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title: "GIF Maker: Turn Any Video Clip Into a GIF | ToolSugar"
description: "Make a GIF from a video clip in your browser. Pick the moment, length, width and frame rate, then download a looping GIF. Nothing is uploaded, free to use."
canonical: https://toolsugar.com/tools/gif-maker
image: https://toolsugar.com/og.png
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# Make a GIF from a video

GIF Maker turns a short stretch of a video into a looping animated GIF. You choose the start, the length up to 30 seconds, a width of 320, 480 or 720 pixels and a frame rate of 5, 10 or 15. A palette is built from your clip for better colors. The video stays on your device throughout.

Runs on your device

## How it works

1. Drop a video, such as a screen recording or a phone clip, into the file box.
2. Set Start to the moment you want and Length to the number of seconds, up to 30.
3. Choose a width and a frame rate. Smaller values make a smaller file.
4. Press Convert to GIF, check the preview, and press Download.

## Key facts

- **Longest clip**: 30 seconds, and 5 to 10 seconds works best
- **Widths**: 320, 480 or 720 pixels, never enlarged
- **Frame rates**: 5, 10 or 15 frames per second
- **Sound**: None, because the GIF format cannot hold audio
- **File limit**: 120 MB on a computer, 60 MB on a phone
- **Your file**: Processed inside this tab and never uploaded

## Common uses

- Turn a screen recording of a bug into a GIF for a pull request.
- Make a reaction GIF from a moment in a video for a chat.
- Put a short product demo in a README that cannot play video.
- Loop a few seconds of a tutorial step in a help article.

## Questions

### How do I make a GIF from a screen recording?

Record the screen first, for example with the Screen Recorder here, then drop the saved file into the GIF Maker. Type the second where the action starts, keep the length short, and pick 480 pixels wide at 10 frames per second for a good balance of sharpness and size.

### Why is my GIF so large?

GIF stores every frame with little compression, so the size grows with width, frame rate and length. Cutting the length in half roughly halves the file, and dropping from 720 to 480 pixels wide shrinks it a lot more.

### Does the GIF loop forever?

Yes, the GIF plays the clip again from the start as soon as it ends. It cannot carry sound, so use a short video instead if you need audio.

### Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. The video engine runs inside your browser tab and reads the file from your device. ToolSugar's servers never receive it, and closing the tab clears the working copy from memory.

[Read the GIF Maker guide](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-make-a-gif-from-a-video)

## Related tools

- [Video to GIF](https://toolsugar.com/tools/video-to-gif)
- [Trim Video](https://toolsugar.com/tools/video-trimmer)
- [Compress Video](https://toolsugar.com/tools/video-compressor)
- [Screen Recorder](https://toolsugar.com/tools/screen-recorder)