About Free Video Converter

Free Video Converter is a free website for converting video files between common formats: MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, animated GIF, and MP3 for audio. It is an independent project, built to be simple, fast to use, and respectful of your privacy.

How it works

Most online converters upload your file to a server. This one does not. The site delivers a conversion engine (FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly) to your browser, and your browser converts the file on your own computer. The video never leaves your device. You can read more, and learn how to verify it, in Are online video converters safe?

What it is good for

• Making a video playable on a device or website that does not accept its current format.
• Reducing the size of a video by lowering the resolution.
• Extracting audio as an MP3.
• Making a short animated GIF.
• Converting a handful of files at once and downloading them as a ZIP.

What it is not

• It is not a video editor. There is no trimming, merging or effects.
• It does not offer fine control over bitrate, codecs or frame rate; the settings are fixed presets chosen for compatibility and speed.
• It is not as fast as desktop software, because it runs inside a browser.
• It does not download videos from other websites and does not remove copy protection.

How the site is funded

Using the converter is free. Because the conversion happens on your device, running the site is inexpensive, and we may show advertising to help cover the costs of the domain, hosting and development. Ads will not be placed on or in front of the converter's buttons. See our privacy policy for how advertising and cookies are handled.

Guides

Our blog contains practical guides about video formats and conversion. The guides describe what this tool does at the time of writing; if you notice something inaccurate or out of date, please tell us.

Contact

You can reach us at bitzen@bitzen.app or through the contact page.