GIF to AVI converter
Convert GIF to AVI in your browser. No upload and no account: the file never leaves your device, so the only size limit is your device’s memory.
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Read more about the GIF format and the AVI format, or see every video tool and all video conversions.
Should you convert GIF to AVI?
Almost always. The same animation as AVI is typically a tenth of the size of the GIF, plays smoothly, and keeps full color. Choose it wherever video is accepted.
GIF is a 256-color image format best known for short looping animations; AVI is Windows’ original video container, common for older camcorder files and downloads. Choose AVI only when an old player, TV box or piece of software insists on it.
| Property | GIF | AVI |
|---|---|---|
| Usually contains | — | MPEG-4 Part 2 (DivX or Xvid) video with MP3 audio |
| Support | Opens everywhere | A legacy format |
| Plays on | Every browser, chat app, phone and computer | Windows Media Player and VLC; no browser or iPhone plays it |
| Best for | Short, silent loops and reaction images | Old Windows software and hardware players that expect it |
| Introduced | 1987 | 1992 |
How to convert GIF to AVI
- 01
Add your GIF
Drop your GIF video onto the box, or click to choose it. It is read from your disk and stays there.
- 02
Check the settings
The output is already set to AVI. Change the quality if you want to; the defaults suit most files.
- 03
Save the AVI
Press convert and save the AVI. Several files come back together as a ZIP.
What changes when GIF becomes AVI
Much smaller, same motion
GIF compresses each frame on its own; AVI stores only what changes between frames. A 10 MB GIF often becomes a 1 MB video with no visible difference.
No sound to carry
GIFs are silent, so the AVI has a picture track only. Loops don’t repeat inside a video file; most players and sites loop short clips themselves.
Expect a smaller file
AVI usually stores the same content in less space than GIF. GIF: A five-second animation can easily pass 10 MB. AVI: Often two to three times the size of a modern MP4.
This page is put together from our notes on each format, choosing only what is true of GIF and AVI, so every pairing states the same facts the same way. How these pages are made.
Why it doesn’t upload
Your browser can already decode GIF frames and encode video with your device’s hardware. Uploading the GIF would only add a wait, so it stays on your device.
How to check for yourselfWorth knowing
- About the GIF. A few seconds of video as GIF is often ten times the size of the same clip as MP4, because GIF compresses each frame as a separate picture.
- About the AVI. AVI is only a wrapper. The same extension can hide DivX, Xvid, MJPEG or uncompressed video, which is why one AVI plays and the next doesn’t.
- Browsers with WebCodecs convert to MP4, WebM, MOV and MKV instantly. Other formats, and older browsers, use the FFmpeg engine, a one-time 31 MB download.
Questions
Will the AVI loop like the GIF?
Video files don’t store a loop setting. Websites, chat apps and players loop short clips themselves, and video players have a repeat option.
Will a AVI play on my phone?
AVI a legacy format: Windows Media Player and VLC; no browser or iPhone plays it. VLC plays almost every AVI; Windows Media Player plays most.