How to Convert WebM Files into GIFs? [Desktop & Online Solutions]

Launch WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro. Then choose “GIF Maker” > “Convert Video to GIF” from the initial interface.

Click the “+ Add Video” button to import your WebM file into the program. Or you can also directly drag and drop the source video file into the workspace.

💡 Tips: If you fail to import your WebM file, maybe your WebM file IS corrupted due to some reasons. You can try other tools to see if they can open the WebM file. If not, you may need a data-repairing tool to repair the video file first.

1. Trim the video length: A whole video may be too long. Then, you can drag the sliders on the timeline or enter the accurate start and end times to select the desired part. Press the play button to preview the selected part.

Then go to the right side panel and customize other settings.

2. Resolution: You can keep it as the original or customize the Width and Height by yourself.

3. Frame rate: This setting determines how many pictures appear per second. A higher frame rate can make your GIF slow-motion and a lower frame rate will make the GIF go faster.

4. Quality: this determines the GIF image quality. “High Quality” will output a clear GIF file, and low quality will make the GIF blurry.

💡 If you don't know how to set these options, here are recommended settings for you:

• Length: between 3-6 seconds;
• Resolution: 480p or 720p;
• Frame rate: 15-30 frame rate (For simple animations: 10-15 frames per second; For complex animations: 20-30 frames per second.)
• Quality: High Quality
• Then, leave the time delay default.

When everything is ready, click the bottom inverted triangle button to specify an output path and then press the “Create GIF” button to start the GIF-making process at once.

Once the GIF-making process is finished, it will pop up a window to show you a folder where you save the GIF files.

If you don't want to download any software to make GIFs from WebM files, you can try an online WebM to GIF converter like CloudConvert.

CloudConvert is a popular online converter that can efficiently convert WebM files to GIFs. It also offers some customizable options. However, there is no window to show the video, so it may be inconvenient to adjust settings. Moreover, it limits the input file size and only allows 10 conversions per day for free.

If you only have several small files and don't want to change settings, follow the instructions below to convert WebM to GIF with CloudConvert.

Step 1. Visit https://cloudconvert.com/webm-to-gif to open the CloudConvert WebM to GIF Converter.

Step 2. Click "Select File" to choose a WebM file from your local drive or press the drop-down icon to import files from URLs or cloud services.

If needed, you can click the wrench icon to modify the file resolution, length, etc.

Step 3. Click "Convert" to start the conversion.

Step 4. Download the converted .gif file.

Since macOS doesn’t natively support WebM, you cannot open any WebM file on your Mac using native apps like Safari or QuickTime. So to convert WebM to GIF on Mac, you can try some online GIF makers.

Currently, there are many WebM to GIF online converters for you to use, Tools like Ezgif, CloudConvert, Convertio, XConvert, and ZamZar can be the best WebM to GIF online converters. You can use them to turn WebM into GIF on any device without downloading apps.

If you want to make a GIF with a transparent background, use Ezgif.

Ezgif offers an easy solution to convert MOV files to GIFs with transparency. If your WebM file already has a transparent background, you can directly upload the file (less than 100MB) to https://ezgif.com/video-to-gif and choose “Preserve transparency (transparent video to transparent GIF)” in the “Method” box to create a transparent GIF.

If your video is not transparent, you can use Ezgif effects to replace color with transparency before turning the video into GIF.