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To loop a video with loopvid, open the site, paste a direct link to a video file into the hotlink field, and let your browser load and play it on a loop. The processing happens entirely in your browser through JavaScript, so the video file itself is not uploaded to loopvid's server. This works best with a direct video file URL (for example, one ending in .mp4 or .webm) rather than a link to a page that merely contains a video.

What loopvid does

loopvid is a browser-based tool for looping a video you already have a link to. According to the site, videos submitted through the form are handled entirely by your browser via JavaScript, and the server only sees a request for the front page. That means the looping and playback happen locally on your machine.

Two things worth knowing before you start:

• It needs a direct video file link. A page URL or a streaming-service link generally won't work, because loopvid is trying to load a video file, not a webpage.
• The privacy note has an exception. The site states that the browser-only handling does not apply to requests made to its blog. So the "your privacy is secure" claim covers the video form, not necessarily every part of the site.

Step-by-step: loop a video

1. Get a direct link to your video file. This is the URL that points straight at the video, not at a page wrapping it. If you're unsure, open the link in a new tab — if the browser plays or downloads the video directly, it's likely a direct file link.
2. Open loopvid and find the hotlink field. The page provides a field labeled for hotlinking to a video file.
3. Paste the direct link into that field and submit it. Your browser then requests and loads the video.
4. Watch it loop. Once loaded, the video plays repeatedly without you restarting it.
5. Adjust playback if needed. The player exposes controls for speed, zoom, and fit, so you can slow the video down, zoom in, or change how it fits the frame.

The controls you'll see

If the video doesn't load

loopvid lists the likely causes when a video fails to appear:

• Your browser doesn't support the video type. Not every browser can play every format. If one format fails, try converting the file to a widely supported one like MP4.
• The link is broken. A dead or mistyped URL won't load.
• The video is temporarily unavailable. The host may be down or rate-limiting requests.

The page also shows the direct links it attempted, which is useful for checking whether the problem is the link itself or the player.

Related tools mentioned by loopvid

loopvid points to other tools depending on what you're actually trying to do:

• Looping YouTube videos: use endlessvideo.
• Converting GIFs to video: use gfycat.
• Converting videos to GIFs: try imgflip.
• Making your own clips: loopvid links to tutorials for avidemux or virtualdub.

loopvid also notes that it is free software and offers its source code for download, so you can inspect or self-host it if you prefer.

loopvid is a browser-based tool for looping a video. You give it a video file or a direct link to a video file, and it plays that video on repeat. The processing happens entirely in your browser through JavaScript, so the video itself is never uploaded to loopvid's server — the server only sees a request for the front page.

That privacy design is the main reason to choose it, and also the main constraint: it works on video files your browser can already play, not on streaming pages from other sites.

How it works

The page presents a form with a field for a hotlinked video file. When you submit, loopvid loads the video and plays it in a loop with a small set of playback controls.

Because everything runs client-side:

• Your video is not transferred to loopvid's servers.
• The tool depends on your browser's ability to decode the video format.
• A link that is broken, restricted, or temporarily unavailable will simply fail to load.

The page itself notes this failure mode directly: if the video doesn't load, the likely causes are an unsupported video type, a broken link, or a temporarily unavailable file. It also shows the direct links it attempted, which is useful for diagnosing whether the problem is the URL or the format.

Controls you get

The interface exposes a few playback adjustments rather than a full editor:

There is no trimming, cropping, or export — loopvid plays a loop, it does not produce a new file.

When loopvid is the right tool

Use loopvid if you:

• Have a video file or a direct video URL you can already open in a browser.
• Want a continuous loop without installing software or uploading anything.
• Care about keeping the video local to your machine.

Look elsewhere if you:

• Want to loop a YouTube video — the page points to endlessvideo for that.
• Want to convert a GIF to video — gfycat is suggested.
• Want to convert a video to a GIF — imgflip is suggested.
• Need to cut or edit clips before looping. The page links a tutorial for making your own clips with Avidemux or VirtualDub.

Privacy caveat worth reading

The client-side handling applies to the looping tool itself. The page states explicitly that this does not apply to requests made to their blog. So the "your video never leaves your browser" property holds for the video you submit, not for every part of the site you might visit.

Source code and cost

loopvid describes itself as free software and offers its source code for download from the page. If you want to verify the client-side claim, self-host it, or adapt it, that download is the place to start.

