Step 1: Supply your MOV 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 AVI files.
MOV to AVI Conversion FAQ
What does the MOV to AVI converter do?
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Converting modern MOV into AVI is useful for older editing software or legacy playback hardware. The converter remuxes or re-encodes as needed; expect a larger file because legacy codecs compress less efficiently.
Will resolution and frame rate be preserved in the AVI?
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Yes. MOV → AVI keeps resolution, frame rate, and aspect ratio unchanged by default. To change them, use the Resize or Speed tool on the result.
Is the MOV to AVI conversion reversible?
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You can convert the AVI back to MOV on this site. If either format involved is lossy, the round-trip is not bit-perfect even though it is visually or audibly close.
Will the converted AVI be a different size than the MOV?
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Modern codecs compress better, so AVI from a legacy MOV is typically 30-60% smaller at equivalent quality. Conversions in the opposite direction can grow the file.
What happens to the subtitle tracks in my MOV file?
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They cannot stay selectable, because AVI has no soft-subtitle stream to hold them. There are two ways out: burn them into the video during conversion, which makes them permanent and unstyleable, or export them as a separate .srt alongside the AVI for the player to load. The converter tells you which it did rather than dropping them silently. AVI has no native support for modern codecs, variable frame rate, soft subtitles or files over 4 GB without hacks, and its per-chunk overhead bloats the file.
Will the AVI still play smoothly on a phone or a TV?
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It may not. MOV is decoded by dedicated silicon on phones, tablets and TVs, which is why it plays without flattening the battery. AVI typically falls back to software decoding on the same hardware — higher CPU load, a warmer device, and dropped frames on 4K material. For a device target, MOV is the safer container to stay in.
What happens to 5.1 surround audio when converting MOV to AVI?
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It is downmixed to stereo, because AVI has no dependable multichannel path. The fold-down uses the standard ITU coefficients so dialogue in the centre channel stays intelligible and the surrounds come in at reduced level rather than vanishing. Anything that relied on discrete channel placement is gone after that.
Why would I convert MOV to an older format like AVI?
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Because a lot of hardware never learned anything newer and never will. DVD players, in-car head units, camcorder playback modes, industrial displays and plenty of broadcast ingest equipment accept AVI and nothing else. The conversion is a deliberate step down in efficiency, bought in exchange for working on a device that has no other option. AVI is trivially simple, which is exactly why ancient camcorders, capture cards, DVD ripping tools and Windows-era software all still emit it.
Is there a file-size limit when converting MOV to AVI?
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Anonymous uploads are capped at a generous default; signed-in free accounts get a higher cap, and Pro accounts have no per-file limit. Browser memory is usually the practical constraint long before our server-side limits kick in.
Can I batch-convert several MOV files to AVI at once?
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Yes. Drop or pick multiple MOV files in one upload — the converter processes them in parallel and returns a ZIP of the AVI results. There is no need to repeat the upload step per file.
What happens to my MOV files after the conversion?
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Uploaded files and AVI outputs are auto-deleted after a short retention window. We do not inspect, share, or train on user files. Direct download links are time-limited and tied to your session.
Will my AVI play on phones, tablets, and TVs?
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AVI plays in most desktop players but is sometimes unsupported on mobile and TV. For broadest reach, consider MP4 instead.
