alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .AVI

File description

Audio Video Interleave is what the AVI file extension stands for. The AVI extension happens to be a container file that was launched by Microsoft Corporation back in the year 1992. Such container files work out as a shell that can comprise of a variety of files within it. Container files with the AVI format normally consist of video and audio data files.

The data that is contained within the AVI extension may be encoded in the codecs, which enable the files to use less compression compared to the other video formats, like the MOV and MPEG file formats.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .AVI file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .AVI extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .AVI file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .AVI file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Video Files

Developer

Microsoft

Popularity

File name: Audio Video Interleave File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

ALLPlayer

Any Video Converter FREE

Aoao Video to Picture Converter

BS.Player

ConvertXtoDVD

DASHEncoder

FFmpeg

FormatFactory

Free AVI Video Converter

Freemake Video Converter

Hamster Free Video Converter

HandBrake

HDConvertToX

iPad Video Converter Factory Pro

Irftool

KMPlayer

MediaCoder

Microsoft Windows Live Movie Maker

Miro Video Converter

MPlayer

NMS - NOVUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

PowerDirector

RealPlayer

SUPER

SWF & FLV Toolbox

SWFTools

ThunderSoft GIF to AVI Converter

TotalFix

TotalMedia Theatre

VLC media player

Winamp

Windows Media Player

WinX Video Converter

XBMC

Mac OS

Adapter

Adobe Flash Professional

Aimersoft Video Converter

Apple QuickTime

Elmedia Player

Plex Media Center for OS X

QuickTime Player

RealPlayer

Roxio Popcorn

Smart Converter

Toast 11

VLC media player

Wondershare Video Converter

XBMC

Linux

RealPlayer

Totem

Transcoder

VLC media player

XBMC

xine

Remember!

The .AVI file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .AVI extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .AVI file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .AVI file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .AVI file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .AVI file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .AVI file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .AVI file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.