How to Make a Loop Video on an iPhone

Nowadays, looping is another trend that everyone wants to try. Looping can turn any video or picture into an indefinite loop. This feature seems quite popular on Instagram and is named Boomerang. Some short-form GIF-style videos are also in the form of a loop. Other social media platforms, like Snapchat, call this feature Multi-Snap, and TikTok calls it Reverse or Repeat.

There are various methods to do this, but if you own an iPhone and want to make a loop video with it, this article will share a guide on how to do so.

Create a loop video on your iPhone.

You can use your iPhone’s built-in app or a third-party video editing tool from the App Store. The latest version of iOS comes with built-in media apps and tools to create a loop video, so let us take a closer look at it.

Create a loop video using live photos on your iPhone.

Live Photo is a new feature that allows users to create loop videos on their iPhones. We will first try this feature and then move on to another.

• Open the Camera app and tap to focus on the object for which you want to create a loop video.
• After that, tap the Live Photo button in the middle of the camera app.
• Now press and hold the shutter button to start recording.
• Release the shutter button, then click on the preview box in the bottom-left corner of the app to view the image.

As we recorded our first video, you can also use pre-recorded live photos for this purpose, which you can open from your Library or Photos app.

1. It will open in your library, where you can select which recording you want to make into a loop.
2. Once you open that image, click on the Live icon in the screen’s upper-left corner.
3. This will open a drop-down menu where you can choose the loop option.

That is it!

Create a loop video using the Photos app.

• Open the Photos app and choose the video that you want to loop.
• Once it opens on full screen, tap the triple-horizontal bar to open more options.
• From there, duplicate that video by tapping on Duplicate, and then duplicate it one more time.
• After that, open that video again and tap on Slideshow from the options.
• On the bottom right, you can tap on it and then toggle to enable repeat.
• Adjust with the slider how your first and second copy of the video will loop in the Slideshow.
• That is it!

Now, you have a loop file on your iPhone. You can start sharing this file with anyone.

Create a loop video on your iPhone using Pages.

• Open Pages and create a new blank document by clicking on the plus icon in the upper-right corner of the display.
• In the Pages document, tap the plus icon in the navigation menu, then select Photos or Videos.
• Afterward, it will ask you which video to add to the page.
• Now select the paintbrush from the navigation menu, select Movie from the dialogue box, and choose Loop from the Repeat options.
• That is it! Now, your video will play in a loop.

Create a Loop Video with a Third-Party App

We suggest using Looper, one of the great apps for creating loop videos on the iPhone. This app is accessible on the App Store and can be helpful if you have an older version of iOS without this feature.

• Open Looper and tap on the plus icon in the screen’s bottom-left corner.
• From the options, choose Camera Roll, then choose the video you want to make into a loop video.
• After choosing a video, click the Choose button in the bottom-right corner of the app. This will open a new widget with a set of presets for your video.
• Drag a white circle into your video to make it into the Loop.
• Once satisfied with the video, click the checkmark to save the changes.
• After making changes, export it to your video gallery by clicking the triple-vertical dot menu.
• Tap on Download, and that is it!

Your Loop video is now saved to your video gallery. From there, you can share the video on your platform of choice. If you do not like this app, you can try iMovie Video Editor, which also allows you to make a loop video on your iPhone. To do this, follow this guide:

• Download and install iMovie from the App Store on your iPhone.
• Open iMovie and tap “Continue” on the Welcome Screen.
• Create a new project by clicking “Start a New Project” and selecting “Video.”
• Select the video file that you want to loop.
• After choosing the video file, tap “Create a Movie.”
• Below the timeline, there is an option to duplicate it. Tap it and increase the duration for as long as you want the video to play.
• Once satisfied with it, click “Done” in the upper-left corner of the screen.
• Finally, tap the Share button at the bottom of the screen, then “Save Video” to save it to a gallery or share it directly on social media.

To make things even better, Meta’s Instagram has a tool called Boomerang, which works great with iPhones for making Loop videos:

• Download and install Boomerang on your iPhone.
• Launch the app and tap “Get Started,” then “OK” to grant Boomerang camera permission by tapping “Allow Access to All Photos.”
• Next, tap on the shutter button, which will open the camera preview. From there, you can select either the front camera or selfie shooter to record video.
• Start recording the video, and once finished, it will ask you to select a segment, meaning how much of the recorded footage you want to be included in the final video, along with the desired speed and number of loops.
• After that, tap “Save,” which will save the video to the gallery.
• That is it!

How to make a loop of a YouTube video on an iPhone:

• Open YouTube and go to the video that you want to loop into.
• After opening the video, tap on the settings button, which appears in the upper-right corner of the video as a gear icon.
• From there, choose “Loop Video,” and that is it!

This is how you can use your iPhone camera and third-party tools to create a loop video file on your iPhone. Instagram natively offers this feature, but the stock camera and its functionality might be better than the video quality. However, you can use Instagram to create a loop video by uploading it and setting it as private, so you can play it and then download it by sending it to your friends.

Hopefully, this article helped you successfully create a loop video on your own. Thanks for being with us! We would love to hear your valuable opinions and feedback. If you have any queries, please share them with us in the comment section below. Stay tuned for more updates in the future.