How do I save the result as a Live Photo on my iPhone?

Download the zip and unzip it, then AirDrop both the .JPG and the .MOV to your iPhone at the same time. Open them in Photos and they pair into a Live Photo. Keeping the two files together is what lets iOS recognize the pair.

Can I convert a video to a Live Photo on Android or Windows?

Yes. Building the photo and video pair runs in any modern browser, so you can do it on Android, Windows, or a Mac. Only the final step, saving it as a Live Photo, needs an iPhone or iPad, since Live Photos are an Apple format. Move both files over and Photos pairs them. Android's own motion format, the Motion Photo, is built differently, so this tool targets the iPhone Live Photo format specifically.

What video length works best?

Around two to four seconds. That's the window a real Live Photo captures, so a short clip feels natural. If your video is longer, trim it first, since gentle motion reads better than a sped-up blur.

Does the video need to have sound?

No. Live Photos can carry audio but it's optional. If your clip has sound it comes along; if it doesn't, you still get a normal Live Photo.

Will it work as an iPhone wallpaper?

Yes. Because the output is a real Live Photo, you can set it on your Lock Screen and it plays when you press and hold.

Is my video uploaded to a server?

No. Everything happens in your browser, so your video never leaves your device.

Does it add a watermark or a size limit?

No watermark, ever. There's no hard size limit either; very large clips just lean on your device's memory, but a typical short video converts in seconds.

Which video formats can I bring in?

MP4, MOV, and WebM. If you've got something else, convert it to one of those first and it'll work fine.

Convert Video to Live Photo

Turn any short video (MP4, MOV, WebM) into a real iPhone Live Photo. We pair a still image and the motion under the same Apple identifier so iOS recognizes it as a Live Photo, all in your browser.

Drop your file here, or click to browse

Everything runs in your browser — your files are never uploaded.

MP4 · MOV · M4V · ≤ 10s · ≤ 100 MB

Video to Live Photo

Turn a video into a Live Photo that iPhone actually recognizes

Most 'video to Live Photo' tools just rename a file and hope iOS plays along. This one builds the pair the way Apple does, a still cover frame plus a short clip, both stamped with the same content identifier, so when the two files land on your iPhone, Photos reads them as a single Live Photo. Press and hold, and it moves.

Drop in an MP4, MOV, or WebM and it converts right in the browser, so the clip never gets uploaded. Pick the moment you want as the cover, convert, and download a zip with the photo and video ready to AirDrop. Same flow whether you filmed the video yourself, saved it from a chat, or trimmed a few seconds out of something longer.

A real Live Photo, not just a video

We build the still + motion pair the way iOS expects.

A genuine Live Photo, not a video in disguise

The photo and clip share one Apple content identifier, so iOS files them as a single Live Photo instead of a video sitting next to a picture.

Your footage never gets uploaded

Building the pair runs locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, and there's no copy of your video left on a server somewhere.

Made to land on iPhone

You get a zip with the .JPG and .MOV. AirDrop both to your iPhone, open Photos, and it saves as a Live Photo you can set as wallpaper.

MP4, MOV, and WebM all work

Bring almost any short clip. We re-encode the motion cleanly so it looks natural once it becomes a Live Photo.

You choose the cover frame

The still you see in Photos is up to you. Scrub to the best moment instead of being stuck with the first frame.

Free to try, no watermark

Your first 3 conversions need no account. Sign in (it's free) to keep turning videos into Live Photos as often as you like.

How it works

Make a Live Photo from a video in three steps

From a plain video clip to a Live Photo that's ready for your iPhone.

Add your video

Drag in an MP4, MOV, or WebM, or pick one from your device. A clip of about three seconds matches how a real Live Photo feels.

Pick the cover and convert

Scrub to the cover frame you want, then we re-encode the motion and tie the two together with a shared Live Photo identifier. Nothing leaves your device.

Save it to your iPhone

Download the zip, AirDrop the .JPG and .MOV together, and open them in Photos. They join into one Live Photo, wallpaper included.

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