Convert MP4 to WebM

Private by design: the conversion runs on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

  1. Choose the target format
  2. Drop your file (or click to browse)
  3. Download the converted file
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Output format: webm

WebM carrying VP9 is what you serve when a video should play in every browser without a licensing conversation, and it usually undercuts an equivalent H.264 MP4 by a comfortable margin. The whole clip is re-encoded here, picture and sound, into the open container. VP9 encoding is slow by design, so treat a long video as a job you start and leave running.

Frequently asked questions

How long will a clip take to convert?
Longer than real time on most machines, because VP9 performs considerably more analysis per frame than H.264 does. A one minute clip is a coffee, a twenty minute one is an afternoon.
Is WebM a good choice for social media uploads?
Rarely. Most platforms still want an MP4 and will transcode anything else you give them. WebM earns its place on video you host and serve yourself.
What happens to the audio track?
It is re-encoded to Opus, the codec WebM pairs with VP9. Browsers decode that natively, so nothing extra is needed on your page.