Is a GIF the same as an MP4?

No. A GIF is an image format: frames on a palette of 256 colours, with no sound and no motion prediction between frames. An MP4 is a video file, usually far smaller for the same animation, and accepted by every video site.

No, not by default. The GIF is converted in your browser and never leaves your device. The Cloud side of the switch does upload, and only if you choose it.

Is this GIF to MP4 converter free?

Yes. Converting on this device is free, with no signup and no watermark. The Cloud side of the switch, for files this device cannot hold, runs on credits, and a new account gets 10 free.

Will the MP4 loop like my GIF?

A GIF loops by itself; an MP4 plays once. To make a longer clip, choose 2, 3, 5 or 10 plays before you convert.

Does the video keep the GIF's speed?

Yes. Every frame keeps its own delay, a long pause on the last frame included. Delays shorter than 20 ms play as 100 ms, exactly as browsers show them.

How do I turn a GIF into a video on iPhone or Android?

Open this page in Safari or Chrome on the phone, drop the GIF and convert it; a GIF is light work for a phone. On iPhone, save the MP4 to Photos from the share sheet.

What happens to a transparent GIF?

MP4 has no transparency, so transparent areas become white, the colour most websites put behind a GIF.

Can I convert several GIFs at once?

Yes. Drop up to 20 GIFs; each keeps the setting it was dropped under, and you can download them one by one or as a ZIP.

Can I add music or sound?

Not in this tool: a GIF has no sound, and the MP4 comes out silent. Add music afterwards in any video editor.

Can I convert a GIF from Giphy, Tenor or X by its link?

No. This tool works on a GIF file you already have; it does not download from websites. Save the GIF to your device first, then drop the file.

Free GIF to MP4 Converter Any GIF to video, frame for frame

Convert a GIF to MP4 online, free, right in your browser. Every frame keeps its own timing, the pause on the last one included, and the video usually comes out several times smaller, often a tenth of the GIF. Play a short GIF up to 10 times in a row, add up to 20 at once, and download them with no watermark and no signup.

In your browser
No watermark
Timing kept

GIF to MP4 mascot, friendly headphone character. Turn a GIF into an MP4 video for free, right in your browser.

Drop GIFs or browse your device

Animated GIF files

Up to 20 GIFs at once

Privacy-first No uploads Processed locally

Your GIF is processed in your browser's memory and never uploaded, so the ceiling is set by your device, not by us.

Play the GIF

A GIF loops by itself; a video plays once. Repeat a short GIF for a longer clip.

Privacy-first. No uploads. If this helps, share it.

Bigger files? Run it in the Cloud

This tool runs on this device for free. For a file over the device limit or a long video, the same tool runs on our servers, with up to 5 GB per file and 6 hours of video, faster, and with your files kept for up to 7 days, or as long as you choose with any pack or plan. From 1 credit a minute, with 10 credits free when you create an account.

In your browser
By default, your GIF never leaves your device.
No watermark
You download a clean MP4.
Same timing
Every frame plays as long as it did in the GIF.
Far smaller
The MP4 is usually several times lighter than the GIF.
Free
No signup needed for this tool.

Quick answer

How to convert a GIF to MP4

To turn a GIF into a video, drop the GIF into the box above, choose how many times it should play, and press the button. Your browser rebuilds every frame as H.264 video with the GIF's own timing and hands you an MP4 that phones, chat apps, editors and social sites all play.

Choose your GIF
Pick how many times it plays
Download the MP4

Why use this GIF to MP4 converter

Most places that take video refuse a GIF, and a GIF is the heaviest way to send a few seconds of animation. An MP4 fixes both, as long as the conversion keeps every frame and its timing.

Private GIF to MP4 conversion

By default the GIF is converted in your browser, not uploaded to our servers. The MP4 is built on your device and downloaded from there.

Every frame on its own timing

A GIF gives each frame its own delay. The converter reads them all before it encodes and keeps them, including a long pause on the last frame, which converters with a fixed frame rate cut short.

Usually a fraction of the size

Video predicts each frame from the one before and spends its bytes on what moves, which a GIF cannot do. A GIF cut from real footage usually shrinks several times, often to a tenth; a flat, simple animation shrinks less.

Play it more than once

A GIF loops by itself; a video plays once. Repeat a short GIF 2, 3, 5 or 10 times to get a clip of a few seconds, joined without a second encode.

An MP4 that plays everywhere

H.264 video with standard colour tags, the MP4 that phones, browsers, chat apps and editors all open. Up to 20 GIFs in one batch, each keeping the setting it was dropped under.

Going the other way? Video to GIF turns any clip into a looping GIF.

Only need part of the clip? Trim the video after converting.

How to turn a GIF into a video in three steps

Three steps, in your browser.

