to expect

Converting to MP4 is most useful when you want to post a GIF-style animation to a platform that supports video, attach it to a message where size matters, or embed it on a web page for faster loading. MP4 files are typically 50 to 80 percent smaller than the equivalent GIF. One thing to note is that the resulting MP4 does not loop on its own the way a GIF does, so you may need to enable looping in whatever player or platform you use, though many social platforms loop short videos automatically.