alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .M4V

File description

M4V is a video container file format developed by Apple. Similar to the .mp4 format, M4V files can be protected by DRM (digital rights management) copy protection. M4V files can be renamed to with an .mp4 extension if the M4V file is not protected under Digital Rights Management.

M4V falls under the Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG-4 Video convention. This international convention specifies streaming media, CD distribution, telephone and videophone, and broadcast television formats. M4V files are similar to .mp4 files, offering high compression for audio, video, subtitle, 2-D and 3-D graphic and interactive content streams.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .M4V 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 .M4V extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .M4V 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 .M4V 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

Apple

Popularity

File name: iTunes Video File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Adobe Premiere Pro

Apple TV Video Converter

Freemake Video Converter

iPad Video Converter Factory Pro

iTunes

Media Player Classic

MediaCell Video Converter

Movavi Video Converter Personal

QuickTime Player

RealPlayer

SUPER

VideoStudio Pro

VLC media player

Winamp

Windows Media Player

Zune

Mac OS

Aimersoft Video Converter

iTunes

QuickTime Player

RealPlayer

VLC media player

Linux

VLC media player

iOS

Apple Music

Remember!

The .M4V file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .M4V 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 .M4V file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .M4V 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 .M4V file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .M4V file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .M4V 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 .M4V 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.