OGM to OGV converter
Convert OGM to OGV in seconds, free and unlimited. No upload, no sign-up, no watermark: your video never leaves your device.
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Quick answer: To convert OGM to OGV, add the OGM file to the iHateFiles OGM to OGV converter and press Convert. The conversion runs in your browser, so the file is never uploaded, and it is free with no sign-up, watermark or size limit. OGM is a format most software has stopped opening. OGV is not.
Should you convert OGM to OGV?
Yes. OGM is a format most current software no longer opens, so converting it is the reliable way to keep watching it. OGV is a reasonable target; MP4 is the safest.
The picture is re-encoded
An OGM usually holds Xvid or H.264 video with Vorbis sound and subtitle tracks. This writes Theora video with Vorbis sound into the OGV. Both sides are compressed with loss, so this is a second generation: leave the quality at its default or higher, because the encoder is working from OGM artefacts rather than the original.
Extra tracks may not survive
An OGM can carry several audio tracks and subtitle tracks. OGV holds one picture and one sound, so this conversion keeps the main video and the first audio track. If you need the subtitles, save them first with Extract Subtitles.
Where the OGV will play
OGV plays on Firefox, Chrome and VLC, but not Safari or most phones.
OGM and OGV side by side
| OGM | OGV | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the file | Xvid or H.264 video with Vorbis sound and subtitle tracks | Theora video with Vorbis sound |
| Compression | Lossy | Lossy |
| Carries sound | Yes | Yes |
| Plays on | Needs converting first | Firefox, Chrome and VLC, but not Safari or most phones |
| Here | Read only | Read and write |
What usually goes wrong
About the OGM. Because OGM was never standardised, two files can differ enough that one player reads one and not the other.
About the OGV. At the same file size Theora looks clearly worse than H.264, so re-encoding an old OGV will not recover detail that was never captured.
How to convert OGM to OGV
- Add your OGM file. It is read from your disk and stays there.
- Check the settings. The output format is already set to OGV.
- Press convert and the OGV file is saved back to your device.
Questions
How do I convert OGM to OGV?
Open this page, add your OGM file, and press convert. The file is decoded and re-encoded by your own browser and saved back to your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Is this OGM to OGV converter free?
Yes, completely. There is no account, no sign-in, no watermark and no daily limit, because there is no server doing the work. Your own device does it.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. There is no upload endpoint. The conversion runs inside this browser tab, so your file never leaves your device. You can open your browser's network panel and watch: nothing carrying your file is sent.
Is there a file size limit?
No fixed limit. Because the work happens on your machine there is no server quota. The only ceiling is your own device's memory, which for video means very large files may be slow.
Will converting to OGV lose quality?
OGV is a lossy format, so some detail is discarded. The quality control on this page decides how much. The default is set high enough that most people cannot see the difference.
Can I convert several OGM files at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like and they are converted one after another, then offered as a single ZIP.