CDXL Converter

Convert Commodore videos (CDXL) online for free


Drop or upload your .CDXL file
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How to convert your CDXL file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your CDXL file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert CDXL to another file type

The converter easily converts your CDXL videos to various formats - free and online. No FFmpeg or or other Video software needed.

  • CDXL to DV
  • CDXL to WMA
  • CDXL to AIF
  • CDXL to SWF
  • CDXL to MXF
  • CDXL to AVI
  • CDXL to MP2
  • CDXL to FLAC
  • CDXL to ISMV
  • CDXL to MPEG
  • CDXL to SPDIF
  • CDXL to OGA

Convert a file to CDXL

To convert other file formats to the "Retro Console Video" file type, you need software like FFmpeg or a similar tool.


About CDXL files

The .cdxl file is a legacy Commodore CD-ROM Extended Layout video format. Developed for the Amiga CDTV and CD32 consoles, it allowed full-motion video playback directly from early CD-ROM drives. You can read more about its history on the Amiga Wikipedia page. Today, you can process these files using powerful command-line tools like FFmpeg. Users usually need to convert .cdxl files because the format is completely obsolete. These files are restricted to very low resolutions and limited color palettes, and they are not natively supported by modern operating systems, web browsers, or standard video editing software. They are practically unplayable on a modern smartphone or PC out of the box. We strongly recommend converting .cdxl to MP4 (H.264) or MKV formats. Converting ensures universal playback compatibility, though the original low frame rate and retro graphics quality will remain unchanged. This closed, legacy format is notoriously difficult to open or convert. Standard online converters often fail to process it because they lack the specific, rare retro decoders required for Amiga-era interleaved data. Just drag and drop your file to convert.guru to identify the format, view its internal structures, and convert it when our engine detects a compatible video stream.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your CDXL file.

Users also converted CDXML, THX, ZOM and 8MED files.


FAQ

If you want to convert CDXL file to , you can use FFmpeg or similar software from the "Legacy Video Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to CDXL, try FFmpeg or another comparable tool in the "Legacy Video Storage" category.



The CDXL 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 CDXL converter.