ToolGPT

Make a looping GIF from part of a video

ToolGPT's GIF maker turns a stretch of up to 30 seconds of a video into a looping animated GIF. Choose from sizes worked out for your clip, or give exact settings, and the GIF is encoded in your browser.

  • Runs in your browser
  • No sign-in needed
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cat_jumps_off_sofa.mp4
Open ToolGPTAttach a file and describe what you need.

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What it can do

  • Three ready sizes

    Small (320 px at 8 fps), Medium (480 px at 10 fps) and Large (720 px at 12 fps), never wider than your video.

  • Custom width and frame rate

    Any width up to 960 px, but never wider than the video, and any frame rate up to 15 fps. The height always follows the video's shape.

  • Any moment

    Give start and end times in plain words. Without them, the GIF covers the first 10 seconds.

  • Up to 30 seconds

    A longer range is refused with an explanation instead of being cut short without warning.

  • Cleaner colors

    A color palette made for your clip in two passes, with a WebAssembly build of FFmpeg.

How it works

  1. 1

    Attach a video

    Add it with the + button. The source has to be a video, not a photo or another GIF.

  2. 2

    Set the moment and the size

    Name the seconds you want and a size, or exact settings. With no size given, ToolGPT shows the three options.

  3. 3

    Download the GIF

    The GIF appears in the chat, already looping, with a download button.

Settings that decide the file size

A GIF stores its frames as pictures with a limited set of colors, so files grow quickly. Width, frame rate and length decide how heavy the result is: a shorter, narrower GIF at fewer frames per second is smaller, and a wider, smoother one is larger.

If a GIF turns out too heavy for where it is going, ask for a smaller size. ToolGPT replaces the earlier result instead of piling up copies. A card is never wider than the video itself, so a narrow clip offers fewer than three sizes rather than an enlarged one.

What the GIF maker does not do

There is no speed setting and no boomerang effect. For a faster or slower GIF, ask ToolGPT to change the video's speed first, then make the GIF from that copy. A boomerang needs the picture played backwards, which ToolGPT cannot do.

It works only from videos. To change a GIF you already made, go back to the video it came from. For a single still picture instead of an animation, use the frame grabber.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest GIF it can make?

Up to 960 pixels wide, 15 frames per second and 30 seconds long.

What if my end time is past the end of the video?

The GIF simply stops at the video's last frame.

Does the GIF have sound?

No. GIF is an image format and cannot carry sound.

Is my video uploaded to make a GIF?

No. ToolGPT encodes the GIF in your browser.

Try it with your own file

Open ToolGPT, attach a file, and type what you want done.

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