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Anyfile converts an AVI video to a GIF image (animated) for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.
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| Picture | Turned into an animated GIF of up to 256 colours |
|---|---|
| Sound | None: GIF has no sound |
| Subtitles and chapters | Not carried over yet |
| File size | Usually smaller: GIF compresses more tightly than AVI |
When to use GIF: Simple looping animations, reaction clips and small graphics with flat colour.
Open the file in the video editor to choose before downloading:
.avi
Microsoft’s video container from 1992, part of Video for Windows. It interleaves audio and video and can use many codecs, such as DivX, Xvid or uncompressed frames.
Older downloads, digital cameras of the 2000s and legacy Windows software.
Opens in VLC, Windows Media Player, mpv, MPC-HC
About AVI files.gif
An image format introduced by CompuServe in 1987. Each frame uses a palette of up to 256 colours, and a file can hold several frames that play as a short loop.
Simple looping animations, reaction clips and small graphics with flat colour.
Opens in every browser, messaging app and image viewer
About GIF filesEverything that converts to GIF
Need to change it first? Open the video editor
Drop your AVI file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the GIF downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the video editor.
No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.
Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every GIF inside.