How to play a .OGV file online
Three steps, no player to install.
Choose your file
Drop your .OGV file on the box above, or click Choose file. Big files are fine.
It opens right away
Your .OGV file plays straight from your device, with its title, artist and cover art shown when they are inside.
Play, loop, capture
Use the waveform to jump around, loop a section, change the speed or save any frame as a PNG image.
What is a .OGV file?
Everything worth knowing about Ogg Video.
An OGV file is an Ogg Video file, a royalty-free video container from the Xiph.Org Foundation. It carries Theora or VP8 video with Vorbis or Opus audio. VLC opens it on any desktop OS; Firefox and Chrome play it in a browser tab. Most phones and editors reject Theora, so the common next step is converting to MP4.
Programs that open .OGV files
- Windows
- VLC media player, Firefox / Chrome, MPC-HC (Media Player Classic)
- macOS
- VLC media player, IINA
- Linux
- VLC media player, mpv
- Android
- VLC for Android
- iOS
- VLC for Mobile
- Web
- Any modern browser
| Full name | Ogg Video |
|---|---|
| Developer | Xiph.Org Foundation |
| First released | 2007 (Ogg .ogv profile defined by Xiph; Theora 1.0 released November 2008) |
| Category | Audio & Video |
| MIME type | video/ogg |
| Signature | 4F 67 67 53 ("OggS" - Ogg bitstream capture pattern) |
Related viewers
Other free tools to open and preview your files.
Is my .OGV file uploaded anywhere?
No. Your .OGV file is played for you. Waveforms, tags and snapshots are all computed on the fly,.
Why does a file show audio but no picture (or not play at all)?
A container like MP4, MOV or MKV can hold many codecs. If your browser lacks the codec inside (for example H.265 or AC-3 audio), the player tells you and offers the Media Converter, which can turn it into a format that plays everywhere.
Can I play AVI, WMV, FLV or MKV files?
Browsers don't play these old or exotic containers natively. Open them in the Media Converter: it inspects every track and converts the file to MP4, WEBM or MP3.
How do I loop part of a song for practice?
Press A at the start of the part, B at its end, and the section repeats. Combine it with a slower speed (0.5× or 0.75×) to learn tricky passages.
How do I save a still image from a video?
Pause on the frame you want and press the camera button (or S). The frame is saved as a full-resolution PNG image.
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