Turn an iPhone video into a GIF
Pick a clip straight from your photo library, trim it, and save a GIF — right here in Safari. No app to install, no sign-up, and your video never leaves your phone.
Drag & drop a video here, or choose one below
MP4, MOV, WebM and more · up to 300 MB · stays on your device
Large files load slowly since everything runs on your device — trim to just the part you need for the fastest result.
How it works on your phone
- Tap Choose video and pick a clip from your photo library.
- Set a start and end time to keep just the seconds you want.
- Pick a size, add a caption if you like, then tap Convert to GIF.
- Tap Download GIF to save it to your phone.
Why not an app
Most GIF apps want an install, an account, and often a subscription before they'll let you save anything without a watermark stamped across it. This is a web page: you open it, make your GIF, and close it. Because the conversion runs on your phone rather than someone's server, your video stays private and there's no upload to wait for.
Keeping it small enough to send
iPhone video is high resolution, so a long clip makes a heavy GIF. Trimming is the biggest lever — a few seconds beats every other setting. After that, Balanced at 480px wide suits most chats, and Smaller at 240px gets you under a tight limit. The finished size is shown next to the download button.
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Questions
- Can you turn a video into a GIF on iPhone?
- Yes. Open this page in Safari, tap Choose video, and pick a clip from your photo library. Trim it, press Convert, and save the GIF — all on your phone.
- Do I need to install an app?
- No. It runs in the browser you already have, so there's nothing to download from the App Store and no account to create.
- Is my video uploaded anywhere?
- No. The conversion happens on your phone. Your video never leaves the device, which also means it works on a slow connection.
- Where does the GIF go after I save it?
- Tap Download GIF and your browser saves it to your phone like any other file. From there you can share it into a message, a chat, or a post.
- Does it work on iPad, or on Android?
- Yes to both. It's the same page in the same browser, so any modern phone or tablet works the same way.
- My iPhone video is long — will it still work?
- Trim it first. Everything runs on your phone's memory, so a few seconds converts quickly while a long clip can be slow or run out of room.