What is a .DIVX file?
DIVX is video encoded with the DivX codec.
- Did you know
- DivX made it possible to fit a whole DVD movie onto a single CD around the year 2000.
- DivX began as a 1990s hack of Microsoft’s MPEG-4 video codec, jokingly named “DivX ;-)” by its French author.
- The smiley distinguished it from Circuit City’s unrelated “Divx” disposable-DVD rental scheme of the same era.
- What Analyser reads
- Inspect streaming manifests and video containers: HLS/DASH/Smooth Streaming/HDS manifests and playlists; pro/broadcast MXF/GXF/LXF/DV; ASF/.dvr-ms and RealMedia; DivX/F4V/Insta360/GoPro proxies/GIFV; raw elementary streams (IVF, Y4M, MPEG-1/2, H.264/H.265 SPS, AV1 OBU); MPEG program/transport and PVR/DVB recordings; Windows Recorded TV, Ogg Media, NUT; DPX/Cineon/Dahua/.yuv identified.
- Depth of analysis
- .DIVX is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .DIVX file
- Drag a .DIVX file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.