Some clips are too short for what you need. A background video for a screen, a short animation for an event, or a moment you want to repeat in a presentation all need more running time. Instead of pasting the same clip again and again, you can loop a video and save it as a single longer file.
This video looper plays your clip 2 to 10 times back to back and saves the result as one MP4. When the clip can go straight into an MP4, the repeats are copied rather than squeezed, so the quality is kept. It runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
This page covers the steps, how the total length is worked out, the one-hour limit, and when a looped file is the right answer rather than your player's repeat button.
How to loop a video in four steps
The tool is at the top of the page, so you can loop a video online without installing anything. It is free, with no account and no watermark, and video tools are not counted in the free daily limit, which applies to document conversions only.
- Drop your video onto the tool. You can drop several videos and each one is looped the same number of times.
- Use the Plays stepper to choose how many times the video should play. The minus and plus buttons move it between 2 and 10.
- Look at the numbers under it. One play shows the length of your clip, and Total shows the length of the new file.
- Press Loop and save the new MP4, or download several results together as a zip.
The saved file ends with the number of plays, for example _x3.mp4 for three plays. Your original file is not changed.
How the number of plays sets the new length
The sum is simple. The new length is the length of one play multiplied by the number of plays. The Total line in the panel shows it before you save, so you can see whether the result is what you wanted.
| One play | 3 plays | 5 plays | 10 plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:05 | 0:15 | 0:25 | 0:50 |
| 0:10 | 0:30 | 0:50 | 1:40 |
| 0:30 | 1:30 | 2:30 | 5:00 |
| 1:00 | 3:00 | 5:00 | 10:00 |
Note that the number of plays counts the first time through. Setting Plays to 3 means the original plus two repeats, not three repeats on top of the original.
The one-hour limit
A looped file can be up to one hour long. If your clip length times the number of plays is more than that, the tool says so before it starts: use fewer plays or a shorter clip. For a very long loop, a media player that repeats a file can do the job without making a bigger one.
Why 2 to 10 plays
The Plays stepper runs from 2 to 10. That covers the usual jobs: a short repeat for a presentation, or a longer run for a display. If you need more, run the looped file through the tool a second time, as long as the result stays within one hour.
When to make a video loop in one file
If you just want a video to keep replaying while you watch it, use your player's loop or repeat setting. This tool is for when the repeats must be inside the file, because not every place you use video has a repeat button.
- Shop and event displays. A screen or projector that plays one file can show a longer, looped version without a manual restart.
- Presentations. A short demonstration that repeats while people arrive.
- Social posts. A short clip that fills a longer slot. Watching something twice or three times can make a short moment feel intentional.
- Backgrounds. A calm scene such as water or clouds under text or music.
- Practice and study. A short movement that you want to watch over and over, for dance, sport or an instrument.
Make the loop seamless first
If the end of your clip does not meet the start, trim it first with trim video so it begins and ends at matching moments. A small trim often makes the repeat look natural.
Loop a video for a GIF
A GIF repeats on its own, so you do not need to loop video for that. Turn a short clip into one with video to GIF instead.
Tips to repeat a video without it feeling repetitive
Repeating a video works best when the viewer does not notice the join. A few small choices help the repeat feel natural rather than like a mistake.
- Choose the number of plays to suit the place. Three plays are enough to fill a short pause. Ten plays suit a screen that runs for a while.
- Keep the clip short and interesting. A ten-second moment that you want to repeat is easier to watch than a two-minute clip played five times.
- Check the total. The panel shows One play and Total, so you can stop before the file is longer than you need.
- Look at the sound. If your clip has music or speech, listen to the result once to hear how the repeat sounds.
Loop several videos with the same settings
Drop more than one video and each one is looped with the number you set. This helps when you are preparing a set of short displays. Save the results one at a time, or all together as a zip.
Keep the file size in check
A looped file is larger than the clip, because every repeat is stored in it. If the new file is too big to send, make it lighter with compress video. A few extra plays on a short clip are usually no problem.
Loop an MP4 without losing quality
To loop a video, the tool repeats the clip end to end. When the picture and sound can go straight into an MP4, they are repeated as they are, without re-encoding, so the job is quick and the quality stays the same. If the file has to be converted first, it is converted once and the result is repeated. For a file that is handled more slowly, the picture may be encoded again.
Everything happens in your browser. The video is never uploaded, and the server does no video work, so the file stays on your device.
Most videos have no size limit. Some files, such as certain AVI or WMV videos, are handled more slowly. For a loop, one of those works when its size times the number of plays stays within 2 GB. The tool works in current Chrome, Edge and Firefox.
Loop your video now
To loop a video, drop it in, choose the number of Plays, and press Loop. You get one longer MP4, with your original left alone and nothing uploaded.
Scroll up and try it on your shortest clip. If you also want it backwards or at a different pace, try reverse video or change video speed before you loop. If the clip was filmed against a blue backdrop, put a plain colour behind the subject with blue screen video first, then loop the result.
