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MP4 to GIF — Turn Video into a Looping GIF
MP4, MOV, WebM, GIF, JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, ZIP
Up to 100 MB free · 1 GB with Pro
HEIC, animated WebP input, PNG sequences and frame sequence export require Pro.
To convert an MP4 to GIF, upload the clip, trim to the seconds you want, and download — LightBox builds the GIF with a custom color palette generated from your actual footage, which is the difference between a crisp GIF and the washed-out, grainy kind most converters produce. No watermark, no signup, and no ad maze around the download button.
A word of honest advice baked into this tool: GIF is the right choice when the destination demands it — messaging apps, older platforms, anywhere an animated image must work no matter what. But if the clip is headed for your own website, consider animated WebP instead (it's one click away in the format picker): the same loop typically comes out around 64% smaller with better color. We'll happily make you a great GIF — we'd just rather you also know when you don't need one.
Either way you get the full control panel: trim, crop, resize, frame rate, loop count, and a quality slider that maps to the palette size, with the before/after file sizes shown when it's done.
Why convert with LightBox
A real palette, not a washed-out one
GIF can only hold 256 colors, so which 256 matters enormously. LightBox analyzes your footage and generates a palette from the frames themselves — the same two-pass FFmpeg technique professionals script by hand — so your GIF keeps its punch instead of going pastel and grainy.
Trim and shrink before you export
GIF bytes add up fast, so the controls that matter are cutting length, width, and frame rate. Trim to the exact moment, resize to the width you'll display, and drop to 12–15 fps — a two-second, 480px GIF is shareable everywhere, while a full-size, full-length one rarely is.
No watermark, no ads, no signup
The GIF you download is clean — nothing stamped in the corner and no account required. Most free MP4-to-GIF tools are ad walls with a converter attached, or they brand your clip. This one is just the converter, funded by an optional one-time Pro upgrade instead of your patience.
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| Limit | Free | Lifetime Pro |
|---|---|---|
| File size | 100 MB | 1 GB |
| Per day | 4 files | Unlimited |
| Files kept | 1 hour | Forever |
| Batch | 1 file | 20 files |
| Queue | Standard | Priority |
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