Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ZVR file.
You'll see a preview.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert ZVR to another file type
The converter easily converts your ZVR file to various formats - free and online. No Media Player or extra software needed.
Convert a file to ZVR
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Audio formats to ZVR with high quality output.
About ZVR files
A .zvr file is most commonly a proprietary Digital Voice Recording generated by older hardware devices, such as Sony IC Recorders or SAFA media players. These files use high-efficiency ADPCM compression to save space on devices with limited memory, but this comes at a significant cost: compatibility. Standard media players like Windows Media Player, QuickTime, or even standard mobile audio apps cannot open them. Users are often forced to hunt for archaic drivers or the specific "ZVR Converter" utility included on the original installation CD - which likely won't run on Windows 10 or 11.
Another frequent use case, particularly in enterprise environments, is a raw Zoom Video Recording. While Zoom typically outputs MP4, incomplete or local cache recordings may persist as .zvr data files, leaving users with inaccessible meeting footage. Rarely, you may also encounter this extension as a vector graphic created by Zoner Callisto, a legacy design tool.
Best Conversion Targets:
For Audio (Voice Memos): Convert to MP3 for immediate sharing and playback on any device, or WAV if you need an uncompressed master for archiving or legal transcription.
For Video (Zoom): Convert to MP4 (H.264) to ensure the meeting recording is viewable on web browsers and mobile devices.
For Graphics (Zoner): Convert to PDF or SVG to preserve vector scalability without relying on obsolete software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your ZVR file.
If you want to convert ZVR file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use Sony_IC_Voice_Recorder or similar software from the "Digital Voice Recorder Audio" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to ZVR, try Sony_IC_Voice_Recorder or another comparable tool in the "Digital Voice Recorder Audio" category.
The ZVR 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 ZVR converter.