How do I convert a video to a GIF without uploading it to a server?

Open fqgif at https://yarimati.com/fqgif/, drop your video, trim the section you want, pick fps and quality, and click Convert. Everything runs in your browser via FFmpeg.wasm — the file never uploads. The output is a real .gif you can save and share.

What fps should I pick for a Discord reaction GIF?

15 fps is the sweet spot for short reaction GIFs — smooth enough to read motion, small enough to stay under Discord's 10 MB free-tier limit. Go to 20 or 24 fps for sharper gameplay clips; drop to 10 or 12 fps to shrink the file when you have a long clip.

Why does fqgif look so much better than other browser GIF makers?

fqgif runs FFmpeg's two-pass pipeline — palettegen analyzes the whole clip to pick an optimal 256-colour palette, then paletteuse maps each frame to that palette with a dither algorithm. Single-pass converters pick a global palette without seeing the content first, which produces washed-out colours and banding.

What video formats does fqgif support?

Anything FFmpeg can decode — MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, plus modern codecs like H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9. Drop the file; fqgif handles the demux/decode automatically.

Is the GIF really staying private?

Yes. fqgif is a static site — no backend, no analytics on the file, no server-side processing. The only network requests are the page itself and the FFmpeg WASM binary (cached after first use). Your video and the resulting GIF stay on your machine.

fqgif — convert video to GIF in your browser, no upload

fqgif is a free in-browser video to GIF converter. Drop any clip (MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM), trim the section you want with a frame-accurate waveform timeline, pick fps and quality, and download a real .gif.

Built for Discord reactions, Reddit posts, X / Twitter replies, forum embeds, and gameplay clip compilations. Two-pass palette pipeline (palettegen + paletteuse via FFmpeg.wasm) produces dramatically better colour fidelity than single-pass converters.

Companion to fqvid (trim + YouTube batch upload) and fqfit (compress for Discord). Please enable JavaScript to use fqgif.