How to convert Ogg Vorbis to Opus
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert Ogg Vorbis to Opus
NexMedia converts Ogg Vorbis to Opus on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About Ogg Vorbis
Ogg Vorbis is the open, royalty-free Vorbis audio codec in the Ogg container, developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation.
Games, open-source software and music streaming; Spotify has streamed its music in Ogg Vorbis.
Apple devices have limited support for Ogg Vorbis, and many car stereos do not play it.
Convert Ogg Vorbis to Opus online free, no account required — Opus is a modern open lossy codec for speech and music.
Change Ogg Vorbis to Opus without losing quality — convert Ogg Vorbis to Opus free in your browser.
Why can't I add my OGG music to iTunes or play it on an iPhone? Apple's ecosystem has never supported the open format natively, so converting to AAC or MP3 is the only way in.
About Opus
Opus is an open, royalty-free lossy audio codec standardised by the IETF in 2012 (RFC 6716). It handles both speech and music well, from very low to high bitrates.
Voice and video calls, WhatsApp voice messages, WebRTC, and the audio track of WebM videos.
Opus always decodes at 48 kHz, and some older players and devices do not support it.
Why convert voice recordings to Opus? It stays clear at very low bitrates, so calls and dictation shrink dramatically without becoming hard to understand.
What changes when you convert Ogg Vorbis to Opus
- The audio is decoded and re-encoded as Opus at the default settings, so the result is close to the Ogg Vorbis but not bit-identical.
- Ogg Vorbis and Opus are both lossy formats, so this conversion adds a second round of lossy compression; keep the original Ogg Vorbis if you may need the best quality later.
Settings you can change
Before you convert Ogg Vorbis to Opus, you can adjust: Audio codec, Rate control, Audio bitrate, Quality (VBR), Sample rate, Channels, Normalize loudness, Trim start, Trim duration, and Keep tags.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted Opus file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
Ogg Vorbis to Opus: questions and answers
Does converting Ogg Vorbis to Opus reduce quality?
The audio is decoded and re-encoded as Opus at the default settings, so the result is close to the Ogg Vorbis but not bit-identical. Ogg Vorbis and Opus are both lossy formats, so this conversion adds a second round of lossy compression; keep the original Ogg Vorbis if you may need the best quality later.
What is the difference between Ogg Vorbis and Opus?
Ogg Vorbis is an open, royalty-free lossy audio format. Opus is a modern open lossy codec for speech and music.
Can I change the settings when converting Ogg Vorbis to Opus?
Before you convert Ogg Vorbis to Opus, you can adjust: Audio codec, Rate control, Audio bitrate, Quality (VBR), Sample rate, Channels, Normalize loudness, Trim start, Trim duration, and Keep tags.
Do I need an account to convert Ogg Vorbis to Opus?
No. You can convert Ogg Vorbis to Opus without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted Opus file kept?
The Opus file you convert from Ogg Vorbis is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
My Ogg Vorbis is already lossy — does the Opus lose even more?
Ogg Vorbis and Opus are both lossy formats, so this conversion adds a second round of lossy compression; keep the original Ogg Vorbis if you may need the best quality later.
When I convert Ogg Vorbis to Opus, is the audio re-encoded?
The audio is decoded and re-encoded as Opus at the default settings, so the result is close to the Ogg Vorbis but not bit-identical.