How to Convert Videos to MP4 Online for Free

Method 1: Convert Videos to MP4 with Zamzar

One of the most popular free online video converters is Zamzar. It supports a wide range of video formats, including MP4, AVI, WMV, and MOV, and more. In fact, the site is so feature-rich that it can be described as a big collection of various functions. It is not just limited to video conversion, but also conversion between various file formats, including documents, photos and so on. Not only that, it is now also supporting compression, namely, audio compression, video compression, document compression and image compression.

It's also very easy to use; simply select the video you want to convert from the local folder, choose MP4 as the output format, and click "Convert." The downside of Zamzar is that it has a file size limit of 50MB. In addition, if you want to remove ads from web pages, you need to download desktop software.

Method 2: Convert Videos to MP4 with FileZigZag

FileZigZag is another free online file converter that allows you to convert files of different formats into each other. It is a convenient tool for those who need to convert files regularly, as it makes the process quick and easy. To convert with FileZigZag, what you need to do is just dropping your files, selecting format and then start converting.

However, there are some drawbacks to using FileZigZag – namely, that it can be slow, the free version has a file size limit of 50MB, and that it doesn't support all file types. Nonetheless, it remains a useful tool for many users.

Method 3: Convert Videos to MP4 with Any Video Converter

In fact, not only the above two online converters, most online converters have ads and restrictions on the size of the converted files (free version). If you want to convert Internet streaming videos directly online, desktop programs can do it too, and have much richer features.

Any Video Converter, as its name suggests, is a professional video conversion software. The supported formats of input and output videos, as well as output devices are extremely rich, covering almost everything that can be thought of nowadays, like iPhone, Google Android, Kindle Fire HD, iPad, TV console, social media, and more. It lets you effortlessly convert any video files to any format for FREE! Except for converting videos between any formats freely, it also supports burning video to DVD or AVCHD DVD, downloading videos from the internet and editing videos. Now let’s see how to convert videos online to MP4 for free with Any Video Converter.

Steps to Convert Videos with Any Video Converter

Download and install Any Video Converter, then launch it.

The program provides two main channels to add videos. One is to add downloaded videos locally, i.e. directly by clicking the "Add Videos" button in the main interface. While this article focuses on how to add online videos. Click the "Add URL(s)" button, then click the green plus button to add links of videos. If you want to convert multiple videos, just repeat the above steps, the software supports batch download and conversion of online videos. Currently supported platforms include YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, etc. The videos downloaded in this way are stored in .webm format by default.

If you don't want to convert the whole video, you can also click the part circled by the red box to capture the clip to be converted, which will be displayed below the original video

Please unfold the output profile, then scroll down to "Videos Files" and select "Custom MP4 Movie (*.mp4)" as the output format. Finally, lick on "Convert Now!"

After the conversion is finished, the window where the converted videos are stored will pop up automatically. You can also find the videos of all converted videos in the customized mp4 subset of the Converted collection.

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Conclusion

This article shows some great ways to convert videos online for free. You now know that any of these options can help you effortlessly upload your videos and convert them to MP4 for free. Online converters are handy, however, as mentioned in the article, you may be plagued by ads and file size limitations. If you mind these two points very much, then you can choose the last method, Any Video Converter, which requires a download (although the download and installation process is very fast) but can convert any video format for free without ads and without restrictions.