MPEG Converter Free & Private
The legacy DVD and broadcast video format. Convert MPEG Video files entirely in your browser — no upload, no account.
About MPEG Video
MPEG (MPEG-2 Program Stream) is the format behind DVDs, early digital TV, and many professional broadcast systems. Standardised in 1995, it was the first widely adopted digital video format and remains in use in legacy systems. MPEG-2 video offers good quality at DVD-era bitrates but is significantly less efficient than modern codecs like H.264 or VP9.
Technical details
| Container | MPEG Program Stream (.mpeg, .mpg, .vob) |
| Video codecs | MPEG-2, MPEG-1 |
| Audio codecs | MP2, MP3, AC-3 |
| Max resolution | 1920×1080 (MPEG-2), 352×288 (MPEG-1) |
| Streaming | Not designed for modern streaming |
| Metadata | Minimal |
Best for
DVD authoring, legacy system compatibility, patent-free video encoding
Advantages
- Universal legacy support — every DVD player handles it
- Standard for DVD-Video authoring
- Patents fully expired (as of 2018)
Limitations
- Much larger files than H.264 at equivalent quality
- Maximum 1080p resolution
- No modern features (chapters, multiple audio tracks limited)
Convert other formats to MPEG
MPEG compatibility
All DVD players, VLC, Windows Media Player, most media software
Why privacy matters for file conversion
Most online converters upload your files to remote servers where they may be scanned, stored, or shared. This tool is different — the conversion runs in your browser via WebAssembly or the WebCodecs API. Your files stay on your device. Always.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes — converting MPEG to MP4 typically reduces file size by 50-70% while maintaining or improving quality. There's no reason to keep MPEG files unless you need DVD-player compatibility.
Yes. All MPEG-2 patents expired by February 2018, making it completely royalty-free. This is why it's used as a default LGPL-safe encoder in open-source tools.
Yes, completely free with no file limits. The conversion engine runs directly in your browser — we have zero server costs for processing, so we can offer it at no charge.
Your file never leaves your device. The conversion engine runs 100% in your browser using WebAssembly or the WebCodecs API. We have no access to your files — no uploads, no logs, no data collection whatsoever.
On desktop browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) files up to 500 MB convert reliably. On Safari (macOS) the practical limit is around 200 MB. On iPhone and iPad, keep files under 50 MB — iOS enforces tight memory limits for browser-based processing.
On your first visit, the browser downloads the conversion engine (24–50 MB depending on which backend is used). This is cached locally, so subsequent conversions load much faster.
Chrome, Edge, and Brave use hardware-accelerated WebCodecs when the format is supported — this is 5–10× faster than software encoding. For unsupported formats the tool falls back to ffmpeg.wasm, where Firefox typically performs best.
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