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title: "Video to GIF on iPhone: Pick a Moment, Save a GIF"
description: "Touch and hold a video in PicWay, tap Make GIF, and drag to choose up to 3.9 seconds. The GIF lands in your Photos library. The video stays as it was."
url: "https://picway.app/video-to-gif/"
lang: "en"
type: "feature"
updated: "2026-11-01"
published: "2026-11-01"
---

# Video to GIF on iPhone: Pick a Moment, Save a GIF

URL: https://picway.app/video-to-gif/
Markdown: https://picway.app/video-to-gif/index.md
Last updated: 2026-11-01

To turn a video into a GIF on iPhone, touch and hold the video in PicWay and tap Make GIF, or tap Make GIF in the editor. Drag to pick a moment between 0.5 and 3.9 seconds long, then save. PicWay makes a new GIF at 12 frames per second, up to 480 pixels on the long side, and puts it in an album called PicWay Conversions. Your video isn’t changed.

## That moment, as a GIF. {#top}

Pick a few seconds of a video. The video stays as it was.

## How do I turn a video into a GIF? {#how}

- **1. Make GIF**: Touch and hold a video in PicWay and tap Make GIF. It’s also in the editor when you edit a video.
- **2. Pick the moment**: Scroll the filmstrip to choose a stretch between 0.5 and 3.9 seconds. It starts at the beginning of the video.
- **3. Save**: PicWay makes the GIF and tells you when it’s ready. Find it in the PicWay Conversions album.

## Why 3.9 seconds and 480 pixels? {#size}

A GIF has no video compression, so every frame adds size. PicWay keeps the frame rate and the size in check, so a short clip doesn’t turn into a huge file in your library.

- **12 frames per second**: A common GIF frame rate. Any lower and motion stutters; higher roughly doubles the size and looks about the same.
- **Up to 480 pixels**: The long side is at most 480 pixels. Smaller videos keep their size.
- **Only videos**: Make GIF shows up on videos. Very short clips, under a twentieth of a second, don’t get it.

## Isn’t there a Shortcut for this? {#photos-app}

Apple’s Shortcuts User Guide uses a Make GIF action as an example: a shortcut you build gets your latest photos and turns them into a GIF. In PicWay there’s nothing to set up. Make GIF is right there on the video.

- **Want a Live Photo instead?**: Make Live Photo sits right next to Make GIF, on the same screen.
- **Up to 3.9 seconds, you pick the stretch**: A GIF is 3.9 seconds or less, and the selection starts at the full 3.9 by default. No Time Limit and speed changes are only for Live Photos.
- **A new item**: The GIF is saved as a new item in your library, next to your format conversions.

## Make GIF at a glance {#specs}