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Video to GIF

Podalls Convert is a free offline video to GIF converter for Windows 10 and 11. It turns a short clip into a silent, looping animated GIF with colours picked from the clip itself, and never uploads the video.

Download free for Windows How it works
Video to GIF A short loop for anywhere.
A short silent animation for chats and web pages
v0.3.0 · Windows 10 and 11 · Offline · Free How to make a GIF from a video on Windows Malaysia · UTC+8
Opens
.mp4, .m4v, .mkv, .webm, .mov +21
Makes
clip.gif next to the video
In the app
Tools › Video & audio › Video to GIF
Account
Not needed
Price
Free, for work too

How it works

How to make a GIF from a video on Windows

Three steps, all on your PC. Nothing is uploaded.

  1. Open Tools › Video › Video to GIF, or choose GIF when converting any video.

  2. Choose a picture size; smaller GIFs load faster.

  3. Share the GIF. It loops on its own.

What you get

Built for the real document.

  • Colours made for the clip

    A palette is built from the clip itself, so it looks better than a generic GIF.

  • Loops for ever

    Ready for chats, documentation and web pages with no player needed.

  • Any video in

    MP4, MKV, WebM, MOV, AVI, WMV and more.

  • Never enlarged

    Pick the tallest the picture may be; small clips stay their own size.

Your choices

Every choice, before it starts.

The Convert video to GIF dialog, drawn from the app with its defaults selected. The notes say what each choice does.

Convert video to GIF

Convert to

MP4MKVWebMMOVAVIWMVGIF(selected)

Picture size

Original(selected)1080p720p480p

The tallest the GIF may be. Smaller is lighter.

Saved as “clip.gif” next to the original. The original is not changed.

Under the hood

How it decides.

What it reads, what it saves, and the rules it follows, taken from the app itself.

Reads 26 file types

  • .mp4
  • .m4v
  • .mkv
  • .webm
  • .mov
  • .avi
  • .wmv
  • .flv
  • .f4v
  • .mpg
  • .mpeg
  • .mpe
  • .m2v
  • .ts
  • .m2ts
  • .mts
  • .3gp
  • .3g2
  • .ogv
  • .asf
  • .vob
  • .divx
  • .mxf
  • .rm
  • .rmvb
  • .dv

Saves as

  • clip.gif

Never over another file, and never over your original.

  • The whole clip

    Every second of the video goes into the GIF, so cut it down first with Trim video or audio.

  • One pass

    Colours are chosen and applied in a single run through the clip.

  • Silent

    GIFs have no sound, so the video’s sound is left out.

App or website?

Why not an online converter?

Online tools ask for your file first. Podalls Convert never does.

Topic Podalls Convert Windows appOnline converters In the browser
Your file Stays on your PCUploaded to their server
Internet Not needed to convertNeeded for every file
Size and pages What your PC can handleOften capped on free plans
Many files Drop a whole folder: every job joins the queueUsually one at a time
Account Not neededOften asked for
Price Free, for work tooFree tier, or a subscription

Good to know

Honest limits.

What this tool does not do, said plainly.

  • GIFs have no sound.
  • GIFs are much larger than videos of the same length, so keep clips short.
  • GIFs are not compressed afterwards by Compress video.

First time? The install guide shows every screen, including the Windows warning.

Questions

Video to GIF, answered.

4 answers

Another question? Everything about Podalls Convert.

Why is my GIF so large?

GIF stores every frame as a picture. Keep the clip short and the picture small.

How do I make a GIF from an MP4?

Open Video to GIF, choose the MP4 and a picture size, and convert. 480p keeps the GIF a manageable size.

Is Video to GIF in Podalls Convert free?

Yes. Podalls Convert is free for personal and commercial use, with no account and no subscription. Every tool in it, including this one, comes in the same free download.

Is my file uploaded anywhere?

No. Podalls Convert does the work on your PC and saves the result there. It only goes online to check for and download its own updates.

In the same free download

Keep going.

Every tool below comes with Podalls Convert. One app, one queue, nothing uploaded.

Video to GIF, without the upload.

Download free for Windows

What you are getting

Tool
Video to GIF, in Tools › Video & audio › Video to GIF
Makes
clip.gif next to the video
Works on
Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit
Version
0.3.0
Price
Free for personal and commercial use