LanguageH264
H.264 video
File type: Digital video and movie file
Files with h264 extension can be most notably found as video files encoded using MPEG-4 H.264 codec. H.264 is often used to transport video in high quality through 3G networks to mobile devices.
What is h264 file?
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension h264 is associated with video files that stores video content in H.264 video format. H.264 video codec was introduced with Apple QuickTime version 7.
H.264 codec is a part of MPEG-4 standard and is used to transport video in high quality through 3G networks to mobile devices. H264 video uses for example Apple iChat for video conferencing.
H.264 codec uses innovations in video compression technology to provide the best video quality from the smallest amount of video data. H.264 delivers the same quality as MPEG-2 at a third to half the data rate and up to four times the frame size of MPEG-4 Part 2 at the same data rate.
How to open h264 file?
Use Apple QuickTime or MPlayer to play video files in H.264 video file format.
How to convert h264 file?
Use any video converter, such as Freemake Video Converter, Miro Video Converter etc. to convert H264 video to any other video file format.
Suggested software to open h264 file:
Associated software actions with the h264 file
Apps designed for playing h264 files:
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
Apple QuickTime (Microsoft Windows)
MPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
Cyberlink PowerDVD (Microsoft Windows)
Apple iTunes for Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Apple QuickTime for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MPlayer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Elmedia Player (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
QuickTime Player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apple iTunes for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MPlayer for Linux (Linux/Unix)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that convert h264 files:
HDConvertToX (Microsoft Windows)
Freemake Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
MediaCoder (Microsoft Windows)
VIP Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Adapter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
FFmpeg (Multiplatform)
Software apps that import h264 files:
iPad Video Converter Factory Pro (Microsoft Windows)
DASHEncoder (Microsoft Windows)
Movavi Video Editor (Multiplatform)
Software apps that export h264 files:
Movavi Video Editor (Multiplatform)