File Extension Library


.H265 File Extension

  • Developer by: VideoLAN Project Team
  • Category: Digital video and movie Files

What are .H265 files and how to open them?

Can't open .H265 file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .H265 file.

What is a .H265 file extension?

.H265 file extension is created by VideoLAN Project Team. .H265 has been classified as Digital video and movie Files.

.H265 is H.265 High Efficiency Video

The h265 file extension is mainly related to the h.265 High Efficiency Video Coding codec.

HEVC is a video compression standard and a successor to H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding). It can be found within container formats like MPEG.


How to open:

You can use for example VLC media player to play these kind of video files. VLC is available almost on any platform.

How to convert:

A lot of multimedia converters support h.265 videos nowadays

How to fix problems with .H265 files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .H265 files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .H265 file format
  2. You need to check the .H265 file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)