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OGV to WebM converter, without the upload.

Turn OGV videos into WebM. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Drop OGV files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert OGV to WebM

  1. Add your OGV videos

    Drop OGV (OGM, Theora) 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.

  2. WebM 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.

  3. Download

    Save the WebM, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The OGV to WebM 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.

OGV to WebM: what to expect

OGV does not play on iPhones, in Safari or in most editors. WebM is royalty-free and well suited to embedding in web pages. An OGV file usually holds Theora video with Vorbis audio. OGV is at home in open-licensed video on Wikipedia and Linux; WebM is the usual choice for royalty-free video on websites.

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 OGV 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.

OGV vs WebM

OGV

Ogg video

OGV is Ogg's video flavour, usually Theora video with Vorbis audio, free of patents. Wikimedia sites accepted it for years. The extension .ogm denotes the older Ogg Media variant. Apple's devices do not play it.

Opens in Firefox, Chrome, Edge, VLC and Linux players; not Safari or iPhones

OGV converter
WEBM

WebM video

WebM is an open, royalty-free video format built for the web. It is a restricted form of Matroska holding VP8, VP9 or AV1 video. Browsers play it; iPhones, TVs and video editors often do not.

Opens in Chrome, Firefox, Edge and recent Safari; few TVs and editors

WebM converter
OGV compared with WebM
OGVOgg videoWEBMWebM video
Stands forOgg VideoWebM
TypeVideo containerVideo container
CompressionLossyLossy
Usually containsTheora video with Vorbis audioVP8, VP9 or AV1 video with Vorbis or Opus audio
Introduced2008, by the Xiph.Org Foundation2010, by Google
Opens inFirefox, Chrome, Edge, VLC and Linux players; not Safari or iPhonesChrome, Firefox, Edge and recent Safari; few TVs and editors
Best forOpen-licensed video on Wikipedia and LinuxRoyalty-free video on websites
File extension.ogv, .ogm.webm

Questions

Are my videos uploaded anywhere?

No. The OGV to WebM conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Does converting OGV to WebM reduce quality?

It depends on what is inside the OGV. When its video and audio are already in a form WebM can hold, they can be carried over without being compressed again. Otherwise they are re-encoded, which costs a little quality. Under Options you can favour quality or a smaller file.

Can I convert several OGV 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 OGV to WebM 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 OGV file, press Convert and save the WebM. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. OGV to WebM 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.