Play NUV files in your browser
The recording format of MythTV, the Linux TV recorder. Play an old NUV right in your browser, and keep it as MP4.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your video starts playing the moment it opens, sized to fit your screen.
- Plays at once, sized to fit
- Play and pause • Drag the timeline
- Step frame by frame • Change the speed
- Export • Save as MP4 or MOV
About NUV
NuppelVideo was a Linux program for recording TV from capture cards around 2000, and MythTV, the open source home theater, recorded to its .nuv files in its early years. Old MythTV boxes still hold them.
A NUV holds the picture in RTjpeg or MPEG-4 with MP3 or PCM sound, the way capture cards of the time could keep up.
No browser plays NUV by itself. Filepeek decodes it with FFmpeg inside your browser, and Export saves an MP4 that plays on anything.
NuppelVideo
.nuv
Format
- MIME type
- application/octet-stream
- Made by
- The MythTV project
- Released
- 2000
Inside the file
- Video
- MPEG-4 or RTjpeg
- Audio
- MP3 or PCM
- Made by
- MythTV and NuppelVideo
- Made for
- TV recording
Opens in every browser
No browser plays NUV by itself. Filepeek decodes it with FFmpeg in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
- YouChromePlays through Filepeek
- YouEdgePlays through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxPlays through Filepeek
- YouSafariPlays through Filepeek
Questions
How do I play a .nuv file?
Drop it on this page or press Peek a NUV. It plays right in your browser, with nothing to install.
Do the oldest RTjpeg recordings play?
Yes. FFmpeg decodes RTjpeg as well as MPEG-4, with their sound.
Can I convert it to MP4?
Yes. Choose Export, then Save as MP4.
Is my video uploaded?
No. The video opens inside your browser and never leaves your device.