# Convert MOV to GIF

> Convert MOV to GIF online free: iPhone and Mac videos become looping GIF animations for chats, docs and slides. Nothing is uploaded. No sign-up, no watermark.

URL: https://nibbo.org/en/mov-to-gif/

## MOV

MOV is Apple’s QuickTime format: iPhones, iPads, Macs and many cameras record it. Since iOS 11 the video inside is usually HEVC, older clips and “Most Compatible” mode give H.264, and the sound is AAC.

Windows, Android apps and many upload forms still expect MP4, even though the streams inside a MOV are the same ones an MP4 uses.

## MOV to GIF: remux or re-encode

A GIF has no video codec: every frame becomes a picture with at most 256 colours. Nibbo samples the MOV at 12 frames per second, picks one palette for the whole clip and dithers it so gradients stay smooth.

GIFs are heavy: a 10-second clip at 480 px is often 3–8 MB, more than the MOV itself. The converter uses the first 60 seconds at most; for a shorter range, other widths or colours, use Video to GIF.

## How it works

1. Drop one or more MOV files: GIF is already selected. Quality, maximum resolution and sound can be changed before you start.
2. Frames are decoded with WebCodecs, or FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly, and written into a GIF in a background thread.
3. Download each file, or all of them as one ZIP.

## Questions

### Are my videos uploaded?

No. Reading, remuxing and encoding all run in this browser tab. Open DevTools and watch the Network tab while a file converts: no request carries it.

### Why is one file done in seconds and another takes minutes?

A remux only copies the streams, so it runs at disk speed. A re-encode decodes and encodes every frame; FFmpeg in WebAssembly, used when the browser can’t, is slower still.

### How large can a video be?

Up to 3 GB per file for free, and as many files as you like. Remuxes and WebCodecs re-encodes stream from the disk; the FFmpeg path holds the result in memory.

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