Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your RMVB file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert RMVB to another file type
To convert RMVB videos to another format, you need RealPlayer or other Video software.
Convert a file to RMVB
To convert other file formats to the "Variable Bitrate Video Container" file type, you need software like RealPlayer or a similar tool.
About RMVB files
The .rmvb file extension stands for RealMedia Variable Bitrate. It is a proprietary video container format developed by RealNetworks. In the early 2000s, it was highly popular for distributing anime, television shows, and movies over peer-to-peer networks because it maintained good video quality at a significantly lower file size compared to avi or mpg formats. You can open .rmvb files using the official RealPlayer software, or alternative multi-format players like VLC media player. You can learn more about the format on its Wikipedia page. Today, the .rmvb format is practically obsolete and comes with major disadvantages. It is highly proprietary and lacks native playback support on modern mobile devices, smart TVs, or web browsers. The compression algorithms are outdated compared to modern codecs like H.264 or HEVC. Furthermore, requiring users to install legacy software like RealPlayer often introduces unwanted bloatware. To ensure compatibility, you must convert these files. For playback on smartphones, web browsers, or modern TVs, convert to mp4. If you want to preserve multiple audio tracks or subtitles from an archive, convert to mkv. 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 RMVB file.
If you want to convert RMVB file to MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use RealPlayer or similar software from the "Video storage and streaming" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MTS, MOV, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID, AVI or ASF files to RMVB, try RealPlayer or another comparable tool in the "Video storage and streaming" category.
The RMVB 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 RMVB converter.