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What's a WebM File?

WebM was proposed by Google and has been becoming an open, free media file format. The WebM video format is actually based on the Matroska (MKV) container format, but usually includes VP8 encoded video and Vorbis encoded audio. WebM aims to provide high quality video compression for use with HTML5. Google says WebM's format is quite efficient and should be able to be used smoothly on laptops, tablets, handheld devices, and more. Currently, the VP8/VP9 codecs are licensed similar to the way of BSD, which means you can use it free for personal or commercial purpose, and therefore should not have those potential patent issue like H.264.

open and edit WebM files

The WebM format is now widely supported by most giant companies in the world. It's indubitable that Youtube is using WebM codec to transcode uploaded video to webm. Adobe's Flash Player also supports the WebM format, as well as AMD, ARM, Broadcom, Freescale, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, TI, etc. But Intel does not support it yet. As for web browsers, Chrome, Firefox and Opera are all compatible with WebM. However, Microsoft Internet Explorer support is not so direct, only H.264 video is fully supported, but if you download and install VP8, you can play WebM videos in IE without any problem. Other applications that can open and edit WebM include the followings: Movavi Video Editor, KMPlayer, PotPlayer, VLC, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Wondershare Filmora, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, etc.

How to Open WebM Files with Movavi Video Editor

Open WebM files in Windows

In the main screen, go to the Media tab on the left sidebar and click the Add Media Files button.
Go through the top menu bar File > Add Media Files, or simply press Ctrl+O.
Resize Mov Video Editor's window and then drop WebM files to the timeline.

Open WebM files on Mac

Go to the Media tab on the left sidebar and click the Add Media Files button.
Go through File > Add Media Files in the top menu bar, or press Command+O.
Drag and drop WebM files from Finder to the timeline.

Open WebM Video on All Modern Computers

Windows 10	Windows 8	Windows 7	Windows Vista	Windows XP
macOS Big Sur	macOS High Sierra	macOS Sierra	macOS el Capitan	Mac OS X 10.7 or higher

FAQs on WebM Playback in Windows, Mac and Mobile Devices

Question: Is Safari compatible with WebM embedded video?

Answer: No, Safari is incompatible with WebM yet. But there is a workaround that helps you to play WebM video in Safari. All you need to do is to install the VLC Web Browser Plugin. Download it here. This way when you open a WebM video on a new tab, it will play the video with the embeddable VLC player automatically. If you don't like autoplay, you could install the Click To Plugin extension, which will disable autoplay and requires you to click first to play WebM video in Safari. Get it here. Too complicated? Why not use Chrome! WebM works perfectly with Chrome.

Question: How to view WebM video on your iPhone or iPad

Answer: Safari for iOS doesn't support WebM the same as its macOS version. Fortunately, VLC for iOS could help. Another WebM player for iOS is called PlayerXtreme HD. These two players claim to be compatible with MKV, WMV, VOB and of course WebM.

Question: How do you convert WebM to MP4?

Answer: A video converter is required. You can either use online WebM to MP4 converter for limited features or a decent video converter to suit your video conversion needs.

Movavi Video Editor Opens WebM Files and Many More Video File Formats

Not only can WebM Video Editor opens WebM files but also all popular video formats. Movavi Video Editor is an all-in-one video editing application for Mac and Windows.

WebM Video Editor Introduction