Will the MP4 have sound?

No, and that is not a fault. Tenor GIFs carry no audio track at all, so the MP4 is silent by nature. If you need sound you will have to add it yourself in an editor.

Why is MP4 better than saving the GIF?

A GIF of the same clip is often five to ten times larger and capped at 256 colours. MP4 is smaller, looks better, and uploads cleanly to platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube that refuse GIF files.

Can I go the other way and get a GIF?

Yes. Choose GIF as the output format instead of MP4 and you get an animated GIF, which is handy for places that still require one such as older forums and email signatures.

Why an MP4 and not a GIF?

Because Tenor already stores an MP4 — that is how a "GIF" on Tenor loads instantly and looks smooth. The .gif you would get instead is typically five to ten times larger, capped at 256 colours, and worse in every way. Taking the MP4 takes what is actually there.

Usually not. Almost everything on Tenor is silent by design, so the MP4 has a video track and nothing else. A handful of clips carry audio and those keep it.

Is it free, and is anything kept?

Free, no sign-up, 60 conversions an hour. Scanned up to 100 MB, one-time link, deleted after two hours.

LinksConverter

Tenor GIF Downloader

Convert any Tenor GIF into a real MP4 video. Tenor is the GIF keyboard behind Discord, WhatsApp and most phone keyboards, and what it calls a GIF is usually already a video file — saving it as MP4 gives you a far smaller file that video editors and social apps actually accept, since many of them reject GIF uploads outright.

Drag & drop a file hereor click to browse from your device

What you can download from Tenor

Any public Tenor GIF page
Reaction GIFs, memes and anime clips
Tenor links shared from Discord or a phone keyboard
Both tenor.com/view/... pages and short share links

Tenor to MP4 in practice

Tenor to MP4 gives you the file Tenor is really serving. Almost nothing on Tenor is a true GIF any more — Google switched the platform to MP4 and WebM years ago because a 3-second loop as a real GIF is often ten times larger for worse colour. What you save with right-click is usually a re-encoded preview, not the source.

Paste the Tenor link and you get the MP4 itself: smaller, sharper, and playable anywhere video plays. Useful when you need the loop in a video edit, a presentation, or a chat app that handles MP4 better than GIF. If you specifically need a .gif for something that only accepts GIF, convert the MP4 afterwards rather than starting from a degraded copy.

Why use LinksConverter for Tenor downloads

Fast cloud pipeline
ClamAV scanned
Auto-deleted after 2 hours
No sign-up, no watermark

How it works

How to download Tenor videos as MP4

Copy the Tenor link
Open the Tenor video and tap Share → Copy link. Any public URL from Tenor works, including short-form video.
Paste the URL into the converter
Paste the link into the input box on this page. The converter automatically recognises Tenor URLs.
Start the MP4 export
Click Convert. Our cloud worker pulls the highest-quality stream Tenor offers and packages it as MP4.
Download the MP4 file
When the export finishes you get a one-time pre-signed download link. The file is deleted from our servers automatically after 2 hours.

Tenor to MP4 — Frequently asked questions

Yes. Google shut the Tenor API down on 30 June 2026, which is why the built-in GIF pickers inside Discord, X, WhatsApp and Bluesky broke. Tenor.com itself still works normally, and this tool reads the Tenor page directly rather than the API — so open tenor.com, find the GIF you want, copy its link and paste it here.

Tenor GIF Downloader

What you can download from Tenor

Tenor to MP4 in practice

Why use LinksConverter for Tenor downloads

How to download Tenor videos as MP4

Copy the Tenor link

Paste the URL into the converter

Start the MP4 export

Download the MP4 file

Tenor to MP4 — Frequently asked questions

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