About GIF Diet
What this is
GIF Diet compresses GIFs and converts video, images, audio and PDF files. Every conversion happens inside your browser using FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly. Your files are never uploaded to a server, which is why there is no queue, no file size cap set by us, and no account to create.
Why it works this way
Traditional online converters send your file across the internet, process it on hardware you do not control, and send the result back. That design made sense when browsers could not do the work themselves. It no longer is necessary. Running the conversion locally removes the upload wait, removes the privacy question entirely, and removes the server bill that forces other services to impose limits or charge a subscription.
How it is paid for
Hosting the pages costs a small amount each month. That is covered by advertising and by voluntary contributions from people who find the tool useful. There is no paid tier, because there is no expensive processing to ration.
Who makes it
GIF Diet is an independent project run from Slovakia by Samuel Hoffman. It is not affiliated with any larger company. If something is broken or a format you need is missing, the fastest way to change that is to say so.