M4V
MPEG-4 Video (Apple variant)
- Best for
- Videos bought or exported with Apple apps.
- Limits
- DRM-protected files can’t be converted.
- Type
- video container
- Typical codecs
- H.264, AAC
- Compatibility
- good
- Extensions
- .m4v
- MIME type
video/x-m4v
Video
The M4V format
A variant of MP4 used by iTunes and Apple apps. Without DRM protection it’s effectively an MP4 and converts without any trouble.
Drop your files hereor (M4V and over 40 other formats). You can also paste an image.No upload: everything happens on your device
Fact sheet
Convert M4V to…
The M4V format can be read and converted, but not created: browsers don’t have a reliable M4V encoder yet.
Tools for M4V files
- Trim video Cut the beginning and end of an MP4, MOV, MKV or WEBM video right in your browser, without uploading it.
- Compress video Shrink a video by choosing the quality, the resolution or the final size in MB.
- Crop video Crop the video area to make it square, vertical 9:16 or 16:9, or remove black bars.
- Video to GIF Create an animated GIF from part of a video, choosing the start, length, smoothness and size.
- Mute video Delete the audio track from an MP4, MOV, MKV or WEBM video without re-encoding the picture.
- Extract audio Get the audio track of a video as MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG or FLAC right in your browser.
- Audio volume Turn the volume of an audio file or a video’s soundtrack up or down.
Questions about the M4V format
How do I open a M4V file?
Usually a double click is enough: operating systems and the most common programs recognise it. If the program or website you use won’t accept it, you can convert it here to a more common format, for example MP4.
What extension do M4V files have?
.m4v. The MIME type is video/x-m4v.
Does converting a M4V lose quality?
It depends on the target format: to lossless formats (PNG, FLAC, WAV) nothing is lost; to compressed formats (JPG, MP3, MP4) you can choose the quality to balance size and result.