Play .avi files on iPhone

"How can I play .avi files on iPhone?" If you are still puzzled by the question, the guide as follows will be the only thing you really need.

To play .avi files on iPhone, you have to convert the .avi files to iPhone supported .mp4 files first! But iTunes is helpless with the conversion. So you need turn to third-party software, and I would recommend Avex iPhone Video Converter.

With Avex iPhone Video Converter, you can easily convert .avi files and many other video files in various formats to iPhone .mp4 files.

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How to play .avi files on iPhone?

Step 1: Launch Avex iPhone Video Converter.

Install Avex iPhone Video Converter on your PC (

Download it here ). Launch the programme and the main interface will be present on your screen. Click "Choose video" button to select the .avi files that you want to convert.

Convert .avi files to iPhone mp4- Main interface

Step 2: Set "Use profile" for converted movie.

Choose the output quality in the drop-down list and there are 6 preset modes for you:

iPhone - Excellent Quality (MPEG4)

iPhone - Medium Quality (MPEG4)

iPhone - Good Quality (MPEG4)

iPhone - Excellent Quality (H.264)
iPhone - Medium Quality (H.264)
iPhone - Good Quality (H.264)

Avex iPhone Video converter allow you to do more Advance-settings as your own idea. You set the screen size, bitrate and FPS for the output iphone mp4 video. And you should know that higher quality means larger video size.

Step 3: Set output folder and file name for output iPhone MP4 video.

Click the "Browse" button to select a folder to store converted iPhone MP4 video. Click "More options" button to open the "Output Setting" window and input the filename of the converted video, after the adress of the outfolder, in the "Output file name" blank. You can also set the Audio volume and Video brightness in this windows.

Step 4: Start the .avi file to iPhone MP4 Conversion.

Click the "Convert" button to start converting the AVI movie to iPhone in mp4 format. You can preview the movie while the conversion is going.

When the conversion has completed, "Information" dialog will pop up automatically, you can open the output folder or play the converted .mp4 file.

Step 5: Transfer .mp4 file to iPhone and Play it on iPhone.

Launch Apple iTunes( Download page of iTunes ), add the converted .mp4 file in to iTunes Library. Plug in your Apple iPhone and go to the "Video" tab. You'll see your new movie shown, along with any other movies you have in your iTunes library:

Select the new file you created, press "Apply" and let it copy data across for a while. When it's done, you've got your .avi file neatly and conveniently on your Apple iPhone. Then you can play .avi files on your iPhone anywhere!