Convert MP4 to WMV

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Converting MP4 to WMV is free: drop your MP4 above, hit convert, and download the WMV. Files delete themselves within an hour.

Most MP4 to WMV conversions are wrapper swaps: the pictures stay pictures, they just trade MP4's box for one built for old Windows archives and PowerPoint decks that still insist on it. If the codec inside your MP4 is one WMV accepts, Flippy keeps quality bit-for-bit identical; if not, it re-encodes once, carefully, at matching quality.

Why flip MP4 to WMV

MP4 is the world's default video: the file that plays before anyone has to think about it. It was born in 2001, the MPEG standards group, built on Apple's QuickTime design, and its real weak spot is very little day to day: as a container its quality depends on the codec inside.

WMV is a time capsule from the Windows XP years: tidy little files with dated manners. Windows Media Video, usually inside an ASF container; once the backbone of DRM movie rentals. That makes it the right destination when what you need is old Windows archives and PowerPoint decks that still insist on it.

How to convert MP4 to WMV

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Drop your MP4 file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
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Check the output format: WMV is already selected for you.
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Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new WMV.

MP4 vs WMV, side by side

	MP4	WMV
Born	2001, the MPEG standards group, built on Apple's QuickTime design	1999, Microsoft
Type	video · container	video · container
Best for	playing everywhere: browsers, phones, TVs, editors, slide decks	old Windows archives and PowerPoint decks that still insist on it
Weak spot	very little day to day: as a container its quality depends on the codec inside	everything Apple, most browsers, and any phone made this decade
Typical size	roughly 50–100 MB per minute at 1080p, depending on bitrate	small for its era, but modern codecs beat it on both size and quality
Plays on	Every browser, phone, TV and editing app worth mentioning.	Windows out of the box; everywhere else wants VLC or a converter.

Questions people ask

Will converting MP4 to WMV 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 WMV file be bigger or smaller than my MP4?

Similar, unless a re-encode is involved: then it depends on the codec. WMV typically runs small for its era, but modern codecs beat it on both size and quality.

Where will the WMV file play?

Windows out of the box; everywhere else wants VLC or a converter. That's the usual reason people leave MP4 behind: WMV simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does MP4 to WMV 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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