RV Converter

Convert RV files online for free


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

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

Convert RV to another file type

The converter easily converts your RV file to various formats - free and online. No VLC or extra software needed.

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

Convert a file to RV

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Video formats to RV with high quality output.

  • MTS to RV
  • MOV to RV
  • RMVB to RV
  • DIVX to RV
  • RM to RV
  • H264 to RV
  • TS to RV
  • WMV to RV
  • VOB to RV
  • MP4 to RV
  • XVID to RV
  • AVI to RV

About RV files

The .RV file extension designates RealVideo, a proprietary video format developed by RealNetworks in the late 1990s. Designed primarily for streaming over low-bandwidth dial-up connections, these files often contain highly compressed video streams paired with RealAudio tracks. While revolutionary for its time, the format is now functionally obsolete. A major downside for users is that .RV files are virtually unplayable on modern operating systems without installing the legacy RealPlayer software, which many users find intrusive, or hunting for specific codec packs (like Real Alternative). Default media players like Windows Media Player and QuickTime do not support it, and even robust players like VLC can struggle with certain proprietary audio codecs (like Cook or Sipr) embedded inside.

To view these legacy clips on smartphones, tablets, or modern smart TVs, conversion is essential. For general playback and web sharing, converting .RV to H.264 MP4 is the gold standard, ensuring compatibility with everything from iPhones to Chrome browsers. If you are archiving content and wish to preserve the original quality without compression artifacts, converting to MKV is a solid choice, as it can encapsulate the streams more flexibly. For older Windows-based editing workflows, AVI remains a viable target. With convert.guru, you can bypass the need to install deprecated media players and simply transform your .RV archives into usable, modern video files.

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

Users also converted RVS, RSV, LRV, MP4, AWB, RAM and RMS files.



The RV 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 RV converter.