LanguageVP6
VP6 encoded video
File type: Digital video and movie file
Files with vp6 extension are video files compressed using the TrueMotion VP6 video codec. Old format no longer used and replaced by modern codecs.
What is vp6 file?
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension vp6 is used for video files based on proprietary lossy video compression format and video codec called On2 TrueMotion VP6 first introduced in 2003.
This codec is commonly used by Adobe Flash, Flash Video, and JavaFX media files.
The format was also used in several games, including as Need for Speed Undercover, Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 or Medal of Honor, for their video/movie files.
Later versions of this codec are VP7 and VP8. In 2010 Google acquired On2 and VP8 went open source. VP6 is not supported.
How to open vp6 file?
VP6 video files, like those found in computer games, can be easily played with VLC player.
How to convert vp6 file?
It is video format and it probably can be converted by some specialized video software or video converter.
Suggested software to open vp6 file:
Associated software actions with the vp6 file
Software applications that can open vp6 files:
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Adobe Flash Player (Multiplatform)
Apps designed for playing vp6 files:
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Adobe Flash Player (Multiplatform)
VLC media player for Android (Google Android)
Software apps that import vp6 files:
Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving vp6 files:
Medal of Honor (Microsoft Windows)
Need for Speed Undercover (Microsoft Windows)
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Microsoft Windows)