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WTV File Format

Windows TV Recording category

WTV is Windows Media Center's TV recording format — tuner captures with metadata, subtitles and multiple audio tracks inside.

Typical use: Convert WTV recordings to MP4/MKV to keep them playable after Media Center.

About the WTV format

WTV is Windows Media Center's recording format — what a tuner card wrote when you scheduled a TV show. Inside sits the broadcast transport stream (MPEG-2 or H.264) plus title metadata, subtitle tracks and multiple audio languages, all wrapped in Microsoft's own container.

Media Center died with Windows 10, but the recordings live on: ffmpeg reads WTV natively, so converting to MP4 or MKV keeps the content playable on any device with the metadata you actually care about.

Strengths

  • ✓ Complete tuner captures with subtitles
  • ✓ Multi-language audio preserved
  • ✓ ffmpeg decodes natively

Limitations

  • ✗ DVR-MS (older) is a different format
  • ✗ Broadcast DRM variants exist
  • ✗ Copy-once flags block some captures
Structure
Microsoft WTV container + MPEG-TS payload
Types / schema
MPEG-2/H.264 + subtitles
Compatibility
ffmpeg, Windows Media Center
Best for
PVR archive migration

Convert WTV to…

26 direct directions plus 46 workflows, sorted A–Z; 🔥 marks popular targets.

WTV to 3G2 WTV to 3GP WTV to APNG WTV to ASF WTV to AVI Hot WTV to DV WTV to F4V WTV to FLV WTV to GIF Hot WTV to H.264 WTV to M2TS WTV to M4V Hot WTV to MKV Hot WTV to MOV Hot WTV to MP4 Hot WTV to MPEG WTV to MPEG1 WTV to MPEG2 WTV to MPEG4 WTV to MPG WTV to TS WTV to VOB WTV to WEBM Hot WTV to WebP Hot WTV to WMV WTV to Y4M

Cross-engine workflows

WTV to 7Z WTV to AAC WTV to AC3 WTV to AIF WTV to AIFF WTV to ALAC WTV to APK WTV to AU WTV to CAF WTV to E-AC3 WTV to F4A WTV to F4B WTV to FLAC WTV to GSM WTV to JAR WTV to JFIF WTV to JPE WTV to JPEG WTV to JPG WTV to M4A WTV to M4B WTV to M4R WTV to MP2 WTV to MP3 WTV to OGA WTV to OGG WTV to OPUS WTV to PCM WTV to PNG WTV to PNG24 WTV to PNG8 WTV to TAR WTV to TAR.BZ2 WTV to TAR.GZ WTV to TAR.XZ WTV to TBZ2 WTV to TGZ WTV to TTA WTV to TXZ WTV to VOC WTV to W64 WTV to WAV WTV to WAVPCM WTV to WIM WTV to WV WTV to ZIP

Frequently asked questions

What is a WTV file?

WTV is Windows Media Center's TV recording format — tuner captures with metadata, subtitles and multiple audio tracks inside.

How do I convert WTV files online?

Pick a target format from the "Convert WTV to…" list below, drop your file and hit convert. Everything runs in your browser — no install, no upload, no watermark, no limits.

Is it safe to convert WTV files here?

Yes. Every conversion is performed by your own device inside the browser — files never leave for a server, and the page keeps working even offline.

Which formats can WTV convert to?

This page lists all 72 directions across documents, images, audio, video, spreadsheets and archives — each one is its own free converter page.