Windows · 64-bit

Free Video Converter features: from input to finished output

Choose the task, keep control of the settings and process your media on a Windows PC. Version 8.1.0 combines everyday conversion with detailed editing, subtitle and queue tools. This reference explains what each workflow actually does, so you can choose a result rather than guess from a format icon.

Reviewed 2026-10-15 · Free Video Converter 8.1.0

Start with local files, images, disc folders or a URL

Add multiple videos or audio files, drag and drop media or use Add folder. The queue displays detected codecs, dimensions, duration and a preview thumbnail. Photos can become video segments, and supported unencrypted VIDEO_TS or BDMV folders can be scanned by logical title.

  • Common camera, phone, downloaded-video and audio file types
  • Photo input including JPEG, PNG, BMP, WebP and TIFF
  • Read-only title selection for supported unencrypted disc folders

Choose containers and codecs explicitly

The format carousel puts common destinations first, including MP4 · H.264 and MP4 · H.265. Browse presets exposes the broader catalog of 61 conversion profiles, with separate categories for devices, web, production, audio and legacy workflows. A preset count is not a count of distinct file formats.

  • H.264, HEVC, AV1 and VP9 delivery workflows
  • MP4, MKV, MOV, WebM, AVI, WMV, MPEG, 3GP and legacy FLV/SWF outputs
  • ProRes and Motion JPEG MOV; FFV1 lossless MKV; animated GIF
  • Compatible MKV remux copies streams without re-encoding

Control size and appearance

Use constant quality when appearance is the priority, average bitrate for a specified rate or target size for a file budget. Adjust video/audio bitrate, resolution and frame rate. Supported software encoders offer two-pass processing, and target-size jobs verify the completed result within their size tolerance.

  • Source size, 4K, 1080p, 720p and smaller delivery choices
  • Keep source frame rate or choose a listed rate
  • Compare up to eight seconds of an actual encoded sample with the source

Keep one range or build several segments

The editor provides playback, second and frame stepping, a draggable timeline and exact start/end fields. Create multiple keep ranges, split at the playhead, invert the retained range and delete or reorder segments. Export them separately or join them in your chosen order.

  • Non-destructive editing with Undo and Redo
  • Optimized editing proxies for unreliable native-preview combinations
  • Final encoding uses the original source rather than the preview proxy

Crop, rotate, flip and add your PNG logo

Draw a crop directly over the image and drag its edges, or enter precise crop values. Choose source, widescreen, standard, square or vertical ratios. Rotate in quarter turns and flip horizontally or vertically. Optional PNG watermarks support dragging, position presets, size and opacity.

  • The app adds no product watermark
  • User image watermark; no text-watermark editor or watermark-removal tool
  • Crop positioning is manual, without automatic subject tracking

Adjust picture and sound

Picture tools include deinterlace/decomb, inverse telecine, denoise, deband and sharpen. Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, gamma and hue, switch to grayscale or add fades. Sound controls include gain, noise reduction, dynamic-range compression, fades and loudness normalization.

  • Filters can be combined with trimming, crop, subtitles and watermark
  • Loudness target of -16 LUFS with a -1.5 dBTP true-peak target
  • No AI restoration, generated frames, playback-speed or audio-delay control

Convert audio or extract selected tracks

Choose MP3, AAC/M4A, FLAC, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, ALAC/M4A or AC-3 output profiles. Use the extraction tool when you need an individual audio or subtitle stream instead of a full converted video. Compatible tracks can be selected before processing.

  • 16-bit and 24-bit PCM WAV profiles
  • Track language, title and supported disposition metadata
  • No audio can be recovered from a video-only source

Edit captions and decide how they travel

Subtitle Studio edits SRT/ASS/SSA text and cue times, adds or deletes cues, shifts all cue times and previews styling on a real frame. Set font, size, text color, outline, shadow and position. Export SRT or ASS, burn supported external captions into video or retain compatible selectable tracks.

  • External SRT, ASS, SSA and VTT burn-in
  • Audio/subtitle track selection and metadata controls
  • No automatic speech recognition or subtitle translation

Queue an online source, download when Convert starts

Paste a supported public link and click Read formats. Best available quality is the default input choice, with specific available video and audio streams for users who need control. The queue receives the title and thumbnail; the media downloads when you start conversion, then follows the main-window output settings.

  • Explicit supported-playlist import, up to 100 individual items
  • Project persistence for pending links and source-quality selections
  • Source cache reuse; editing and local sample preview after download
  • Help-menu download-module updates, saved startup check and useful failure/retry controls

Combine the queue into one output

Arrange the clips and enable Join files. Encoded joins normalize different dimensions and frame rates and can provide silence for a silent clip in a mixed video queue. Auto, Always encode and Lossless only strategies make the copying/encoding decision explicit.

