Files with vp6 extension are video files compressed using the TrueMotion VP6 video codec. Old format no longer used and replaced by modern codecs.
Software that open vp6 file
VP6 file extension - VP6 encoded video
What is vp6 file? How to open vp6 files?
File type specification:
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.
This vp6 file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.
This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.
Updated: March 16, 2025
The default software associated to open vp6 file:
Adobe Flash Player
(obsolete software)
Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Flash Player was an add-on to the operating system that played Adobe Flash animations and movies in Web browsers. It supported a variety of operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, etc.
Support for Flash ended on December 31, 2020.
List of software applications associated to the .vp6 file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open vp6 file, edit vp6 file, convert vp6 file, view vp6 file, play vp6 file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Software that open vp6 file - VP6 encoded video
Programs supporting the exension vp6 on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open vp6 file action.
Microsoft Windows:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X:
Linux/Unix:
Multiplatform:
Adobe Flash Player (obsolete/discontinued)