LanguageWEBM
Matroska WebM video
File type: Internet related file, Digital video and movie file
Files with webm extension are video files in Matroska WebM format. WebM file format is designed specially for web based on standard HTML5. Video streaming are compressed by VP8/VP9 video codec and audio streaming are compressed by OGG Vorbis audio cod
What is webm file?
File type category:
Internet related file
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension webm is associated with WebM video format, a new open standard format for compressed video content, designed specially for web based on HTML5.
WebM video format is supported by new versions of popular web browsers such as Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome, Safari. Internet Explorer is able to playback WebM videos with Google Chrome Frame plugin.
WebM is multimedia container file format based on the Matroska container.
WebM video streams are compressed with the VP8 video codec developed by ON2, which was recently acquired by Google, who then went on to make VP8 an open and free technology.
VP8 was considered to be one of the few standards that can keep up with the modern MPEG4 compression standards both in quality and filesize. The current version of codec is VP9.
WebM audio streams are compressed with the Vorbis audio codec a free open source software for lossy audio-compression, and therefore an alternative to MP3.
How to open webm file?
The WebM multimedia format is designed for Web video streaming. WebM streaming is supported by variety of web browsers (Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Safari).
The WebM video files are also playable in the popular multimedia players such as VLC Media Player, MPlayer, Winamp.
How to convert webm file?
Use any video converter such as Miro Video Converter, Arista Transcoder, XMedia Recode etc. to convert WebM video files to any other video file formats.
Suggested software to open webm file:
Associated software actions with the webm file
Programs for viewing webm files:
Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
Apps designed for playing webm files:
Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
Winamp (Microsoft Windows)
MPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
Elmedia Player (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MPlayer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
MPlayer for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that convert webm files:
Freemake Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
MediaCoder (Microsoft Windows)
Free Studio (Microsoft Windows)
SUPER (Microsoft Windows)
Mobile Media Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that import webm files:
Movavi Video Editor (Multiplatform)
Software apps that export webm files:
WinX Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Mikogo Session Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Movavi Video Editor (Multiplatform)