Free tool
MP4 to GIF, right here.
Drop a video, pick the part you want, get a GIF. It all happens in your browser: your video never leaves your computer.
Converted on your computer. Nothing is uploaded.
Smaller, sharper GIFs
Keep it short
One action, start to finish. 5 to 15 seconds loops well and loads fast.
Go narrower
800 px is plenty for a README. Each step down in width cuts the file a lot.
Try 10 fps
For UI demos, 10 fps still reads well and makes the file about a third smaller.
Want the zooms too?
Record with Kamo and every click becomes a smooth zoom before you even export the GIF.
Try it on your next recording.
Free, open source, no account. Your first edited video is one download away.