FLV Converter

Convert FLV files online for free

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Drop or upload your .FLV file

Online File Converter

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How to convert your FLV file

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

Convert FLV to another file type

The converter easily converts your FLV file to various formats - free and online. No VLC media player or or other Video software needed.

FLV to MP4
FLV to MP3
FLV to AVI
FLV to MOV
FLV to MKV
FLV to WMV
FLV to WEBM
FLV to M4V
FLV to 3GP
FLV to OGV
FLV to ASF
FLV to RM

Convert a file to FLV

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Legacy Streaming Format" formats to FLV without using software like VLC media player or a similar tool.

MTS to FLV
MOV to FLV
DIVX to FLV
RM to FLV
H264 to FLV
WMV to FLV
VOB to FLV
MP4 to FLV
XVID to FLV
AVI to FLV
SWA to FLV
CAVSVIDEO to FLV

About FLV files

FLV (Flash Video) is a legacy container file format developed by Adobe to deliver synchronized audio and video content over the internet. For nearly two decades, this format was the standard for web-based streaming video, powering platforms like YouTube and Hulu during the era of the Adobe Flash Player.

While .FLV files were once ubiquitous, they now present significant compatibility hurdles. Adobe officially discontinued Flash Player support on December 31, 2020, effectively killing the format's native web support. Consequently, modern web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) no longer play these files, and standard mobile video players on iOS and Android often fail to recognize them. Relying on .FLV today means facing proprietary lock-in and the security risks associated with trying to install obsolete playback software. To make these videos accessible again on modern devices, smart TVs, and the web, conversion is essential.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Universal Playback: Convert to MP4 (H.264/AAC). This is the industry standard for compatibility across all browsers, smartphones, and desktop players.
For Editing: Convert to MOV or AVI if you plan to import the footage into non-linear editors like Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.
For Archiving: Convert to MKV (Matroska) to preserve high-quality video streams without re-encoding artifacts, provided your storage system supports it.
For Audio: Extract the soundtrack by converting to MP3 or WAV.

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

Users also converted VLC, FLASH, AVM, FLA, H263, FLC, VP6, MP4, AVI, SWF, PAK, CRDOWNLOAD and RAR files.

FAQ

If you want to convert FLV file to , you can use VLC media player or similar software from the "Legacy Web Video Streaming" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert RMVB or TS files to FLV, try VLC media player or another comparable tool in the "Legacy Web Video Streaming" 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.