Step 1: Supply your FLV files using the button above or by haul and lay.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Get your converted WebM files.
FLV to WebM Conversion FAQ
What does the FLV to WEBM converter do?
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FLV is a legacy container, often poorly supported on modern devices. Converting to WEBM rewraps the video with a current codec (H.264 / H.265 / VP9) for broad browser, phone, and TV compatibility.
Will resolution and frame rate be preserved in the WEBM?
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Yes. FLV → WEBM keeps resolution, frame rate, and aspect ratio unchanged by default. To change them, use the Resize or Speed tool on the result.
Can I add selectable subtitles once the file is WEBM?
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Yes. FLV has no usable soft-subtitle track, so subtitles for FLV content had to be burned into the picture or shipped as a separate sidecar file. WEBM carries subtitles as their own selectable stream, so after conversion you can attach an SRT track the viewer can switch on, switch off or restyle. WebM is deliberately narrow: VP8 or VP9 video (AV1 more recently) with Vorbis or Opus audio, and nothing else.
Is WEBM worth targeting for a video on a web page?
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For a page you control, yes. WEBM was built for exactly that job — it plays inline in every current browser with no plugin, no licence fee and no patent exposure, which is why it became the default for embedded and background video. Away from the browser it is the weaker choice: editing software, phone galleries and televisions largely ignore it, so it is a delivery format rather than a storage one. Keep the master in something else and publish this. WebM plays natively in every modern browser with no plugin, no licence fee and no patent exposure, which makes it the default for web-embedded video.
Will the WEBM play in a browser when the FLV would not?
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Yes, and that is usually the whole reason for the conversion. An FLV embedded in a web page either shows a broken player or forces a download, because browsers ship no decoder for it. WEBM plays inline through the native HTML5 video element with no plugin and no external application.
Is it worth converting old FLV recordings to WEBM at all?
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For anything you intend to keep, yes. FLV belongs to an earlier generation of video tooling and the software that reads it is steadily disappearing from phones, browsers and operating systems. Moving the footage to WEBM now, while a clean decoder still exists, is the difference between an archive you can open in ten years and one you cannot. No current browser, phone or TV can play FLV — anything still in this container has to be moved out of it to remain watchable.
Is there a file-size limit when converting FLV to WEBM?
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Free conversions have a size limit per file, set by the type of file, and the page tells you when a file is over it. A paid plan removes that limit, so much larger files can be converted.
Can I batch-convert several FLV files to WEBM at once?
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Several files in one job need a paid plan. Free use is one file per conversion, one conversion an hour. On a paid plan you can add several files to one job, then download each result on its own or all of them in one ZIP.
What happens to my FLV files after the conversion?
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Uploaded files are processed on our own conversion servers, nobody looks at them, and they are not shared. The upload and the converted file are both deleted automatically about 24 hours after the conversion, which leaves time to download the result. See /privacy/ for the full policy.
Will my WEBM play on phones, tablets, and TVs?
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Yes — WEBM uses modern codecs that play natively on iOS, Android, Smart TVs, game consoles, and every modern browser.
Do I need to install software to convert FLV to WEBM?
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No. The converter runs entirely in your browser plus our cloud — no plugin, no install, no admin rights. It works on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS, and Android.
Do I need an account to convert FLV to WEBM?
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Yes. One conversion an hour is free, with no account needed, for a file within the free size limit. A paid plan removes the hourly limit and the size limit, and lets you add several files to one job.
