TS Converter
FileFlip converts TS files into 30 other formats entirely inside your browser, using FFmpeg and WebCodecs compiled to WebAssembly. The TS file is never uploaded to a server: it is read off your disk, converted on your own machine, and saved back by the browser. There is no file-size limit and no account to create.
How do I convert a TS file?#
- Drop your TS file onto the converter at the top of this page, or click it to pick one from your computer.
- Choose the format you want out of it. FileFlip downloads the engine that conversion needs, once, and your browser caches it.
- Conversion starts the moment you pick the format, and the result is yours to download. The work happens in this tab, so nothing is uploaded and nothing is queued.
Is it safe to convert TS files online?#
Yes, because nothing is uploaded. FileFlip converts TS files inside the browser tab you already have open, using WebAssembly builds of the same engines a desktop converter would install. Your file is read from your own disk into the page's memory, and no request carrying it is ever made.
You do not have to take that on trust. Open your browser's network panel, run a conversion, and you will see the engine come down and your file go nowhere. There is no upload, no server-side copy, no retention window, and no account tied to what you converted.
How FileFlip works lists every engine, its version and its download size, and shows how to check for yourself that nothing leaves your machine.
What happens to a TS file#
FileFlip converts TS into 30 formats with FFmpeg and WebCodecs, all of it inside the browser tab. Each conversion below names the engine it uses, what it downloads, and exactly what that conversion keeps or drops.
| Category | Video Files |
|---|---|
| File extension | .ts |
| FileFlip support | Read and written |
| Conversions available | 30 |
| Engines | FFmpeg and WebCodecs |
| Downloaded to your browser | 30.8 MB on the first conversion, then cached |
What is a TS file?#
A TS file carries MPEG transport stream data, the packetized container built for broadcast so a receiver can start decoding correctly at any point after tuning into a channel already in progress.
Keep a recording as TS while it's still being processed by broadcast or streaming tools that expect the transport stream structure, such as a DVR or an HLS pipeline.
Convert TS to MP4 once a recording is done being processed and just needs to play back or get edited, since MP4 drops the broadcast-oriented overhead without losing any video quality.
The TS file format reference covers the specification, the programs that open one, and what each conversion keeps or drops.
TS questions people ask#
What produces a TS file?
TS files come from DVB or ATSC TV tuners and DVRs recording a broadcast, from screen or capture card recordings saved by streaming software, and from downloaded HLS video that got reassembled into one file. Anything captured from a live broadcast feed tends to land in this container.
Why won't my TS file play in some apps?
TS is built for tuners and set-top boxes, not general media players, so some software either doesn't recognize it or can't find the program information it needs before starting playback. VLC and other FFmpeg-based players handle it without issue; if a player still fails, the video or audio codec inside the stream is the more likely culprit.
What is a TS file good for converting to?
Convert TS to MP4 for normal playback and editing. The transport stream's packet structure exists to survive a broadcast link, which a saved file doesn't need, so remuxing or re-encoding to MP4 gives the same video in a container every device already understands.
Is a TS file the same as an MPG file?
No. Both can hold MPEG-2 video, but TS is the transport stream, split into small self-contained packets for a broadcast link, while MPG is the program stream, built for a single continuous read off a disc or hard drive. They're sibling formats from the same MPEG systems standard rather than the same file structure.