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M4V to OGG converter

Convert M4V to OGG in your browser. No upload and no account: the file never leaves your device, so the only size limit is your device’s memory.

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Read more about the M4V format and the OGG format, or see every video tool and all video conversions.

Should you convert M4V to OGG?

Yes, when you only need the sound: a song from a music video, the audio of a lecture, or a voice recording to transcribe. The picture is left out and the soundtrack is saved as OGG.

M4V is an MP4 video with Apple’s extension; OGG is open-source lossy audio, common in games and on Android. Use OGG for game engines, Android apps and open-source projects that prefer free formats.

M4V and OGG compared
Property M4V OGG
What it is An MP4 video with Apple’s extension Open-source lossy audio, common in games and on Android
Audio inside H.264 video with AAC audio roughly 96–256 kbps
Plays on Apple apps and VLC; some Windows apps and upload forms reject the extension Android, Chrome, Firefox and VLC, but not every Apple app, car stereo or editor
Best for Apple TV and iTunes libraries Game audio, open-source apps and Android sounds

How to convert M4V to OGG

  1. 01

    Add your M4V

    Drop your M4V video onto the box, or click to choose it. It is read from your disk and stays there.

  2. 02

    Check the settings

    The output is already set to OGG. Change the bitrate if you want to; the defaults suit most files.

  3. 03

    Save the OGG

    Press convert and save the OGG. Several files come back together as a ZIP.

What changes when M4V becomes OGG

From AAC to Vorbis

M4V soundtracks are usually AAC, so saving OGG is one more lossy step. 192 kbps suits music, 128 kbps is plenty for speech, and going above the original bitrate only makes the file bigger.

Video files without sound

Screen recordings and some exported clips have no audio track at all. The file is checked as soon as you add it, and you’ll be told before converting if there’s nothing to extract.

This page is put together from our notes on each format, choosing only what is true of M4V and OGG, so every pairing states the same facts the same way. How these pages are made.

Why it doesn’t upload

Uploading a whole video to keep only its sound wastes time and data, and hands over the footage too. The audio track is read and saved right here, and the file never leaves your device.

How to check for yourself

Worth knowing

  • About the M4V. Films bought from the iTunes Store are copy-protected and can’t be converted by any tool; your own M4V exports convert in seconds.
  • About the OGG. The .ogg extension can hold Vorbis, Opus or FLAC audio, so one OGG plays in a player and the next doesn’t.
  • AVI, WMV, FLV and other older formats use the FFmpeg engine, a one-time 31 MB download.

Questions

Does extracting OGG from an M4V lose quality?

The soundtrack is compressed again as OGG. At 192 kbps the difference from the original is inaudible for nearly everyone.

Can I get the audio from only part of the video?

Yes. Set a start and end time before converting, and only that section is saved as OGG.

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