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 Videos or scripts to various formats - free and online. No AviSynth or other Video software needed.
AVS to MP4
AVS to PC3
AVS to EPS2
AVS to ART
AVS to FAX
AVS to RSO
AVS to JIF
AVS to PI4
AVS to RLB
AVS to ADTS
AVS to VOB
AVS to MOV
Convert a file to AVS
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "DVR Video or Script" formats to AVS without using software like AviSynth or a similar tool.
PHM to AVS
PTIF to AVS
XWD to AVS
HRZ to AVS
TIF to AVS
JP2 to AVS
UYVY to AVS
GIF to AVS
PFM to AVS
PSB to AVS
PDB to AVS
CUBE to AVS
About AVS files
The .avs file extension has two main uses: it is heavily used as a proprietary Security DVR Video file by manufacturers like Digital Watchdog and as a frameserver script for AviSynth. As a DVR video file, it stores surveillance footage, often encoding video and audio in a proprietary multiplexed format. As an AviSynth script, it is a plain text file that feeds video and filters to an encoder without storing the media itself. Opening .avs files is notoriously frustrating. DVR .avs files usually require specific, poorly maintained manufacturer software to play and are unsupported by modern web browsers, smartphones, or standard media players like VLC. AviSynth files confuse users because they look like video files but contain no actual video data, requiring a frameserver setup to execute. To make these files usable, you must convert them. For security footage playback on any device, convert .avs to MP4 (H.264). For archiving without losing quality, choose MKV. If you have an AviSynth script and just need to read the code, convert it to TXT. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
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 "Security Video & Scripting" 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 "Security Video & Scripting" 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.