XVID Converter

Convert Encoded video files (XVID) online for free


Drop or upload your .XVID file

How to convert your XVID file

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

Convert XVID to another file type

The converter easily converts your XVID Videos to various formats - free and online. No VLC or or other Video software needed.

  • XVID to MP4
  • XVID to AVI
  • XVID to H264
  • XVID to MOV
  • XVID to WMV
  • XVID to FLV
  • XVID to WEBM
  • XVID to MKV
  • XVID to M4V
  • XVID to 3GP
  • XVID to OGV
  • XVID to PCM

Convert a file to XVID

To convert other file formats to the "Encoded Video File" file type, you need software like VLC or a similar tool.


About XVID files

The .XVID file is essentially an AVI container that uses the open-source Xvid video codec for compression, based on the MPEG-4 Part 2 Advanced Simple Profile standard. Originally developed as an open-source alternative to proprietary formats, these files are best played using VLC media player or MPC-HC without needing extra codec packs. However, modern users face severe limitations with the .XVID format. It relies on an outdated compression algorithm that produces massive file sizes compared to modern equivalents. Because it is a legacy format, it is completely unsupported by HTML5 web browsers, most Apple iOS devices, and contemporary Smart TVs, resulting in frustrating 'codec not supported' errors. For universal playback, web uploading, or sharing, convert your .XVID file to MP4 encoded with H.264. For high-quality archiving, convert to MKV using the H.265 codec to reduce file size by up to 50% without quality loss. Just drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser.

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

Users also converted AVI, MP4, TS, VID, DVD and H264 files.


FAQ

If you want to convert XVID file to DVD, you can use VLC or similar software from the "Legacy Video Encoding" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, AVI or ASF files to XVID, try VLC or another comparable tool in the "Legacy Video Encoding" category.



The XVID 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 XVID converter.