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Convert videos to MP4 or GIF effortlessly. With Canva’s free online video converter, you’ll quickly optimize videos for different devices, and you can share your story everywhere with one click.

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How to convert videos

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Upload your video

Select the “Upload your video” button or easily drag and drop your files into the section.

Edit your design

Make some quick touch-ups on your video using our beginner-friendly editor.

Download your design

Finally, convert your video by downloading your design as an MP4 or GIF.

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Convert videos effortlessly for free

Convert videos effortlessly for free

Convert your video to a universally compatible MP4 or a shareable GIF and make it work on any device and platform. Use the free video converter on Canva to turn your MOV, MKV, GIF, MPG or MPEG, or WEBM files into MP4 or GIF. Simply upload your file to the editor, edit the video if needed, and then download a high-quality copy.

Polish your video and share instantly

Polish your video and share instantly
Polish your video and share instantly

With Canva’s powerful video editor(opens in a new tab or window), you can refine your videos before conversion. Trim intros, cut dead air, and extract highlights. Add captions, stock footage, and music from Canva’s rich media library. Reorder scenes, apply transitions, record narrations(opens in a new tab or window), and change backgrounds with the Video Background Remover (Pro)(opens in a new tab or window). Then after converting the video, post to socials straight from Canva.

Resize for every app and screen

Resize for every app and screen

Posting on YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram? No problem! Magic Resize™ (Pro)(opens in a new tab or window) lets you resize your video instantly into different aspect ratios, so you can post it in multiple channels effortlessly. Before you convert a video, you can make it portrait for stories, square for feeds, and wide for YouTube while keeping video quality intact.

How to convert videos

How to convert videos

Frequently asked questions

  • Yes, if you use a trusted online video converter like Canva. We take information security seriously. Our products, processes, and systems are built to protect our users. Check out Canva’s security features.
  • Yes, you can. With our video converter, you can download your video as a high-quality MP4 or GIF. In addition, the built-in AI video editing tools help you refine your video before you convert it.
  • Open our online video converter, upload your clip, choose MP4 as your file output format, and then save. Now you’re free to share your MP4 on your social media accounts or download it for personal use. Currently, you can upload a MOV, GIF, MP4, MPEG, MKV, and WEBM file up to 1GB and then convert it to MP4 or GIF.
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