GIF and MP4
Export both formats from one recording. GIF for inline loops, MP4 when you want the same clip at a fraction of the size.
Coming soon · Chrome Web Store
Grab a GIF from any web page.
GIF Grab is a Chrome extension that puts a recording box right on the page. Frame one corner of a site or the whole tab, then save it as a GIF or MP4 on your own machine.
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The box lives on the page
You frame it. The box stays put.
GIF Grab draws the recording box on the page itself, so you capture the exact thing you mean.
Pick a single button, or one card in a busy feed. Scroll and click while you record, and the box holds its frame over the live page the whole time.
Region
Single element
Full tab
Full page
GIF
MP4
What's inside
A recorder and an editor in one window.
Capture the clip, then shape and size it to land wherever you post it.
Trim, speed, boomerang
Cut the dead frames off each end, speed it up or slow it down, and reverse or boomerang the loop.
Filters
Drop a mono, sepia, vivid, vintage, or noir look on the clip before you save it.
Captions and stickers
Add a bold meme caption or drop emoji stickers on the frame, baked in at export.
Size cap
Set a megabyte limit and GIF Grab re-encodes to fit under it, so the file clears Slack, Discord, and GitHub.
Stays on your machine
Every frame is encoded in your browser. Nothing uploads, and nothing is left behind once you close the tab.
Three steps
From page to GIF in about a minute.
01
Pin the box
Click the GIF Grab icon and drag a box over the part of the page you want to keep.
02
Record
Start recording, then scroll and click. The box captures whatever happens inside its frame.
03
Edit and save
Trim the ends and download a GIF or MP4 sized to drop into a README or a chat.
Private by default
Your recording never leaves the browser.
Online converters upload your file to their servers before you ever see it. GIF Grab encodes the GIF and MP4 on your own device, so the only copy is the one you choose to download.
Questions
Frequently asked.
What is GIF Grab?
GIF Grab is a Chrome extension that records a region, a single element, a tab, or a full web page as an animated GIF or MP4. The recording is encoded in your browser, with nothing uploaded to a server.
Is GIF Grab free?
Yes. GIF Grab is free, with no account to create and no watermark on your GIFs or MP4s.
When does GIF Grab launch?
GIF Grab is coming soon to the Chrome Web Store. This page goes live first, and the extension follows right after.
Does it work on Mac and Windows?
Yes. GIF Grab runs inside Chrome on any operating system, including macOS, Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS. ScreenToGif is Windows only, and Kap and GIPHY Capture are Mac only, so GIF Grab follows your browser instead of your operating system.
Should I save a GIF or an MP4?
Use a GIF for short loops that need to autoplay inline, like in a GitHub README, a pull request, or a chat message. Use an MP4 for longer or more detailed clips, where it stays much smaller than the same content as a GIF. GIF Grab exports both from one recording.
Will my recording stay private?
Yes. GIF Grab encodes everything on your own device. Online converters such as ezgif upload your file to their servers, while GIF Grab never sends your capture anywhere.
How do I keep the file small enough for Slack or Discord?
Set a size limit before you export and GIF Grab re-encodes the GIF to fit under it. You can also lower the resolution or switch to MP4, which produces a much smaller file for the same clip. For a standalone video, Video Shrinker handles the same job.
Can I edit the clip before I save it?
Yes. Trim the start and end, change the speed, reverse or boomerang the loop, apply a filter, add a meme caption, or drop on emoji stickers, then export. For a webcam version of the same idea, see GIF BOY.
Coming soon · Chrome Web Store
GIF Grab is almost ready.
The extension lands in the Chrome Web Store shortly. This is its home.
Built by Chris Pirillo ·