The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Multimedia Container" formats to FLV without using software like Adobe Flash Player or a similar tool.
An .FLV file is a Flash Video container format originally designed to deliver synchronized audio and video streams over the internet. You can open these files offline using open-source media players like VLC media player or MPV. You can read more about its history on Wikipedia. The primary problem with the .FLV format today is that it is entirely obsolete. Adobe officially killed Flash Player on December 31, 2020. Modern web browsers, smartphones, and operating systems block Flash content due to severe, unpatchable security vulnerabilities. You cannot play an .FLV file natively on iOS or Android. Because it is effectively a dead format, you must convert .FLV files to modern standards for sharing or playback. For universal web and mobile compatibility, convert to MP4 using the H.264 video codec. For modern HTML5 web deployment, convert to WEBM. For lossless archiving of the original streams, convert to MKV. Just 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 FLV file.
If you want to convert FLV file to , you can use Adobe Flash Player or similar software from the "Web Video Streaming (Legacy)" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RMVB or TS files to FLV, try Adobe Flash Player or another comparable tool in the "Web Video Streaming (Legacy)" category.
The FLV 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 FLV converter.