Files with hvc1 extension are related to the compression video format called H.265 / HEVC. An hvc1 file stores H.265 RAW video data.

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Software that open hvc1 file

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HVC1 file extension - H.265 RAW video

What is hvc1 file? How to open hvc1 files?

File type specification:

Digital video and movie file type icon Digital video and movie file type

File extension hvc1 is associated with the H.265 / HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) video compression file format introduced in 2013.

It supports resolutions up to 8192×4320, including 8K UHD and improved improved video quality at the same bit rate than its predecessor known as H.264.

A .hvc1 file contains RAW video data encoded with H.265.

Updated: November 20, 2023

The default software associated to open hvc1 file:

VLC media player icon

VideoLAN Project Team logoVLC media player  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
VideoLAN Project Team

Very popular multimedia player developed for Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, Unix and various other operating systems and platforms.

VLC can playback many of the video formats (AVI, MKV, OGV, WMV, ASF, MOV...) and audio formats (MP3, AAC, M4A, OGG, FLAC...) as well as support of subtitles for video. It can also be used as a streaming server and multimedia transcoder.

Help how to open:

Use compatible tools to playback .hvc1 files.

How to convert:

Probably can be exported to other formats.

List of recommended software applications associated to the .hvc1 file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open hvc1 file, edit hvc1 file, convert hvc1 file, view hvc1 file, play hvc1 file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

hvc1 file players - programs that can play hvc1 file - H.265 RAW video

Programs supporting the exension hvc1 on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for play hvc1 file action.

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Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

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