Convert NSV files online for free
The converter easily converts your NSV file to various formats - free and online. No Winamp or or other Video software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "Legacy Streaming Container" file type, you need software like Winamp or a similar tool.
The .NSV (Nullsoft Streaming Video) format is a legacy media container originally developed by Nullsoft to stream TV-like content via Winamp. While revolutionary in the early 2000s for enabling low-bitrate streaming over SHOUTcast servers, it is now effectively obsolete and widely unsupported.
Files with the .NSV extension typically contain video streams compressed with older codecs like VP3, VP5, or VP6, paired with MP3 or AAC audio. Because the format was designed for erratic internet connections, it supports variable frame rates and header stripping, which creates significant friction today. Most modern video editors (like Adobe Premiere Pro) and standard media players cannot open these files. Furthermore, you cannot upload an .NSV directly to YouTube, share it on social media, or view it in a web browser without plugins.
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Use convert.guru to handle these legacy streams - just drag and drop to verify the content and convert it to a usable format.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your NSV file.
Users also converted SPC, CMF, EQF and MSV files.
If you want to convert NSV file to MSV, you can use Winamp or similar software from the "Streaming Video Container" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to NSV, try Winamp or another comparable tool in the "Streaming Video Container" 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 NSV converter.