AVI
AVI video
AVI is Microsoft's 1992 video container. It predates modern codecs and streaming, so files tend to be large and phones and browsers will not play them.
Opens in Windows Media Player and VLC; not phones or browsers
AVI converterAVI to WMV converter, without the upload.
Turn AVI videos into WMV. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
Drop AVI files here
or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V
from Photos or Files
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How to convert AVI to WMV
Add your AVI videos
Drop AVI files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.
WMV is already chosen
Press Convert. Open Options first if you want to change the defaults. The work happens in this tab and can take a while for large files.
Download
Save the WMV, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.
Why ToAny
Private by construction
The AVI to WMV converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your videos are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
No upload, no queue
Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so work starts the moment you press Convert. How long it takes depends on your device and the size of the file.
Free, without an account
No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.
AVI to WMV: what to expect
AVI does not play on phones or in browsers, and files are large for their quality. WMV plays in old Windows software without extra codecs. AVI is at home in old Windows software and capture devices; WMV is the usual choice for legacy Windows playback.
The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can lower the resolution, trade quality against file size, remove the sound and trim the start and end. This is demanding work for a browser: a long or high-resolution file can take several minutes, and your device does all of it, so keep the tab open.
This pair uses the compatibility engine, ffmpeg built for the browser, because AVI is not handled by the browser's built-in codecs. It is a one-off download of about 10 MB that the browser keeps, it is slower than the built-in codecs, and it takes files up to 1 GB.
AVI vs WMV
WMV
Windows Media video
WMV is Microsoft's own video format from the Windows Media Player era. Outside Windows it needs extra software, and browsers do not play it.
Opens in Windows; needs extra software on Mac, iPhone and Android
WMV converter| AVIAVI video | WMVWindows Media video | |
|---|---|---|
| Stands for | Audio Video Interleave | Windows Media Video |
| Type | Video container | Video format |
| Compression | Depends on what is inside | Lossy |
| Usually contains | Often DivX, Xvid or MJPEG video with MP3 audio | WMV video with WMA audio in an ASF container |
| Introduced | 1992, by Microsoft | 1999, by Microsoft |
| Opens in | Windows Media Player and VLC; not phones or browsers | Windows; needs extra software on Mac, iPhone and Android |
| Best for | Old Windows software and capture devices | Legacy Windows playback |
| File extension | .avi | .wmv |
Questions
Are my videos uploaded anywhere?
No. The AVI to WMV conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
Does converting AVI to WMV reduce quality?
Yes, a little. WMV files are always re-encoded here (WMV video with WMA audio, which is what WMV players expect), and re-encoding costs some quality. Under Options you can favour quality or a smaller file.
Can I convert several AVI files at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.
How do I convert AVI to WMV on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?
The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the AVI file, press Convert and save the WMV. There is nothing to install.
Is there a file size limit?
Yes. AVI to WMV runs on the compatibility engine, which takes files up to 1 GB, and a long clip takes a while because it is slower than the browser's built-in codecs. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.