How to make a GIF
- Choose Photos or A video clip.
- Photos: add them in order (move them with the arrows) and set how long each shows. Video: pick the start and end, the frames per second and the speed.
- Choose a shape (original, square, 4:5, 16:9 or 9:16), the width, and whether to crop to fill or fit inside with bars.
- Add a caption, choose colours and looping, then press Make GIF and download it.
How frame timing works
A GIF stores how long each frame stays on screen in hundredths of a second. From a video, each frame lasts 1000 ÷ frames per second milliseconds, divided by the speed, rounded to the nearest 10 ms; browsers play anything under 20 ms more slowly, so 20 ms is the shortest here.
Example
A 3-second clip at 10 frames per second gives 30 frames of 100 ms each: exactly 3.0 seconds. At 15 frames per second each frame would be 66.7 ms, which a GIF can't store, so it becomes 70 ms: 45 frames × 70 ms = 3.15 seconds, very slightly slower. From a 1920 × 1080 video at 480 px wide, the GIF is 480 × 270.
Tips
- For a reaction GIF, 2–4 seconds at 10 fps and 480 px wide keeps the file small.
- Want a video with music instead of a silent GIF? Use the Slideshow maker.
- Need a still from the video instead? The Video frame extractor saves any frame as a JPG.
- Only use photos and videos you own or have permission to share.