Convert GIF to MP4 — Free GIF to Video Converter
Convert GIF animations to MP4 video. Reduce file size by 90%. Free online converter for social media and web use....
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Supports: GIF files
Max: 100MB (free) · 2GB (Pro)
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How to Convert
Upload your .gif file by dragging it into the upload area or clicking to browse.
Choose your output settings. The default settings work great for most files.
Click Convert and download your .mp4 file when it's ready.
About GIF to MP4 Conversion
GIFs are convenient but incredibly inefficient—a 5-second GIF can easily be 10MB while the same content as MP4 might be 200KB. Converting GIF to MP4 dramatically reduces file size while preserving visual quality, making your animations faster to load and cheaper to host.
Our GIF to MP4 converter creates web-optimized video from your animated GIFs. The output is perfect for social media (which often converts uploaded GIFs to video anyway), websites where loading speed matters, and any context where the massive size of GIF becomes problematic.
Why Convert GIF to MP4?
File size difference is staggering. H.264 video compression achieves 90-95% smaller files than GIF for equivalent content. A 10MB GIF becomes a 500KB MP4. Website loading times improve dramatically. Hosting costs decrease. Mobile data consumption drops.
Social media platforms prefer video anyway. When you upload a GIF to Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, they convert it to video for efficient delivery. By converting yourself, you control quality and avoid platform re-compression artifacts.
MP4 also supports features GIF lacks. Higher color depth eliminates banding. Variable frame rates enable smoother motion. Audio can be added if desired. The format is simply more capable while being more efficient.
Common Use Cases
- Reduce file size for faster website loading
- Prepare GIFs for social media upload
- Lower hosting costs for animated content
- Improve mobile user experience with smaller files
- Create video versions of GIF content libraries
- Enable scrubbing and seeking in long animations
How It Works
Our converter uses H.264 encoding optimized for GIF-like content: repeating frames, limited colors, sharp edges. The CRF setting is tuned lower (higher quality) than typical video to preserve GIF visual characteristics.
Output is looped by default for GIF-like playback behavior. For platforms that don't loop video automatically, we can encode metadata suggesting infinite loop. Frame timing from the original GIF is preserved—variable frame delays convert to equivalent video timing.
Quality & Performance
MP4 conversion typically improves visual quality compared to the original GIF. The 256-color limitation disappears, banding reduces, and dithering artifacts smooth out. You're not losing quality—you're gaining it while reducing size.
Stop fighting GIF's massive file sizes. Convert to MP4 for dramatically smaller files with equal or better visual quality. Faster loading, lower costs, better user experience.