MOV to DivX Converter

How to Convert MOV to DivX Online

1. Upload Your MOV File: Drag and drop or click "Add Files" to select QuickTime .mov files. iPhone screen recordings, Mac Photo Booth clips, ScreenFlow exports, and Final Cut Pro masters all work. Batch is supported — drop in a whole folder of camera-roll exports for sequential conversion.
2. Pick a Codec and Quality: Default is DivX (MPEG-4 ASP) — the codec DivX-certified hardware decodes natively. Switch the video codec to Xvid for an interchangeable open MPEG-4 ASP variant, or MPEG-4 (Part 2 baseline) if your target device's certification predates DivX 5. Set a quality preset (Highest → Lowest), target a percentage of the source size or an exact size in MB, dial in a constant or variable bitrate (typical: 1500-2500 kbps for SD, 2500-4500 kbps for 720p), or fine-tune with QSCALE quality (lower = better, higher = smaller).
3. Resize or Trim (Optional): Pick a fixed resolution preset (1920×1080, 1280×720, 854×480, 640×480, 720×576 PAL DVD, 720×480 NTSC DVD), enter a custom width × height, scale by percentage, or trim using start time + duration in seconds or HH:MM:SS.sss. Most DivX-certified DVD players cap at 720×576 — downscale during conversion to stay inside the device profile.
4. Convert and Download: Click Convert. Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed on our servers, and deleted automatically after a few hours — no sign-up, no watermark, never shared. Burn the resulting .divx (or rename to .avi) to a USB stick or DVD-R for the player.

Why Convert MOV to DivX?

MOV is Apple's QuickTime container, and almost every iPhone clip, Mac screen recording, Photo Booth video, and Final Cut export lands as a .mov wrapping H.264, HEVC, or ProRes. DivX is an MPEG-4 Part 2 (ASP) codec that hit critical mass between 2003 and 2015 because it shipped inside millions of "DivX Certified" DVD players, set-top boxes, in-dash car receivers, and early smart TVs. Those certified decoder chips can't read H.264 or HEVC — they only understand MPEG-4 ASP. Re-encoding your MOV to DivX is the bridge that gets iPhone and QuickTime footage onto that legacy hardware.

• DivX-Certified DVD players (2003-2012) — Philips, Pioneer, Sony, Samsung, and Panasonic shipped DVD players with the orange "DivX" logo for a decade. Burn the converted .avi files to a DVD-R as data and the player reads them like any DivX disc — handy for showing iPhone vacation footage on a relative's living-room TV that has no HDMI input.
• Car head units and aftermarket DVD/USB players — Pioneer AVH-series, Kenwood DDX-series, and JVC KW-series in-dash receivers from 2005-2014 are DivX-certified for road-trip movie playback. iPhone .mov won't mount; DivX .avi plays back instantly off a FAT32 USB stick.
• Early DivX-Certified Smart TVs and set-top boxes (2008-2015) — First-generation LG, Samsung, and Sony Smart TVs with USB playback list "DivX HD" support up to 1280×720 in their spec sheet. They reject HEVC MOV from a recent iPhone but happily play DivX over USB.
• Portable DivX players and PMPs — Archos, Cowon, and iRiver portable media players sold pre-iPad ran on MPEG-4 ASP. Converting your MOV library to DivX keeps these collectible devices useful as travel video players.
• Matching a legacy DivX library — If you already have a folder of DivX rips on a home server, converting new MOV captures to the same codec keeps a single decoder profile across the library — no codec confusion when scanning the folder in MPC-HC or VLC on Windows XP-era machines.
• HEVC compatibility workaround — iPhones since the iPhone 7 record HEIF/HEVC by default, and the resulting .mov files refuse to play on anything older than 2017. Re-encoding to DivX strips the HEVC dependency entirely.

For modern Apple-to-mainstream playback, convert MOV to MP4 instead — DivX is specifically for legacy DivX-certified hardware.

