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Convert a GIF to a Live Photo

GIF to Live Photo prepares the two files an iPhone Live Photo is made of: a short H.264 QuickTime (.mov) video, and a matching JPG key photo taken from the frame you choose. The GIF is looped to fill the length you set (about 3 seconds, like a camera Live Photo). Import both into a video-to-Live-Photo app on your iPhone to save them as a Live Photo or Live wallpaper.

  • Runs in your browser
  • No sign-up
  • No watermark
  • Works on mobile
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How to use GIF to Live Photo

  1. 01

    Upload a GIF

    Drop the GIF you want to see move on your iPhone.

  2. 02

    Pick the key photo and length

    Choose the frame shown when it’s not playing, and a 1–5 s length.

  3. 03

    Create and import

    Download the ZIP (MOV + JPG) and open the files in a Live Photo app on your iPhone.

How Live Photos work

A Live Photo is two files Apple keeps paired: a still image and a roughly 3-second video, linked by matching identifiers in their metadata. The Photos app only creates that link itself when the camera captures them, or when an app writes them to your library through Apple’s Photos framework — a web page can’t do that step.

So this tool does everything else: it builds the MOV in the right codec and container, loops the GIF to a natural length, and exports the key photo you pick. On your iPhone, open both files in a video-to-Live-Photo app from the App Store (intoLive is a well-known example), which saves them as a real Live Photo you can set as a Live wallpaper.

Tips for a great Live wallpaper

iPhone screens are tall, so portrait GIFs work best. Crop to a 9:16 ratio first and keep the subject centred. Seamless loops look most natural — a boomerang makes almost any clip loop smoothly. For a plain video instead, use GIF to MOV or GIF to MP4.

Features

  • iPhone-ready MOV

    H.264 in a QuickTime container, up to 1920 px.

  • Chosen key photo

    Pick the still that appears on your lock screen.

  • Auto-looping

    Short GIFs repeat to fill the Live Photo length.

  • Separate downloads

    Get the MOV and JPG individually or as a ZIP.

GIF to Live Photo FAQ

How do I turn a GIF into a Live Photo?

Create the MOV and key photo here, transfer them to your iPhone, then open them in a video-to-Live-Photo app, which saves them to Photos as a Live Photo.

Why can’t the website save a Live Photo directly?

iOS only creates Live Photos from the camera or through apps using Apple’s Photos framework. Websites can’t write to your photo library that way, so the last step happens in an app.

Can I use it as a live wallpaper?

Yes. Once saved as a Live Photo, choose it in Settings → Wallpaper. A vertical, seamlessly looping GIF gives the best result.

Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. GifRush processes everything locally in your browser using JavaScript, Canvas, Web Workers and WebCodecs. Your files never leave your device, and closing the tab discards them.

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