AVI File

Did your computer fail to open an AVI file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .AVI files.

What is an AVI file?

An .AVI file is an Audio Video Interleave file. AVI is an acronym for Audio Video Interleave. The .avi file format is a container file format that was introduced by Microsoft in 1992. Container files are a "shell" file that can contain a variety of files within the container file. Container files with the .avi file extension often contain audio and video data.

The data contained in the AVI files may be encoded using different codecs, allowing the files to use less compression than other video file formats, such as the MPEG and MOV file formats. However, AVI files have a 2 GB size limit, restricting their use to some degree. Even though the AVI file format is decades old, it is still one of the most widely-used video file formats in existence today.

We have not yet verified any programs for Windows that work with this specific file format. If you know one, please use the 'Suggest a program' link below. Thanks!

Suggest another file format using extension AVI

While we know of one file format using the .AVI file extension, there may be more. It is widespread that different programs use files with the same file extension for very different types of data. Please let us know if you are aware of a different kind of .AVI file.

Various AVI file openers, viewers, etc.

These apps are known to open certain types of AVI files. Remember, different programs may use AVI files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.

• Windows 10
• Mac 0
• Web 0

	Final Media Player	User submitted
	Free File Viewer	User submitted
	Free File Converter	User submitted
	WavePad Sound Editor	User submitted
	Any Video Converter	User submitted

	WavePad Audio-Editor	User submitted
	Switch Sound File Converter	User submitted
	WinRAR	User submitted
	QuickTime	User submitted
	VideoLAN VLC media player	User submitted

We have not verified any software that we know for certain will work with AVI-files on Mac. If you know one, please use the 'Suggest a program' link below and tell us about it!

We have not verified any web services that we know for certain will work with AVI-files. If you know one, please use the 'Suggest a program' link below and tell us about it!