When to Use loopvid Instead of endlessvideo, gfycat, or imgflip

Use loopvid when you already have a video file (or a direct link to one) and just want to loop it in your browser. Its own page draws the boundaries clearly: if you want to loop YouTube videos, use endlessvideo; if you want to convert GIFs to video, use gfycat; if you want to convert videos to GIFs, try imgflip. Loopvid is the narrow tool for browser-side video looping, not a converter or a YouTube wrapper.

What loopvid actually does

The page describes a single-purpose tool: you submit a video via a form, and the handling happens entirely in your browser through JavaScript. The server only sees a request for the front page, so the video itself isn't uploaded to loopvid's servers. The page notes this privacy property applies to the looping tool but not to requests made to their blog.

It also states loopvid is free software, with source code available for download.

Choosing between loopvid and the alternatives

The site itself routes you elsewhere for adjacent tasks, which makes the decision fairly mechanical:

So the deciding question isn't "which is better" — it's "what do I have and what do I want out?" If the input is a YouTube URL, loopvid isn't the tool. If the output needs to be a GIF, loopvid isn't the tool. If you have a video file and want it repeating, loopvid is the direct fit.

How to loop a video with loopvid

1. Get a hotlink to your video file — a direct URL that points at the video itself, not a page containing it.
2. Paste that link into the form on the loopvid front page.
3. The browser loads and plays the video, handled by JavaScript on your machine rather than by loopvid's server.
4. Use the on-page controls to adjust playback: speed (shown as a percentage, e.g. 100%), zoom (e.g. 100%), plus reset and fit options.

Expected result: the video plays on repeat in your browser, with speed and zoom adjustable from the same interface.

If the video doesn't load

The page lists the likely causes directly, so check these before assuming the tool is broken:

• Your browser doesn't support that video type.
• The link you were given is broken.
• The video is temporarily unavailable.

The page also shows the direct links it attempted, which is useful for confirming whether the problem is the URL itself or the playback. If the direct link fails when opened on its own, the issue is the link or the file, not loopvid.

Privacy and safety considerations

The looping form is designed so the video is processed in your browser and the server only sees a front-page request. That's the claim the site makes about the tool itself. Two caveats worth keeping in mind:

• The site explicitly says this does not apply to requests made to their blog, so don't extend the same assumption there.
• The privacy property depends on the tool working as described in your browser; it says nothing about what happens on any third-party host serving your video file.

If your concern is "does my video get uploaded somewhere," the page's answer for the looping form is no — but that's a statement about loopvid's own handling, not a guarantee about the source of your link.

Bottom line

Pick loopvid for one job: looping a video file or direct video link in your browser, with local handling and simple speed/zoom controls. Pick endlessvideo for YouTube loops, gfycat for GIF-to-video, and imgflip for video-to-GIF. If you need to cut your own clips first, follow the avidemux or virtualdub tutorials the page links to, then bring the result back to loopvid.