How to Convert FLV to WMV on Windows or Mac Computer

If you have lots of FLV videos on Mac and want to convert them to WMV formats for playback or sharing with your family and friends who have PCs, you will be lucky to find this guide with easy tips to convert FLV to WMV on Mac and convert WMV to FLV on Windows PC.

• Part 1. How to Convert FLV to WMV on Mac/Windows
• Part 2. Introduce Free FLV to WMV Converter

Part 1. How to Process the FLV to WMV Conversion on Mac or Windows Computer

To convert FLV to WMV on Mac (macOS High Sierra included), I strongly recommend you to use UniConverter for Mac which can help you handle FLV to WMV Mac conversion quickly keeping the original video quality. To convert WMV to FLV is also available. It also allows you to crop, rotate, and adjust videos by this app's editing functions. One of the powerful functions this app has is enabling you to directly download online FLV videos with its built-in video downloader. By the way, if you use Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista, you can go to get the Windows version.

How to Convert FLV to WMV on Windows PC

Step 1: Import FLV files to FLV to WMV converter for Windows

For Windows user, first install UniConverter for Windows version. Then launch the program. Now you can directly drag and drop the FLV files you want to the program dock, the files will be imported to the program immediately.

Step 2: Select WMV as output format

Navigate to the "Convert all files to" tab on the right pane of the program main interface. Now click the "Video" tab and select WMV as output format. Click the star icon on the format, you can customize the format parameters.

Step 3: Start Converting FLV to WMV on Windows

When everything is ready, simply click the "Convert" button. And the program will start processing the format conversion.

Step-by-step Guide to Convert FLV to WMV on Mac

Step 1: Put FLV files on FLV to WMV converter Mac

You have two ways to import FLV files. One is to directly drag and drop FLV files you want to add to this app. The other is to go "Add Files" for FLV files addition. This app supports batch conversion, so you can import several videos at one go.

Step 2: Select WMV as the output format

Go to the format tray at bottom and then select "WMV" from Video category as the output format. If you have imported multiple videos, all of them will be converted to the selected WMV format.

Step 3: Start FLV to WMV conversion Mac

Press "Convert" button to convert FLV files to WMV on Mac (Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion included). It will take a while. Of course, you can let it run in the background. If you need to convert WMV to FLV for uploading the videos to the Internet, just use the same steps.

Part 2. Free FLV to WMV Converter

#1. Zamzar

The name "Zamzar" is based on a character from the German author, Franz Kafka's, book "The Metamorphosis". The story is about Gregor Samsa is a young man who is transformed whilst sleeping into a gigantic insect. The name was used as the basis for the company name because of its association with change and transformation. Zamzar supports conversion between a wide range of file formats and file presets, including songs, videos, images and documents.

Pros:
Convenience - There is no software to download - Just select your file, pick a format to convert to and away you go.
Speed - Conversions are done in less than 10 minutes.
Formats - the system supports 1200+ file formats, more than any other converter.
Experience - They have been in business since 2006 with a good track record.
Support - They provide technical support, especially where files prove difficult to convert.
Cons:
Zamzar seems to be slower than most other online file converters.
100MB file size limits its usefulness for video and audio conversions.

#2. Convert.Files

Convert.Files deals with files conversion of more than 20 different formats for video playback, including 3GP, AVI, MOV, MP4, MPEG, WMV and RM. In addition, it can convert documents to PDF or Microsoft Office file formats. The video, image and audio files conversion is also available on the site. This involves simply selecting the file from a local hard drive or entering a URL to download the file directly, and then converting it.

Pros:
Capable of processing files up to 250 MB.
Allows for more than 330 combinations of input and output file formats.
Keeps files secure and private. Uploaded files are destroyed immediately after being converted.
Facilitates downloads from video-sharing websites such as YouTube and MetaCafe.
Provides complete support for http, https and ftp links.
Cons:
The uploaded files size are limited to 250MB.

Optional: Online Tool to Convert FLV to WMV

If you want to convert FLV videos to WMV without installing a desktop software program, just try this free online FLV to WMV converter below:

KNOWLEDGE EXTENSION: FLV VS WMV

About FLV

Flash Video (FLV) files contain video bit streams. It is the required video compression format for Flash Player 6 and 7. The Flash Video FLV file format supports two versions of a so-called 'screenshare' (Screen video) codec which is an encoding format designed for screencasts. Both these formats are bitmap tile based.

About WMV

WMV files are a type of video file (usually containing audio) from Microsoft.

FLV VS WMV