Host an AVI file and share a link
Put a legacy AVI video online at its own address — and find out why it downloads instead of playing.
Drop your AVI file here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your AVI file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .avi file?
AVI is a container Microsoft introduced in 1992. It predates modern streaming entirely — no efficient compression, no support for modern codec features — but decades of camcorder footage, screen recordings and archived video still live in it.
What people use AVI files for
- Archived footage from older camcorders and cameras
- Legacy screen recordings and training video
- Output from older editing and capture software
What opens a AVI file
- VLC and Windows Media Player
- QuickTime, with additional codecs installed
- HandBrake and FFmpeg, for converting
- No browser plays AVI natively
How to host a AVI file
- 1
Drop your AVI file in
Drag it onto the box at the top of this page, or click to choose it. Files up to 25 MB are supported, and nothing is uploaded until you publish.
- 2
Pick an address
Type a name and we'll tell you straight away whether it's free. That becomes the link: old-footage.99helpers.site
- 3
Publish and share
Create a free account — that step exists so the file is yours to update, replace or delete — and the link is live within seconds.
The same three steps work for any file — see how file hosting works on 99helpers.com.
What happens when someone opens the link
The file downloads. Browsers don't support the AVI container, so recipients need a media player — VLC handles it on any platform.
Why host a AVI file instead of emailing it?
Old video files are large and get stranded on drives nobody can reach. Hosting one gives it a permanent address; converting to MP4 first gives it an address that actually plays.
Worth knowing before you publish
- Convert to MP4 for anything anyone needs to watch — AVI files are typically several times larger for the same quality.
- AVI's inefficiency means most files comfortably exceed the 25 MB limit; converting usually solves that too.
- HandBrake with the Fast 1080p30 preset is a reliable one-click conversion.
AVI hosting questions
- Why won't my AVI file play in the browser?
- No browser supports the AVI container. It downloads and needs a player like VLC. Converting to MP4 makes it play for everyone with no player required.
- How do I convert AVI to MP4?
- HandBrake or FFmpeg. It's a re-encode rather than a simple remux, so expect it to take a few minutes — but the result is far smaller and plays anywhere.
- Is AVI still worth using?
- Only for compatibility with old software. For anything new, MP4 or WebM produces much smaller files that play in every browser.
Put your AVI file online now
It takes about ten seconds, and you only make an account once the file is ready to go live.
Hosting guides for related formats
AVI is one of over 211 formats you can host — see free file hosting for any file type for the full list, or read the hosting guides for other file types.