M4V to MP4 converter
Convert M4V to MP4 in your browser, free and with no upload. The containers are nearly identical, so the streams are copied and it finishes in seconds.
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Accepts .m4v · Up to 20 files at a time · up to 667 MB each "Upload" and "download" here mean your browser reading a file from this device and writing one back to it. Your file is never sent to a server — open your browser's network panel and watch: no request carries your file.
M4V to MP4 FAQ
Could I just rename the file to .mp4?
Often, yes — the contents really are an MP4. A proper repack additionally rewrites the index and sets the faststart flag, which matters for playing the file over a network while it downloads.
My M4V will not convert — why?
Almost certainly FairPlay DRM, which iTunes Store purchases and rentals carry. Encrypted files cannot be read by anything that respects the encryption. Files you made yourself convert normally.
Is quality lost?
None. The video and audio are copied without being decoded, so the result is identical to the source.
What is actually different between M4V and MP4?
Very little beyond the extension and Apple's use of it to signal iTunes content. Some M4V files also use Apple-specific flags, which a repack normalises.
How long does it take?
Seconds, even for a feature-length file, because nothing is encoded.
Is there a size limit?
About 667 MB. A repack produces an output the same size as the input, and both share the converter's working memory.
Is it really free?
Yes — every conversion on this site, with no account, no watermark and no daily cap. The work happens on your own device, so there is no server bill for us to pass on to you.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in any modern browser, on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. There is nothing to install and nothing to sign up for, and once you have converted a file on the page it keeps working with the network switched off.
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