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Free Online Video Converter (.mov, .avi …)

Whether you want to send a too-big video over email or if the format does not match, this will do the trick quickly change the format and/or reduce the video size on demand. You can target either:

  • the format (.MOV, .AVI, ….)
  • a file size by percentage
  • file size in Mega (our preferred and most useful)
  • a video quality
  • a new screen resolution (handy for mobile or other supports)
  • a max bitrate (for quick loading if putting it on your website)

Tip: change the destination setting before uploading your video, as you will not be able after.

Very handy.

Disciplines: Video production, Marketing, Web development, Education.
Free alternative to HandBrake, Adobe Media Encoder, VLC.
Free Online Video Converter compared with HandBrake, Adobe Media Encoder and VLC
FreeConvert video converterHandBrakeAdobe Media EncoderVLC
Approach: A web service: you upload a video, choose a target format and reduce the size by percentage, in megabytes, by quality, resolution or maximum bitrate. Set the options before uploading, as they cannot be changed afterwards.Approach: A volunteer-built video transcoder that converts nearly any input format into modern, widely supported codecs.Approach: Ingests and transcodes media, creates proxies, and automates work with presets, Watch Folders and Destination Publishing. It can output almost any format.Approach: Presented as a player for many formats and codecs. Its download page does not describe file conversion.
Usage limits: Free users get 20 conversion minutes per day, with a cap of 5 conversion minutes per file. Paid plans raise the maximum file size, from 1.5 GB to 5 GB.Usage limits: The project page lists no usage quota. Capacity depends on your own computer.Usage limits: Limits are not stated on the product page.Usage limits: The page states no conversion quota.
Cost and licence: Free tier plus paid subscriptions. It is a hosted service, not open source.Cost and licence: Free, open source under the GPL.Cost and licence: Available only within Adobe Creative Cloud, with a trial download.Cost and licence: Free and open source.
Platform and data handling: Runs in a browser, but the video is uploaded to the vendor. The pricing page mentions encryption and secure data centres without giving a deletion delay, so avoid sensitive footage.Platform and data handling: Windows, macOS and Linux, version 1.11.2. Processing happens locally.Platform and data handling: Operating systems are not stated on the product page.Platform and data handling: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and more. The current download is version 3.0.24.
When to choose it: Choose it to shrink or reformat a clip once, on a machine where nothing can be installed.When to choose it: Choose HandBrake for repeated or large conversions that must stay on your own computer.When to choose it: Choose Media Encoder for batch and watch-folder workflows in an Adobe video pipeline.When to choose it: Choose VLC mainly for playback and checking a file before conversion.

Topics covered: video converter, file format, file size, video quality, screen resolution, bitrate, compression, online tool, multimedia, encoding, transcoding, video processing, ISO/IEC 14496, ISO/IEC 13818, ISO/IEC 11172, and ITU-T H264..

Privacy: we have no feedback of potential problem with this tool and author. But like many online services, you are here providing them with your own data. Depending of the criticity of your data, this is your responsibility to assess author's reputation and potential misusage, and to check and accept their terms and conditions, or not.

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