Are my M4V files uploaded anywhere?

No. This conversion runs entirely inside your browser, so the file never leaves your device. You can confirm it yourself: open the network tab of your browser's developer tools and convert something. You will see the page load, plus the analytics and advertising the site is paid for with — and nothing carrying your file.

Is converting M4V to GIF free?

Yes. There is no account, no watermark and no limit on how many files you convert — it runs on your own machine, so it costs us nothing to let you. Files up to 100 MB are handled in the browser.

Does converting M4V to GIF lose quality?

GIF is a compressed format, so some data is discarded. At the default setting the difference is not visible; you can raise the quality setting if you need to be certain. A GIF stores every frame in full with at most 256 colours and no motion compensation, so it is many times larger than the video it came from. The defaults trim the clip to ten seconds at 480 pixels and twelve frames a second for that reason. Sound is lost — GIF has no audio.

Do I need to install anything to open GIF files?

No installation is needed for the conversion itself — it runs in the browser you already have. Opening the GIF afterwards needs whatever software normally handles Graphics Interchange Format on your device.

M4VtoGIF

Convert M4V to GIF

Up to 100 files at once. Mixed formats are fine.

You can convert M4V to GIF free and without an account: drop the file above and the GIF is ready to download in a second or two. The conversion happens inside your own browser, so the file is never uploaded — it works on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android, and keeps working with the network switched off.

What M4V and GIF are for

Apple's MP4 variant. Identical in practice unless the file carries copy protection.

Limited to 256 colours, but the only image format everything animates. Large files for video-like content.

How to convert M4V to GIF

Drop your M4V file onto this page, or click to pick one.
Choose GIF as the target. The conversion runs inside your browser — the file is never uploaded.
Download the finished GIF file.

M4V vs GIF: what changes

M4V compared with GIF
	M4V	GIF
Full name	iTunes Video	Graphics Interchange Format
File extension	.m4v	.gif
Media type	video/x-m4v	image/gif
Compression	Lossy — file size is bought with quality	Lossless — nothing is discarded

Quality: Some quality is given up for a smaller file. At the default setting the difference is hard to see.
Where it runs: This conversion runs inside your browser. Your file is never uploaded, and it works with the network disconnected.
What can be lost: A GIF stores every frame in full with at most 256 colours and no motion compensation, so it is many times larger than the video it came from. The defaults trim the clip to ten seconds at 480 pixels and twelve frames a second for that reason. Sound is lost — GIF has no audio.

M4V to GIF: common questions

Are my M4V files uploaded anywhere?: No. This conversion runs entirely inside your browser, so the file never leaves your device. You can confirm it yourself: open the network tab of your browser's developer tools and convert something. You will see the page load, plus the analytics and advertising the site is paid for with — and nothing carrying your file.
Is converting M4V to GIF free?: Yes. There is no account, no watermark and no limit on how many files you convert — it runs on your own machine, so it costs us nothing to let you. Files up to 100 MB are handled in the browser.
Does converting M4V to GIF lose quality?: GIF is a compressed format, so some data is discarded. At the default setting the difference is not visible; you can raise the quality setting if you need to be certain. A GIF stores every frame in full with at most 256 colours and no motion compensation, so it is many times larger than the video it came from. The defaults trim the clip to ten seconds at 480 pixels and twelve frames a second for that reason. Sound is lost — GIF has no audio.
Do I need to install anything to open GIF files?: No installation is needed for the conversion itself — it runs in the browser you already have. Opening the GIF afterwards needs whatever software normally handles Graphics Interchange Format on your device.