AnyDesk records sessions using its own proprietary format:
You cannot directly rename .anydesk to .mp4 — that will fail because the container structure is different. convert anydesk video to mp4
Use this when the recording is only playable inside AnyDesk or is in a proprietary format: AnyDesk records sessions using its own proprietary format:
Practical tip: If you need exact timestamps or system audio synced with the video, test a short clip first and verify audio channels and frame rates before recording a long session. You cannot directly rename
If no direct conversion is possible:
ffmpeg -i input.anydesk -c copy output.mp4
If that fails with "unknown format", try:
ffmpeg -i input.anydesk -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -b:v 2000k output.mp4
⚠️ Audio may be lost — AnyDesk sometimes stores audio separately.