AVI to GIF converter
Convert AVI to GIF in seconds, free and unlimited. No upload, no sign-up, no watermark: your video never leaves your device.
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Quick answer: To convert AVI to GIF, add the AVI file to the iHateFiles AVI to GIF converter and press Convert. The conversion runs in your browser, so the file is never uploaded, and it is free with no sign-up, watermark or size limit. Produces a silent, looping clip that plays inline anywhere, with a colour palette built from the footage itself.
Should you convert AVI to GIF?
Do this for a short loop that has to play where video does not, such as email or a chat client. For anything longer than a few seconds, a video file is smaller and looks better than the GIF.
Nothing is discarded
AVI and GIF are both lossless, so every pixel survives the move intact. Convert back and forth as often as you like; the image does not degrade.
AVI and GIF side by side
| AVI | GIF | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossless | Lossless |
| Transparency | No | No |
| Animation | No | No |
| Written here | Yes | Yes |
What usually goes wrong
About the AVI. Audio drifting out of sync partway through an AVI is common, because the container assumes a fixed frame rate that the source did not actually have. Re-encoding to MP4 corrects the timing.
About the GIF. Halving the width of a GIF cuts the file size by roughly three quarters. Dropping the frame rate helps almost as much. Trimming the length helps least.
How to convert AVI to GIF
- Add your AVI file. It is read from your disk and stays there.
- Check the settings. The output format is already set to GIF.
- Press convert and the GIF file is saved back to your device.
Questions
How do I convert AVI to GIF?
Open this page, add your AVI file, and press convert. The file is decoded and re-encoded by your own browser and saved back to your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Is this AVI to GIF converter free?
Yes, completely. There is no account, no sign-in, no watermark and no daily limit, because there is no server doing the work. Your own device does it.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. There is no upload endpoint. The conversion runs inside this browser tab, so your file never leaves your device. You can open your browser's network panel and watch: nothing carrying your file is sent.
Is there a file size limit?
No fixed limit. Because the work happens on your machine there is no server quota. The only ceiling is your own device's memory, which for video means very large files may be slow.
Will converting to GIF lose quality?
GIF is a lossy format, so some detail is discarded. The quality control on this page decides how much. The default is set high enough that most people cannot see the difference.
Can I convert several AVI files at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like and they are converted one after another, then offered as a single ZIP.