MOV vs DivX (AVI) — Format Comparison

DivX vs Xvid vs MPEG-4 — Codec Choice

Resolution Targets for DivX Profiles

Frequently Asked Questions

Why pick DivX in 2026 — isn't MP4/H.264 universal now?

Universal on phones, computers, and modern TVs — but not on DivX-certified DVD players, set-top boxes, and car DVD systems made between 2003 and 2015. Those devices have a DivX MPEG-4 ASP decoder chip and reject H.264 outright. If your goal is playback on a Pioneer AVH head unit, a 2009 Samsung Smart TV with USB, or a basement Philips DVD player, DivX is the only codec the hardware understands. For everything else, convert MOV to MP4 instead.

My iPhone records HEVC .mov files — does that affect the conversion?

No. The converter decodes whatever the source MOV holds (H.264, HEVC, ProRes) and re-encodes the video into MPEG-4 ASP for the DivX output, so HEVC capture is handled transparently. The point of converting is precisely to get rid of the HEVC dependency that breaks playback on pre-2017 hardware.

Should I pick DivX or Xvid?

DivX-certified hardware decodes both — Xvid is bitstream-compatible with the DivX MPEG-4 ASP profile. Pick DivX when matching files in an existing DivX library or when the target player advertises the DivX logo specifically. Pick Xvid for new conversions where you'd rather use an open encoder. Pick MPEG-4 (Part 2 baseline) only for very old (pre-2004) certified devices that predate DivX 5.

Will DivX-certified DVD players actually play the file off a USB stick or burned DVD-R?

Yes — that's the whole point of the certification. Format the USB as FAT32 (USB-aware players need FAT32, not exFAT or NTFS), drop the converted .avi files into the root, and most DivX-certified players index and play them. For DVD-R, burn as a data disc (UDF or ISO9660), not a Video DVD. Keep filenames under 64 characters and stick to ASCII for old firmware.

Should the file extension be .divx or .avi?

Functionally identical — both contain MPEG-4 ASP video inside an AVI-style container. Most DivX-certified hardware accepts both. .avi is safer for car head units and pre-2008 DVD players, since some early firmware only scans for .avi. Rename the output if your player ignores .divx files.

Will the file be larger or smaller than the source MOV?

Usually smaller, because iPhone H.264 MOV recordings are bitrate-heavy (often 20-40 Mbps at 1080p), while DivX targets 2-4 Mbps for the same resolution. A 1.5 GB ten-minute iPhone clip typically lands around 200-400 MB as DivX. HEVC MOV at the same quality is already small, so the DivX output may end up roughly the same size or slightly larger. Lower the bitrate or downscale to 720p / 576p (DVD profile) to fit inside disc or USB capacity.

Will multi-audio tracks or QuickTime closed captions survive?

The primary audio track converts. AVI supports a maximum of two audio streams without language tags, so most additional tracks are dropped. QuickTime closed-caption tracks don't carry over — DivX in AVI has no native subtitle support. To keep subtitles, either burn them in before conversion or save them as an external .srt with the same base name as the .avi (e.g., Trip.avi + Trip.srt); DivX-certified players that advertise external subtitle support load the .srt automatically.

Can I trim the MOV while converting?

Yes. Use the trim section to enter a start time and duration. Both accept seconds (12.5) or HH:MM:SS.sss format (00:01:30.500). Trim out the seconds before "record" was tapped, cut a long iPhone screen recording down to the relevant portion, or split a long clip to fit a 4.7 GB DVD-R.

Can I batch convert a whole folder of iPhone MOV clips?

Yes — drop in dozens of MOV files and they convert sequentially on our servers. Each download is a separate .divx/.avi file. Set the codec, bitrate, and resolution once and run the whole folder. Watch device memory if individual clips are 4K HEVC over 5 GB — convert those one at a time to avoid running out of RAM.