Convert Anviz video recordings (ANV) online for free
The converter easily converts your ANV recordings to various formats - free and online. No VLC Media Player or other Video software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "Surveillance Video Container" file type, you need software like VLC Media Player or a similar tool.
The .ANV file extension is primarily used as a Surveillance DVR video file created by security camera systems manufactured by Anviz Global Inc.. Internally, these files rely on the RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format) container structure, which makes them heavily related to standard AVI files. In a smaller percentage of cases, a .ANV file is simply a renamed RAR compressed archive created by WinRAR.
The main disadvantage of .ANV video files is their proprietary nature. Security manufacturers deliberately use custom file extensions and modified codecs to lock users into their hardware ecosystem. You often need outdated, clunky vendor-specific software to play or export the surveillance footage. These files typically fail to open in modern web browsers, mobile phones, or professional video editors like Adobe Premiere Pro.
Because this is often a closed, proprietary format, standard online video converters usually fail to process it. They lack the licensing and specific decoding logic for Anviz's CCTV multiplexing. You need to convert these files to standard MP4 or MKV to easily share evidence with police, lawyers, or insurance companies. Be aware that converting the file might strip away proprietary metadata, like embedded digital watermarks or timestamp overlays.
Drag and drop your file to see what it is and convert it if supported. convert.guru can inspect the internal hexadecimal structure of your .ANV file. If our analysis detects standard RIFF video data or a RAR archive header beneath the custom extension, viewing or extracting the contents may still be possible without installing suspicious security software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your ANV file.
If you want to convert ANV file to DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP, IGES, SAT, X_T or X_B, you can use VLC Media Player or similar software from the "Surveillance Video Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to ANV, try VLC Media Player or another comparable tool in the "Surveillance Video Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our ANV converter.