AVI to WebM converter
A free AVI to WebM converter for Audio Video Interleave files. Browser-based pairs here usually run in this tab, with no file upload.
Drop your AVI files here
or browse your device · paste with Ctrl+V
Accepts .avi files. You can queue several files; each is processed one after another on your own device.
Your files never leave this device — there is no upload and no server to delete them from.
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Add your AVI files
Drop them onto the box above or click to browse. They are read straight from disk — nothing is sent anywhere.
- 02
Check the settings
WebM is already selected. Open the gear icon on any row if you want to change quality, dimensions or codec before converting.
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Download your WebM
Press convert and wait for the row to finish. Convert several files and you can take them all as a single ZIP.
AVI
Audio Video InterleaveMicrosoft's 1992 container, still everywhere in old camera footage and legacy archives. It predates streaming and variable frame rate, so converting to MP4 usually both shrinks the file and fixes playback.
- Developed by
- Microsoft
- Released
- 1992
- Extension
- .avi
- MIME type
- video/x-msvideo
- Compression
- Lossy or lossless
WebM
WebMGoogle's royalty-free container built for HTML5 video, pairing VP8 or VP9 with Vorbis or Opus. Smaller than H.264 MP4 at matching quality, and supported by every current browser.
- Developed by
- Released
- 2010
- Extension
- .webm
- MIME type
- video/webm
- Compression
- Lossy
- Specification
- Open
- WebM is lossy, so if the source AVI was lossless this is the first lossy step. If it was already lossy, any additional impact is often smaller.
Questions about converting AVI to WebM
Is this AVI to WebM converter free?
Yes. Converting AVI to WebM here is free, with no account, no watermark and no daily quota. The work runs on your own device, so there is no server cost to pass on to you.
Is my AVI file uploaded anywhere?
For browser-based pairs, your file is read locally and converted by ffmpeg in this tab. No file payload is uploaded; you may still see analytics and engine downloads in network logs.
Is there a file-size limit for AVI to WebM?
There is no imposed upload cap when it runs in-browser, but each conversion still depends on your device and browser memory. Large videos are the first practical limit, then memory-heavy documents or images.
Does converting AVI to WebM lose quality?
WebM is a lossy format, so some detail is discarded when it is encoded. At the default quality setting the change is often not visually obvious; keep your original AVI file if you might need it again.
Can I convert several AVI files to WebM at once?
Yes. Drop in several files and each gets its own row; they are processed one after another on your device. You can download them one by one or as one ZIP.
Does AVI to WebM work on a phone, Mac or Chromebook?
Most modern browsers on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android and iOS work. Very large videos are often more reliable on desktop or a browser with more memory.
Why do some conversions take longer on first run?
The conversion engine has to download first. Small codec bundles are fast, while ffmpeg is commonly 12–30 MB; later conversions of similar type use the cached engine.
I converted a file and the output is blank or unusable. What should I check?
Start over with default settings, then change one option at a time (quality, bitrate, page size, or codec) to isolate what changed behavior. If it keeps failing, retry with a smaller file and confirm the source format matches the pair.
Convert other formats to WebM
21 formats can become WebM here.
Convert AVI to other formats
A AVI file can become any of these.
WebM to AVI
The reverse conversion
AVI to MP4
AVI to MP3
MP4 to WebM
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