Examples
Before
AfterGIF to MP4 converter or keep the GIF: what changes
Three ways to handle a heavy GIF: convert GIF to MP4 here, use an upload site, or keep it.
| This converter | Upload converter | Keep the GIF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where the file goes | Stays in your browser | Sent to a server | Nowhere |
| File size | 34 KB became 13 KB; a 19.9 MB GIF became 1.70 MB | A video file, usually much smaller | Stays as heavy as it is |
| Looping | Play it once, 2, 3, 5 or 10 times | Often a player setting | Keeps its own loop setting |
| Transparent areas | Turn white | A solid color | Kept |
| File size limit | None set by us | Often a cap | Not applicable |
| Sign-up and watermark | None | Varies | Not applicable |
How to convert GIF to MP4 in three steps
Pick the file, choose the repeats, download the video.
- 1
Add your .gif file
Click the picker or drop the file on the preview. The first file also loads the converter into your browser, so give it a moment.
- 2
Choose how many times to play it
A video does not loop on its own, so pick Once, 2, 3, 5 or 10 times. A short GIF played five times becomes a longer clip.
- 3
Convert and download the MP4
Press Convert to MP4. The video plays in the page and shows the size before and after. Check it, then download your GIF to MP4 result.
Where an animated GIF to MP4 file is more useful
Pick the MP4 when the place you are sending it prefers video.
Posts in apps that want video
Some apps take a video file but not a GIF. Convert first and upload the MP4 instead.
Web pages that load slowly
A big GIF on a web page costs more to load than the same clip as video. Swap in the MP4 and set it to loop in your page code.
Chats and uploads with size limits
A GIF that bounces off a size limit often fits as an MP4. The result shows the before and after size, so you can check.
Slides and video editors
Editors and slide tools handle video clips more reliably than GIFs. Convert GIF to MP4 and use the play count to fill the time you need.
Keeping a GIF in your gallery
Phones play a video in the gallery without opening a special viewer. Save the MP4 next to the GIF.
Tips before you convert a .gif to MP4
Small checks that avoid a redo.
- Check the source GIF first: the MP4 can only be as sharp as the GIF it came from, so a blurry GIF to MP4 conversion stays blurry.
- Put a sticker or logo on the background you want before converting, because transparent pixels turn white.
- Pick the play count by the length you need: a 1.44 s GIF played 5 times gave a 7.2 s clip.
- Wait on the first run: the converter is about 32 MB and took 4.4 s to load in our test, then the browser reuses it.
- Play the result in the page before you download, and check the size line to see what you saved.
- Expect no sound: a GIF has no audio, so the MP4 is silent.
- Set loop in the player or your page code if the clip should repeat forever.
- Do not rename .gif to .mp4: the file inside would still be a GIF, so convert it here.