Turn a local video into an animated GIF — trim it to the exact seconds, speed it up or slow it down, and burn in text overlays. Drop an MP4, MOV or WebM, and export a GIF (or MP4 / WebM). It all runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
No account · no install · nothing uploaded · MIT open source
# make a GIF from a video — 4 steps 1. Drop a video mp4 · mov · webm 2. Trim drag the handles → start & end 3. Style speed · fps · add text overlays 4. Export GIF · MP4 · WebM
Open the studio's 🎞️ GIF tab and drop a file to start.
From a raw clip to a shareable GIF in four steps — no timeline scrubbing, no upload, no watermark.
Choose or drag a local MP4, MOV or WebM onto the tool. It loads straight into a private in-browser preview.
Drag the two trim handles — or type the start and end seconds — to grab exactly the moment you want.
Change the speed (0.25×–4×) and frame rate, then add text overlays with timing, colour and animations.
Click Export for a looping GIF, or choose MP4 / WebM for crisper, smaller files.
Open the studio and go to the 🎞️ GIF tab. Drop a video file, drag the two trim handles to pick the start and end seconds, set the speed and frame rate, optionally add text, then click Export → GIF (or MP4 / WebM).
Yes — slicerflow is free and open source, needs no account, and runs entirely in your browser, so your video is never uploaded to a server.
Not directly. A browser can't read the pixels of a YouTube (or other remote) video, so download the clip to your device first, then drop the file into the tool to make a GIF.
Yes. Add text overlays, drag them onto the video to position them, and give each one timing, colour, font and an entrance animation — fade, rise, pop, slide or typewriter.
Animated GIF, plus MP4 (H.264) and WebM (VP9). GIF is 256-colour, so photographic footage can band a little — choose MP4 or WebM for crisper, smaller files.
Any video your browser can play — typically MP4, MOV and WebM.
Trim it, add text, and export a GIF in under a minute — free, in your browser.