Convert MOV to GIF
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Turn MOV videos from your iPhone or QuickTime into a looping animated GIF at 12 fps and 480 px wide. Everything runs in your browser: the video is never uploaded to a server.
Drag & drop your video here
or click the button to select a file
Supports: MOV (iPhone, QuickTime), plus MP4, WebM and AVI (up to ~30s recommended)
How to convert MOV to GIF?
Add your MOV
Move it over from your iPhone or Mac and drop it here. Short clips work best: the whole video is converted.
Conversion with ffmpeg
The engine downloads once and runs in your browser: it drops to 12 frames per second, scales to 480 px wide and builds a color palette tailored to the clip.
Download the GIF
An endlessly looping GIF with no sound, which plays on its own where a .mov wouldn't.
Why Pictulab for MOV to GIF?
Free, no watermark
Convert your MOV files with no signup and no daily limit. The GIF comes out clean, with no added logos.
Your videos stay put
Personal iPhone videos stay on your device: ffmpeg runs in the browser and sends nothing.
Works with vertical video
Width is fixed at 480 px and height follows the original proportions, so a vertical video stays vertical.
A palette from your clip
The 256-color palette is built from your own video rather than a generic one, so the tones stay as close as possible.
Frequently asked questions
Why convert a MOV to GIF if MOV is already a video?
Because a GIF plays by itself, on a loop, in places that don't accept video or don't autoplay it: documentation, READMEs, some task trackers, signatures and many email clients.
Is the sound kept?
No. GIF has no audio, so the MOV's sound track is dropped.
Why does the GIF look worse than the iPhone video?
Because GIF is limited to 256 colors, and here it's generated at 12 fps and 480 px wide. A 4K video at 30 or 60 fps with millions of colors (and sometimes HDR) can't fit into that format without losing detail. The tailored palette reduces the loss, but doesn't remove it.
Can I convert only part of the video?
Not with this tool: the whole MOV is converted. Trim it first in the Photos app on your iPhone or in QuickTime Player, and add only the part you want.
Is my video uploaded to a server?
No. The only thing downloaded is the conversion engine (ffmpeg compiled to WebAssembly); your MOV is processed in the browser's memory and the GIF is created right there.
From iPhone to GIF
iPhone and QuickTime save videos as MOV. It's a good format for watching and editing, but it doesn't work where an image is expected: in a README, a wiki, an email or a ticket, a .mov shows up as an attachment you have to open separately.
A GIF behaves like an image that moves: it shows up directly, on a loop, with no play button. That's why people convert MOV to GIF: to show an app gesture, a Mac screen recording or a short moment from a video.
What gets left behind
GIF is a format from 1987 with clear limits: 256 colors per palette and no sound. To keep the result manageable, the video is reduced to 12 frames per second and 480 px wide. If you shot in HDR, GIF has no way to represent it.
It's also heavier than you'd expect: GIF doesn't compress motion the way video does, so a few seconds can take up more space than the original MOV. Short clips of a few seconds with little camera movement work best.
Your videos never leave your device
Phone videos are often personal. Here the conversion is done by ffmpeg inside your browser; the MOV is not uploaded to any server. The first time takes a bit longer because the engine has to be downloaded, and a long or 4K clip is more demanding on your device: that's why we recommend staying under about 30 seconds.
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