Format guide

MP4

MPEG-4 Part 14

MP4 is the dominant video container on the web, H.264 video plus AAC audio, in a structure designed for streaming. Every browser, mobile device, smart TV, and editing tool reads MP4. The format is technically a container (not a codec), so two MP4 files can have very different internal codecs, but the H.264+AAC default is what enables universal playback.

How to open a MP4 file

Every video player on the planet, VLC, QuickTime, Windows Media Player, browsers (HTML5 video), iOS, Android, smart TVs, game consoles. Universal.

Primary use

Web video, mobile video recording, video sharing.

Convert other formats to MP4

MOV → MP4
WebM → MP4
AVI → MP4
MKV → MP4
GIF → MP4

Convert MP4 to other formats

MP4 → MP3
MP4 → GIF
MP4 → AVI
MP4 → MKV
MP4 → MOV

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