  • Eligible lossless joins require compatible streams and settings
  • Edits or normalization can require encoding
  • Chapter times are adjusted after supported trim and encoded-join workflows

Make repeat work easier

Search profiles by task, codec or device; save favorites and revisit recent choices. Keep queue defaults or give jobs independent output profiles, quality and folders. Apply selected compatible settings across files, then save and export custom presets for later work.

  • Device profiles for Apple, Android, Smart TV, PlayStation, Sony, Xbox and more
  • Web delivery, production, hardware, audio and file-size profiles
  • Specific device and platform requirements still need to be checked

Create DVD-Video and Blu-ray structures

DVD output supports ordered titles, interactive chapter menus, themes, NTSC/PAL, picture aspect and capacity choices, with VIDEO_TS folder and ISO creation. Blu-ray output provides a continuous playlist and chapters in BDMV folders and UDF 2.50 ISO images.

  • Blu-ray does not include interactive menu design
  • Optional Windows burning requires a suitable drive, disc and system support
  • Disc import reads supported unencrypted folders; no decryption or DRM bypass

Save the work around the conversion

Save a .fvcproject with queue order, source references, edits, online choices and per-job settings. Automatic active-queue recovery helps restore unfinished work. History keeps output locations, failures and logs, with filtering, CSV export and requeue actions.

  • Pause after the current file and resume the queue
  • Retry failures after inspecting their logs
  • Available output names protect against silent replacement

Extract frames and automate local tasks

Save a chosen frame to PNG, JPEG or WebP, or export a timed image sequence over a selected range. Watch folders wait for stable readable files before processing and remember completed input identities. The command line supports local conversion, joining, preset discovery and JSON/JSONL reports.

  • Projects refer to source files rather than embedding every original
  • Watch-folder subfolders, pause/resume and failure retry
  • CLI uses the same core conversion services as the desktop workflow

Use available hardware and an explicit HDR policy

The app tests actual encoder sessions instead of assuming that a GPU supports every codec. Suitable NVIDIA NVENC, Intel Quick Sync and AMD AMF paths can be used, with software fallback in general profiles. HDR controls let you preserve compatible HDR or make an SDR copy.

  • Hardware/driver/codec availability is computer-specific
  • Source-preserving HEVC/AV1 profiles retain existing high-resolution dimensions
  • No AI upscaling, interpolation or guaranteed speed multiplier

Work locally in your preferred interface

Use Windows 10 version 2004 or newer, or Windows 11, x64, with .NET Desktop Runtime 8. Choose light or dark mode and one of ten interface languages. Local conversion runs on your PC; online metadata, downloads and module updates require network access.

  • English; Simplified/Traditional Chinese; Spanish; Brazilian Portuguese; German; French; Japanese; Korean; Russian
  • Conversion app has no added product watermark or in-app advertisements
  • Setup separately discloses an optional RelevantKnowledge offer; declining continues the main installation
See video formats, audio outputs and quality controls

Video containers

MP4MKVMOVWebMAVIWMVMPEG3GPFLV

Available video and audio combinations depend on the selected preset.

Video codecs and workflows

H.264 / AVCH.265 / HEVCAV1VP9ProResMotion JPEGFFV1Animated GIFMKV remux

Codecs describe how media is encoded; a container describes the file that holds it.

Audio outputs

MP3AAC / M4AFLACWAVOgg VorbisOpusALAC / M4AAC-3

Choose a compatible output and track arrangement for your playback device.

Online quality is the input

The URL dialog chooses what to download. The main window chooses what to create. After a source downloads, you can reopen it for editing and output-sample preview.

Lossless has a specific meaning

Compatible remux and eligible joins can copy existing streams. Changing codecs, cropping or applying filters normally requires encoding.

Preview before you commit

Compare a short encoded sample with the source using the current settings, especially before processing a long video.

Frequently asked questions

Which features need an internet connection?

Online source lookup, thumbnails, downloads and module updates need network access. Setup may download the official runtime if it is missing. Local media conversion does not require cloud upload.

Are all conversions lossless?

No. Compatible remux and eligible joins can copy streams; codec changes and many edits require encoding.

Where do I choose an online video’s output format?

Choose download/source quality in the URL dialog. Choose the final output format in the main window, just as for a local video.

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Version 8.1.0 · Windows 10 (2004+) / 11 · x64 · Signed installer