Convert WMV to FLV

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Converting WMV to FLV is free: drop your WMV above, hit convert, and download the FLV. Files delete themselves within an hour.

Most WMV to FLV conversions are wrapper swaps: the pictures stay pictures, they just trade WMV's box for one built for nothing new: today it's mostly old downloads waiting to be rescued. If the codec inside your WMV is one FLV accepts, Flippy keeps quality bit-for-bit identical; if not, it re-encodes once, carefully, at matching quality.

Why flip WMV to FLV

WMV is a time capsule from the Windows XP years: tidy little files with dated manners. It was born in 1999, Microsoft, and its real weak spot is everything Apple, most browsers, and any phone made this decade.

FLV is a relic of the Flash era: the format YouTube grew up on, stranded when Flash died. The Flash Video container, typically holding old H.263, VP6 or early H.264 streams. That makes it the right destination when what you need is nothing new: today it's mostly old downloads waiting to be rescued.

How to convert WMV to FLV

1
Drop your WMV file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
2
Check the output format: FLV is already selected for you.
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Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new FLV.

WMV vs FLV, side by side

	WMV	FLV
Born	1999, Microsoft	2002, Macromedia (later Adobe), for Flash Player
Type	video · container	video · container
Best for	old Windows archives and PowerPoint decks that still insist on it	nothing new: today it's mostly old downloads waiting to be rescued
Weak spot	everything Apple, most browsers, and any phone made this decade	playing anywhere at all since Flash was switched off in 2020
Typical size	small for its era, but modern codecs beat it on both size and quality	small files with dial-up-era expectations about quality
Plays on	Windows out of the box; everywhere else wants VLC or a converter.	Almost nothing modern; VLC and converters are its retirement home.

Questions people ask

Will converting WMV to FLV lose quality?

Usually not: when the video codec is compatible, Flippy swaps the container without re-encoding, so quality is untouched. If a re-encode is needed, it happens once at matching quality.

Will the FLV file be bigger or smaller than my WMV?

Similar, unless a re-encode is involved: then it depends on the codec. FLV typically runs small files with dial-up-era expectations about quality.

Where will the FLV file play?

Almost nothing modern; VLC and converters are its retirement home. That's the usual reason people leave WMV behind: FLV simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does WMV to FLV conversion take?

When it's a pure container swap it's nearly instant, since nothing is re-encoded. Full re-encodes take roughly as long as the video plays, often less.

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