vid2gif

Convert video files into animated GIFs.

• https://remino.net/vid2gif/
• Source code

2026 Rémino Rem https://remino.net/

• Installation
  • Homebrew
  • Download
  • Git clone
• Usage

Installation

Homebrew

brew install remino/remino/vid2gif
vid2gif input.mp4

Homebrew also installs movie2gif as an alias for vid2gif, so existing scripts continue to work.

Download

Go to the GitHub download page for the latest release, and download the source code from there.

Git clone

git clone git@github.com:remino/remutils.git
cd remutils/vid2gif
./vid2gif input.mp4

Usage

Convert a video, writing the GIF alongside it by default:

vid2gif input.mp4

Pass an output filename as the second argument:

vid2gif input.mp4 output.gif

Use -s and -d to select a clip, then adjust frame rate and dimensions:

vid2gif -s 3 -d 5 -r 15 -w 640 input.mp4 clip.gif

vid2gif generates an FFmpeg palette for good GIF colours and optimizes the result with image_optim when it is available. Use -O, --optim, or --optimize to require optimization; use --no-optim or --no-optimize to skip it. --auto-optim and --auto-optimize restore the default automatic behavior. Run vid2gif --help for all options.