01
Pick your GIF
Drop up to 20 GIFs into the box above, or tap to browse your device. Any animated GIF works, from Giphy or Tenor or your own screen recorder.
02
Choose how many times it plays
Once keeps the GIF as it is. Pick 2, 3, 5 or 10 plays to turn a short loop into a longer clip.
03
Download your MP4
Your browser reads each frame's delay, encodes the video and hands you the file. Save each MP4 or grab the whole batch as a ZIP.

Supported inputs and outputs

Input	Output
.gif file	.mp4 (H.264)
GIF saved from Giphy or Tenor	MP4 video
GIF with a transparent background	MP4 on white
GIF made with Video to GIF	MP4 at the GIF's own frame rate

The formats

GIF vs MP4: what changes when you convert?

A GIF is a stack of pictures on a palette of 256 colours, each shown for its own delay; at best a frame redraws only the patch that changed. An MP4 stores the same pictures as video, predicting each frame from the last, which is why it is usually much smaller and why every video site takes it.

Where GIFs come from

Giphy, Tenor and meme sites
Screen recorders and GIF makers
Chat and email attachments
Old animations and stickers

Where an MP4 wins

Instagram, TikTok and other video sites
Video editors and slideshows
Websites, where it loads faster
Anywhere a GIF is refused or too big

.GIF image

Frames on a 256-colour paletteNo sound

.MP4 video

H.264 video streamNo sound, as in the GIF

The frames are re-encoded as video, so the GIF's pictures and timing carry over while its size shrinks. Nothing is added that the GIF did not have.

What people turn GIFs into videos for

A GIF is easy to find and hard to post. These are the everyday jobs this page handles.

Posting a GIF on Instagram

Instagram posts take video, not GIF files. Convert the GIF, play a short one a few times so the clip runs a few seconds, and post the MP4 from your camera roll.

Sending a GIF on WhatsApp

Send the MP4 and it plays as a short clip in the chat, at a fraction of the GIF's weight.

Using a GIF in a video edit

iMovie, Premiere, CapCut and most editors import MP4 without trouble, so a reaction GIF can sit in your timeline like any other clip.

Faster web pages

Swap a heavy GIF on a website for an MP4 that plays muted and loops: the same animation for a fraction of the bytes.

Saving a GIF as a video on iPhone

Convert it in Safari and save the MP4 to Photos, where it plays as a video you can trim, share or post as a story.

A GIF too big to send

Email and chat apps cap attachments. The same animation as an MP4 usually fits where the GIF did not.

Slides and presentations

PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides play an MP4 cleanly, and you decide when it starts.

Private by design

By default, your GIFs are not uploaded

Many online GIF converters upload your file to a server, convert it there and let you download the result. This tool converts the GIF inside your browser, so on the default setting the file never leaves your device.

If you switch to the Cloud, the GIF is uploaded, converted on our servers, kept for the time you choose and then deleted. Until you do, a private GIF or a screen recording with your data on it stays where it is.

What this means

We never receive your GIF
We never store your GIF
No account needed
Converting speed depends on your device
Very large GIFs need more memory

Quality

Will the video look like the GIF?

Yes. The frames go in as they are and come out as high-quality H.264, each on its own delay. Three small things change, all because of what video is.

Every MP4

The GIF's own timing

The tool reads every frame's delay first, then lays the frames on a frame rate that shows each one on time: the GIF's own rate when its delays are even, up to 50 frames a second when they are not. A pause on the last frame stays a pause.

Built in

Colour, edges and transparency

Video stores colour at half resolution, so a fine one-pixel coloured line can soften slightly. Video also needs even sides, so a GIF with an odd width or height loses one pixel at the edge, and transparent areas turn white.

Best for, and not ideal for

Best for	Not ideal for
Animated GIFs you want to post or send	Places that only take GIF files
Social sites and chat apps	Stickers that must stay transparent
Shrinking a heavy GIF	Adding sound: a GIF has none to keep
Private files	GIFs on a website you have not saved

Honest comparison

Browser-based GIF to MP4 vs upload-based converters

Feature	Remove Audio	Typical online converter
Upload required	No, by default the file stays on your device	Usually yes
Watermark	Never	Sometimes, or on the free plan
Account needed	No	Sometimes
Frame timing	Every delay kept, the last pause too	Often one fixed frame rate
Repeat a short GIF	2, 3, 5 or 10 plays	Rarely
Batch	Up to 20 GIFs at once	Usually one at a time
Very large files	Depends on device memory, or the Cloud	Depends on upload and file caps

Fair note: because converting runs on your device, a very large GIF depends on your browser's memory. The Cloud side of the switch takes the ones this device cannot hold.

GIF to MP4 troubleshooting

Frequently asked questions

Drop the GIF into the box at the top of this page, choose how many times it should play, and press the button. Your browser turns it into an MP4 and you download it straight away.

Last reviewed in 2026 for browser-based GIF to MP4 conversion.