Transform your iPhone videos into shareable GIFs for social media, messaging, and the web. MOV files from iPhone cameras capture beautiful moments—converting to GIF creates instantly shareable animations that work everywhere without video players.

Our MOV to GIF converter extracts the best moments from your videos, converting them to optimized GIFs with customizable settings. Set start and end times, choose frame rate and resolution, and create perfect loops for any platform.

GIFs work where videos don't. Email clients display GIFs inline; videos require attachments. Social posts with GIFs autoplay silently. Messaging apps send GIFs instantly. For quick, attention-grabbing content, GIF is unmatched.

Shareability improves dramatically with GIF format. You don't need to wonder if the recipient can play your video—GIFs work universally. From reactions to tutorials, GIFs communicate instantly without friction.

Content creation benefits from GIF's simplicity. Memes, reactions, product demos, how-to snippets—GIFs are the currency of internet culture. Converting iPhone videos enables participation in this visual conversation.

Our converter uses FFmpeg with optimized palette generation for best GIF color quality. iPhone MOV files (typically H.264 or HEVC encoded) decode fully before GIF encoding. We generate a custom 256-color palette per video segment for optimal appearance.

Frame rate defaults to 15fps for good motion with reasonable file size. Resolution scales to 480px width by default—appropriate for most platforms. Both can be adjusted for specific needs.

Resolution: 1920x1080

Bitrate: 8-12 Mbps

GIFs too short for YouTube — keep as video format

Resolution: 1080x1920

Bitrate: 3.5 Mbps

Upload GIF as story sticker, max 10MB

Resolution: 1080x1920

Bitrate: 6 Mbps

GIF uploads limited — short video loops preferred

Resolution: 1280x720

Bitrate: 3 Mbps

GIFs under 6 seconds auto-loop in chat

Resolution: 1280x720

Bitrate: 5 Mbps

Max 15MB, auto-converts GIF to short video on upload

Resolution: 1280x720

Bitrate: 5 Mbps

GIFs auto-play in chat, max 25MB free

GIF is inherently inefficient for video content. Reduce file size by: shortening duration, lowering frame rate, reducing resolution, or limiting colors. A 10-second iPhone clip can easily produce a 10MB+ GIF.

Yes! Set start and end times to extract any portion. For precise selection, use our video trimmer first, then convert to GIF.

Both platforms have limits: Twitter recommends under 15MB, Instagram under 10MB. Keep duration under 5 seconds and resolution at 480px for safe compliance.

GIF's 256-color limit forces dithering (grainy appearance) in videos with many colors. This is a format limitation. For higher quality, consider keeping as video or using WebP.

Device	MOV	GIF
Windows	Partial	Native
macOS	Native	Native
iOS	Native	Native
Android	Partial	Native
Linux	Partial	Native
ChromeOS	Partial	Native

Speed	~6 seconds for a short clip at 10 fps.
Output size	GIF grows versus the MOV (measured 3.15 MB → 13.5 MB) — keep clips short for shareable sizes.
Quality	256-color animated GIF; ideal for loops and reaction clips.
Engine	FFmpeg, server-side.

Feature	MOV	GIF
Full Name	Apple QuickTime Movie	Graphics Interchange Format
Extension	.mov	.gif
Best For	High quality	Animation support

Convert MOV to GIF — iPhone Video to GIF Maker

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