

DivX developed Xvid for PC, but it also opens without consequence on Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows. In today’s computing environment, this is a very useful security feature, especially when using free software ( freeware), such as Xvid.Īs open-source software, Xvid opens on almost all of the most common platforms.

One of the good things about open-source software is that it is possible to view the code to check for malware. It uses “ lossy” compression but retains a high degree of quality.

It published under the GNU GPL license, which is simply a free license for software, and it implements the ISO MPEG-4 standard. Xvid is a free, open-source, video codec library.
