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WebM to MP4 Converter - Convert WebM to MP4 on Mac or Windows


Convert WebM to MP4 to play on Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android, iTunes, QuickTime




Why Convert WebM to MP4?

WebM, as an open media format developed by Google, is actually a restricted variant of Matroska container and can only support the VP8 video and Vorbis audio codecs. WebM is intended for the use in the HTML5 video tag. However, WebM is incompatible with most media players or portable devices. In order to make WebM more supported, we had better convert WebM to MP4 or other more compatible video format.

Drawbacks for WebM and the Solution

The drawbacks for WebM can not be ignored among its many advantages. For instance:

1. For playing WebM, Adobe Flash Player, AMD, ARM, Broadcom, Freescale, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, TI, etc. can support to play WebM, but Intel can't support to play WebM.

2. Regarding of browsers, among five main browsers, Firefox, Chrome, Opera can support WebM, but Safari and IE can't. Even though IE9 claims to support WebM with installation of Plug-in of Google, actually in practice you still can't watch all WebM files, like 4 chan.

Due to the above said two main drawbacks, WebM brings much inconvenience for most video fans. In order to avoid WebM's inconvenience, we can choose to convert WebM to MP4, the more common video format.

WebM to MP4 Converter

iDealshare VideoGo is just the right and perfect WebM to MP4 converter. It helps to batch convert WebM to MP4 at fast speed and with zero quality loss.

  • Acting as the WebM to MP4 Converter Mac version, it can convert WebM to MP4 on Mac OS X Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard, Leopard, and Tiger.
  • Acting as the WebM to MP4 Converter Windows version, it can convert WebM to MP4 on Windows 10, 8, 7, XP or Vista.
  • Besides converting WebM to MP4, it also can convert WebM to AVI, MOV, WMV, MKV, VOB, DV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, RMVB, FLV, SWF, DivX, Xvid, Apple ProRes and etc.
  • It helps to convert WebM to MP4 to play WebM on iPad, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, QuickTime, Windows Media Player, PS3, Xbox, and etc.

How to Convert WebM to MP4 with iDealshare VideoGo?

Here is a detailed step by step guide to convert WebM to MP4 on Mac. It also applies to converting WebM to MP4 on Windows computer.

Make Preparation: Free download WebM to MP4 Converter Mac version

Free download the professional WebM to MP4 Converter for Mac - iDealshare VideoGo(for Mac,for Windows), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

WebM to MP4 Converter Mac Version

Step 1Import WebM files

Click the "Add file" button to import WebM files to the WebM to MP4 Converter Mac version.

Convert WebM to MP4 on Mac

Step 2Set MP4 as the output format

Click the "Profile" button to set MP4 as the output format

Step 3Finish converting WebM to MP4

Click the "Convert" button to start and finish the WebM to MP4 video format conversion.

Conclusion

WebM is developed in 2010 and its biggest advantage is without patent issue. However it still needs more time for WebM to become actually popular in spite of Google's strong support. So it seems the good option to convert WebM to MP4 which is more suitable for most media player or mobile devices, like iPhone, iPad, iTunes, QuickTime etc.