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.

loopvid itself names three likely causes when a video fails to load: your browser does not support the video type, the link you were given is broken, or the video is temporarily unavailable. The page also lists the direct links it tried, which is the fastest way to tell which of the three you are dealing with.

What loopvid does with your video

loopvid takes a hotlink to a video file and plays it in a loop. According to the site, videos submitted through the form are handled entirely by your browser via JavaScript — the server only sees a request for the front page, so the file itself is not uploaded or processed server-side. That privacy note applies to the front page only, not to requests made to their blog.

Because playback happens in your browser, most loading failures come from the browser or the source file, not from loopvid's servers.

Check the direct links first

When a video won't load, loopvid displays the direct links it attempted. Open one of those links in a new tab:

• It plays there → the file and link are fine, so the problem is browser-side (codec or format support).
• It 404s, 403s, or shows an error page → the link is broken, expired, or access-restricted. Get a fresh direct link to the file.
• It hangs or times out → the source is temporarily unavailable. Wait and retry, or use a different host.

This one step separates "bad link" from "bad browser" without guessing.

Match the format to your browser

loopvid plays whatever video file you point it at, so support depends on your browser's built-in decoders, not on loopvid. Common trouble spots:

If you need to convert, the loopvid page points to gfycat for GIF-to-video, imgflip for video-to-GIF, and offers a tutorial for making your own clips with Avidemux or VirtualDub. For looping YouTube videos specifically, it directs you to endlessvideo instead.

Confirm the link is actually a direct file link

loopvid expects a hotlink to a video file — a URL that ends in the file itself, not a page that embeds it. A YouTube watch page, a streaming-site viewer page, or a download page with a redirect will not work as a source. If the direct links loopvid lists point at an HTML page rather than a media file, that is your problem: find the underlying file URL.

Quick checklist

1. Open one of the direct links loopvid lists.
2. If it fails there too, replace the link with a working direct file URL.
3. If it works there but not in loopvid, convert the file to MP4/H.264 or WebM.
4. If it still fails, try a different browser.
5. If the source is simply down, retry later.

If you want to avoid this entirely

The most reliable setup is a direct link to an MP4 (H.264 + AAC) or WebM file hosted somewhere stable. Those formats are broadly supported, and a stable host removes the "temporarily unavailable" case. loopvid is free software and its source code is downloadable from the site if you want to check how playback is implemented.

loopvid is a browser-based video looping tool, and its own page states that videos submitted through its form are handled entirely by your browser via JavaScript. According to that statement, the server only sees a request for the front page, not the video file itself. That makes loopvid relatively private for the specific act of loading and looping a video — with one explicit exception: the privacy note does not apply to requests made to the loopvid blog.

What loopvid says about privacy

The tool's page makes a direct claim:

• Videos submitted via the form are handled entirely by your browser, via JavaScript.
• The server only sees a request for the front page.
• The stated result is that your privacy is secure.
• This does not apply to requests made to the loopvid blog.

The key mechanism is client-side processing. Instead of uploading a file to a server, the browser loads the video and handles the looping locally. If that description is accurate, the video content never passes through loopvid's server.

What this means in practice

Because loopvid describes itself as free software and offers its source code, you can inspect how the client-side handling actually works if you want to verify the claim rather than take it at face value.

Where the privacy boundary ends

Two things sit outside the stated privacy protection:

1. The blog. The page explicitly says the browser-only handling does not apply to requests made to the loopvid blog. If you visit the blog, that traffic is not covered by the same statement.
2. The video source itself. loopvid loads a video from a link you provide. The privacy claim covers what loopvid's server sees — it says nothing about the host serving the video. If the link points to a third-party site, that site can still see your request.

Practical safety checks

• Use a video link from a source you trust. loopvid's statement addresses loopvid's own server behavior, not the origin server of the video.
• If you want to confirm the browser-only claim, download and review the source code, since loopvid offers it.
• Treat the blog as a separate context with different privacy terms, per the site's own note.
• If a video fails to load, the page lists possible reasons: your browser may not support the video type, the link may be broken, or the video may be temporarily unavailable.

Bottom line

For the core looping function, loopvid's own description supports the idea that your video is processed locally in the browser and not uploaded to its server. That is a meaningful privacy advantage over tools that require uploading. The caveats are that the claim is the site's own statement, that it excludes the blog, and that it says nothing about the third-party host serving your video link.