MPEG to OPUS Converter

What happens when you convert MPEG to OPUS

• OPUS holds sound only, so the picture is discarded and the soundtrack is encoded as Opus at 192 kbps.
• If the MPEG has several audio tracks, the first one is used.

How to convert MPEG to OPUS online

1. Press "Choose MPEG files" and select one or more files, or drag them onto the box. You can add files of any size your device can hold in memory.
2. Adjust the settings if you need to: the bitrate controls quality and size. The defaults suit most people.
3. Press "Convert to OPUS". The first audio or video conversion downloads the converter engine, about 32 MB, which your browser then keeps for next time.
4. Save each OPUS with its download button. Close the tab and every trace of the files is gone from memory.

Why convert MPEG to OPUS?

MPEG files usually come from DVD-era video, Video CDs and older camcorders. People convert them to OPUS because Opus sounds good at very low bitrates, so voice recordings stay tiny.

In short, MPEG is good at what it was made for, and OPUS is the more practical choice when the file has to play on another device or app. MPEG does not play in most browsers; plays in VLC and desktop players, while OPUS plays in current browsers; many car stereos and older players cannot.

How to convert MPEG to OPUS on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android

On Windows

Open this page in Chrome, Edge or Firefox, drag your MPEG files in from File Explorer, and press Convert. Each OPUS is saved to your Downloads folder. If you prefer a desktop program, VLC can also convert MPEG to OPUS: choose Media, then Convert / Save.

On a Mac

Safari, Chrome and Firefox all work. Drag the MPEG files from Finder onto the drop zone and the OPUS files land in Downloads.

On iPhone and iPad

Open the page in Safari and tap Choose MPEG files. You can pick from Photos or from the Files app. The converted OPUS appears in Files, in the Downloads folder.

On Android

Open the page in Chrome, tap Choose MPEG files and pick them from Files or your gallery. The OPUS is saved to the Download folder, where any file manager can find it. Keep the screen on while a long video converts, because Android may pause a tab in the background.

Best settings for MPEG to OPUS

OPUS is a lossy format, so the bitrate decides both the sound quality and the file size. Size grows in a straight line with bitrate: double the bitrate and the file doubles.

The MPEG was already compressed, so pick a bitrate at least as high as the original. Going higher does not add quality back, it only makes the file bigger.

MPEG vs OPUS: the differences

About MPEG and OPUS files

What is an MPEG file?

MPEG-2 is the video format of DVDs and broadcast TV. It needs roughly twice the bitrate of H.264 for the same picture, so converting to MP4 usually shrinks the file a lot.

What is an OPUS file?

Opus was built for speech and music over the internet, and it holds up at bitrates as low as 16 kbps. Voice messages from WhatsApp and Telegram usually arrive as Opus files.

MPEG to OPUS not working? Common problems

• The conversion is slow. Audio and container changes take seconds, but re-encoding video runs on your own processor. Lower the resolution to 720p, close other tabs, and keep the device plugged in.
• The tab stops or reloads on a very large file. Browsers limit how much memory one tab can use, around 2 GB and less on phones. Split long recordings or convert them on a computer.
• Song titles are missing. Tags such as title and artist are copied when OPUS can store them, but cover art is not carried over.

Convert MPEG to OPUS with ffmpeg

This converter runs ffmpeg inside your browser. If you would rather use the ffmpeg command line on your own computer, this command produces an equivalent OPUS with the same kind of settings:

ffmpeg -i input.mpeg -vn -c:a libopus -b:a 192k output.opus

Replace input.mpeg with the name of your file. For a whole folder of MPEG files, run the command in a loop, or drop them all on the converter above, which processes them one after another.