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Anyfile converts a Matroska 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 | About the same |
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:
.mkv
An open container first released in 2002 and named after Russian nesting dolls. It holds any number of video, audio and subtitle tracks, plus chapters and attachments such as fonts.
Films and series with several audio languages and subtitle tracks.
Opens in VLC, mpv, IINA, Plex, Windows Media Player on Windows 10 and later
About MKV 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 MKV 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.