Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your AVS file.
You'll see a preview.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert AVS to another file type
The converter easily converts your AVS file to various formats - free and online. No AviSynth or or other Video software needed.
AVS to MP4
AVS to DCX
AVS to 3GP
AVS to PI5
AVS to EPI
AVS to SGI
AVS to GRY
AVS to MVG
AVS to ISOBRL6
AVS to SVG
AVS to JPEG
AVS to RL8
Convert a file to AVS
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Video Frame Server Script" formats to AVS without using software like AviSynth or a similar tool.
PCX to AVS
ICO to AVS
HDR to AVS
RLE to AVS
PNG to AVS
PSD to AVS
PS2 to AVS
DJVU to AVS
TIFF to AVS
PBM to AVS
XV to AVS
CRW to AVS
About AVS files
The .AVS filename extension represents two distinct but technical file types that often confuse users.
AviSynth Script: Most commonly, this is a plain text file containing code for AviSynth, a powerful frameserver used by video editors. It is not a video file itself but a set of instructions telling the computer how to process video on the fly. You cannot upload an .AVS script to YouTube or play it on a phone; it must be "rendered" or converted into a standard format like MP4.
Security DVR / AVS Video: It may also be a high-compression video file from security cameras (associated with Digital Watchdog systems) or a broadcast stream using the Audio Video Standard (a Chinese competitor to H.264). These files are often proprietary and fail to open in standard players like Windows Media Player or QuickTime due to missing codecs.
Best Conversion Targets:
For Playback & Sharing: Convert to MP4 (H.264 video / AAC audio). This is the most compatible format for web, mobile, and desktop use.
For Archiving Evidence: Convert DVR streams to AVI or MKV to preserve the original visual quality without introducing new compression artifacts.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your AVS file.
If you want to convert AVS file to INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV or PROPERTIES, you can use AviSynth or similar software from the "Video Scripting & Surveillance Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert ZSHRC, CONF, RCFILE, GITCONFIG, RC, PLIST, BASHRC, CONFIG, PROFILE, INI, PREFS or CFG files to AVS, try AviSynth or another comparable tool in the "Video Scripting & Surveillance Storage" category.
The AVS Converter Story
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 AVS converter.