Step 1: Drop your DivX files using the button above or by deposit and leave.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Receive your converted WebM files.
DivX to WebM Conversion FAQ
Is the DivX to WebM converter free?
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Yes. One conversion an hour is free, with no account needed, for a file within the free size limit. A paid plan removes the hourly limit and the size limit, and lets you add several files to one job.
My DivX footage shows comb lines on movement — will that carry into the WebM?
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Yes. DivX content is often interlaced, because the format comes from the broadcast and DVD era, and this converter has no deinterlace option, so the combing carries into the WebM. If it matters, deinterlace the DivX first in a desktop tool such as HandBrake or ffmpeg (the yadif filter). DivX names a codec rather than a container — an MPEG-4 Part 2 implementation that made ripping a DVD to a single CD possible around 1999.
My DivX recordings are split into numbered parts — does WebM have the same limit?
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No, and that is one of the better reasons to move. The DivX container has a practical single-file ceiling that long or high-bitrate recordings run straight into, which is exactly why old captures arrive as part1, part2, part3. WebM has no equivalent limit, so the pieces can be rejoined into one continuous file. DivX needs roughly twice the bitrate of H.264 for the same quality and has no path to HDR, 10-bit colour or resolutions beyond 1080p.
Can I add selectable subtitles once the file is WebM?
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Yes. DivX has no usable soft-subtitle track, so subtitles for DivX content had to be burned into the picture or shipped as a separate sidecar file. WebM carries subtitles as their own selectable stream, so after conversion you can attach an SRT track the viewer can switch on, switch off or restyle. WebM is deliberately narrow: VP8 or VP9 video (AV1 more recently) with Vorbis or Opus audio, and nothing else.
My DivX has several audio tracks — do they all survive into the WebM?
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No. The converter keeps one audio track, the one with the most channels (normally the main mix), and drops the rest; there is no setting to pick a different one. To keep another track, remux the DivX with that track first (VLC or ffmpeg can do this), then convert it. DivX-certified DVD players are still common, and the codec remains the compatibility floor for a whole generation of set-top hardware. WebM is a poor fit anywhere outside a browser — video editors, phones’ native galleries and Smart TVs largely ignore it.
Will the WebM play in a browser when the DivX would not?
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Yes, and that is usually the whole reason for the conversion. A DivX embedded in a web page either shows a broken player or forces a download, because browsers ship no decoder for it. WebM plays inline through the native HTML5 video element with no plugin and no external application. WebM plays natively in every modern browser with no plugin, no licence fee and no patent exposure, which makes it the default for web-embedded video.
Is WebM a container or a codec, and does that change what I get back?
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It changes what to expect from the output file. One side of this conversion names an encoding rather than a wrapper, so what comes back is that bitstream inside whichever container suits it best — normally MP4 or MKV. The extension reflects the container; the codec is what actually determined the file size and where it will play. DivX content is MPEG-4 Part 2 video, usually wrapped in AVI, with MP3 or AC-3 audio alongside it.
How big a DivX file can I convert to WebM?
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Free conversions have a size limit per file, set by the type of file, and the page tells you when a file is over it. A paid plan removes that limit, so much larger files can be converted.
Can I convert many DivX files to WebM at once?
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Several files in one job need a paid plan. Free use is one file per conversion, one conversion an hour. On a paid plan you can add several files to one job, then download each result on its own or all of them in one ZIP.
Does the DivX to WebM converter work on phones and tablets?
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Yes — the UI is responsive and the conversion pipeline runs server-side, so mobile devices upload-then-download just like desktops. iOS and Android browser file pickers (camera roll, Files app) work end-to-end.
