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OGV to WebM Converter

Turn OGV files into WebM in a couple of clicks. Open Ogg container carrying Theora video. Open, royalty-free container built for the web. The output is re-encoded, so quality depends on the settings you choose.

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Drop your files here

OGV files (.ogv) · up to 512 MB each

or paste files from your clipboard

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Drop a OGV file above and FileTools360 will turn it into WebM — right here on your device, without uploading anything.

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How to use it

  1. 1

    Add your OGV files

    Drag them onto the upload area, choose them from your device, or paste them from your clipboard. You can queue several at once.

  2. 2

    Adjust the settings if you want to

    The defaults suit most people. Open Advanced to control codec, resolution and bitrate, the audio track and start and end times.

  3. 3

    Convert and download

    Press Convert. Everything happens on your own device — nothing is uploaded. Download files one by one, or grab them all as a ZIP.

OGV and WebM explained

OGV is the Ogg container carrying Theora video, an early royalty-free codec that has been comprehensively superseded by VP9 and AV1.

WebM is an open, royalty-free container built for the web, holding VP8/VP9 or AV1 video with Vorbis or Opus audio. It exists specifically so browsers can ship video support without patent licensing.

Where OGV files come from
Open-source projects and Wikipedia media from the early 2010s.
Where WebM is used
Web video, and exports from browser-based recording tools.

OGV vs WebM

The two formats solve different problems, which is why converting between them involves trade-offs rather than a straight upgrade.

OGV compared with WebM
PropertySourceTarget
CompressionContainer (depends on codec)Container (depends on codec)
AnimationYesYes
Introduced20082010
Browser supportFirefox and Chrome. Largely superseded by WebM.All modern browsers. Weak native OS support.
OGV is stronger at
Royalty-free. Open specification.
WebM is stronger at
Royalty-free with no licensing obligations. Smaller than H.264 MP4 at similar quality. Supported by all modern browsers.

Why convert OGV to WebM?

People make this switch when they run into the limits of OGV: new work — WebM does the same job far better. WebM is the better fit when serving video on your own website.

OGV limitations that prompt the switch
Theora compresses poorly compared with anything modern. Very limited support. No reason to choose it today.
What you give up
Poor support in desktop players, editors and on TVs. Slower to encode than H.264.

Does converting OGV to WebM reduce quality?

Both formats store the content without discarding data, so this conversion preserves it exactly. The file size may change because the two formats compress differently, but the content itself is unaffected.

About these formats

Source

Ogg Video

Open Ogg container carrying Theora video.

Extensions
.ogv
MIME type
video/ogg
Best for
Open-source pipelines
Compatibility
Firefox and Chrome. Largely superseded by WebM.

Target

WebM Video

Open, royalty-free container built for the web.

Extensions
.webm
MIME type
video/webm
Best for
Websites · Open-source projects · Small file sizes
Compatibility
All modern browsers. Weak native OS support.

WebM is encoded with VP9, which is slower than H.264 but produces smaller files. Long clips will take a while.

Good to know

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