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Vow Video Repair
Corrupted video repair for Windows
Video won't play? Get it back. Checked, rebuilt, previewed free.
Drop the broken MP4, MOV, AVI or MKV. In seconds Vow Video Repair shows what is wrong and how much comes back, rebuilds the missing index frame by frame, and lets you watch the result before you save it. Your original is never changed and nothing is uploaded.
- No ads
- No malware
- No account
- Light & dark theme
- Check, repair and preview any video, 1 full save a day
No ads. Ever.No pop-ups, no banners, no "offers".
No malware or bundlewareThe installer installs one thing: this app.
No account, no uploadIt works on your PC, and your files stay there.
Free daily limits, just $9.95 unlimitedNo subscription. No trial that runs out.
The problem
A broken video is stressful enough
The footage is irreplaceable, the error message means nothing, and the repair tools you find all want something before they show a single frame.
"moov atom not found"
Players refuse the file with an error code that explains nothing, even though the video is still inside it.
Pay before you know
Many repair tools want your card details before you can tell whether your clip will actually come back.
Upload your private footage
Online repair services need the whole file on their servers, along with whatever personal moments are in it.
"Add a sample file"
Advanced repairs need a working clip from the same camera, and you are left to work out which one and where.
A subscription for one clip
Yearly plans and auto-renewals for a job you hope you will only ever need once.
Grey smears and silent gaps
Rough fixes leave smeared frames after damage and sound that drifts out of step with the picture.
Vow Video Repair fixes all of it.
How it works
Drop. Check. Watch it work.
You see exactly what went wrong and how much of the video comes back, before you spend a cent.
- 01
Drop the broken video
Drag in the MP4, MOV, AVI or MKV that won't open, or a whole SD card. The original is only read, never changed.
Drop the video that won't play, or a whole camera card - 02
See what's wrong
In seconds you get a plain-words verdict, a health map of the file and how much comes back. A working clip from the same camera is found by itself.
Drop the video that won't play, or a whole camera card - 03
Watch, then save
Watch the first 10 seconds and stills from the whole repaired video, free. Happy? Save it next to the original, checked to play.
Drop the video that won't play, or a whole camera card
Features
A repair engine that reads every frame
Built for action cams, drones, phones, dashcams and screen recordings, by people who would rather show you the result than promise it.
Rebuilds the lost index
When a recording stops suddenly, the index is rebuilt frame by frame from the video and sound data, with exact timing.
Finds the reference itself
It tries the other clips in the same folder against the damaged data and picks the one from the same camera.
Remembers your cameras
Every reference is saved as a camera profile, so the next broken clip from that camera needs no reference at all.
A health map of the file
See where the video data, damaged parts, empty space and index are, with findings explained in plain words.
Copes with damaged cards
Zeroed blocks and garbled data are skipped cleanly, frames that would smear are left out, and the sound stays in step.
See it before you pay
Every repair gets a free 10-second preview, plus stills from the start to the end of the whole repaired video.
Checked after saving
The saved file is probed and decoded straight away, so you know its length, picture and sound really play.
Lossless and fast
Frames are copied as they are, at about the speed of your disk, with the index first so the file opens instantly.
Beyond MP4
Repairs AVI files without an index, Matroska from crashed recordings, and MPEG-TS and AVCHD with damaged packets.
Free tools
Look inside a video, check every frame for damage, make a file web-ready, or fix sideways video without re-encoding.
Light & dark theme
Easy on the eyes, day or night.
Video Repair comes with a crisp light theme and a calm dark theme. Switch with one click, or let it follow your Windows setting by itself. It remembers your choice.
- LightClear and bright for daytime and busy offices
- DarkGentle on tired eyes late at night
- Follow WindowsChanges by itself when your PC does
Screenshots
See Vow Video Repair in action
Real screenshots of the real app, in both of its themes: 6 light, 6 dark. Click any picture to see it full size.
Light theme
Dark theme
Who it's for
When the recording really mattered
Action-cam footage
The best run of the day, cut off when the battery died mid-recording.
Drone flights
Clips left unfinished by a crash, a low battery or a card pulled too soon.
Dashcam recordings
Evidence clips and AVI files without an index after the power was cut.
Phone videos
Recordings broken when the camera app crashed or the phone shut down.
OBS and screen recordings
Streams and gameplay saved as MKV or fragmented MP4 that stopped when the app crashed.
Event videographers
Wedding and event footage on a failing SD card, recovered without sending it anywhere.
Compare
Vow Video Repair vs typical video repair tools
What usually happens when you search for a fix for a broken video, and what happens here.
| Feature | Vow Video Repair | Typical video repair software & sites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free every day, or $9.95 once | Subscriptions or costly licences |
| See the result before paying | 10-second preview plus stills from the whole video | A short preview at best |
| Finds a sample clip for you | Automatically, from the same folder | You pick one by hand |
| Repairs without a sample | Saved camera profiles, or none needed when the stream allows | Usually needs a sample every time |
| Explains what's wrong | Health map and plain-words findings | Often just "corrupted" or a pass/fail |
| Checks the repaired file plays | Yes, right after saving | Rarely |
| Your video is uploaded | Never: 100% on your PC | Yes, for online repair services |
| Ads and watermarks | None | Common on free tools |
"Typical" describes what we found across the most-downloaded alternatives when we built Video Repair. Your mileage with any one of them may vary; ours won't.
Pricing
Free every day. Just $9.95 once for the lot.
That is not a typo. Software this powerful usually means a monthly subscription; Video Repair is $9.95, once, for life: it's almost a giveaway. Use it free for as long as you like, and unlock Unlimited only if you need more.
Free
$0forever
Check, repair and preview any video, 1 full save a day.
- Check and repair any number of videos
- A 10-second preview of every repair
- Stills from the whole repaired video
- 1 full repaired video saved a day (resets at midnight)
- Camera profiles and all the tools
- No watermarks, no sign-up, nothing uploaded
Best valueUnlimited
$9.95USD, once. Yours for life.
Almost a giveaway. Less than a takeaway lunch for software this powerful: no subscription, no renewals, yours for life on 2 PCs.
Save every repaired video in full, batch whole SD cards.
- Save every repaired video at full length
- No daily limit on saves
- Batch: save a whole card or folder at once
- Made for a card full of broken clips
- One payment, yours for life on 2 PCs
- Every future update included
How unlocking works
- 1Use it free first Install Vow Video Repair and use it on your own files. No card, no account, no time limit.
- 2Click "Unlimited" in the app Pay $9.95 USD once by card, securely through Stripe in your browser.
- 3It unlocks itself Within seconds, for life, on up to 2 of your PCs. Your license key is emailed to you, and every future update is included.
Payments by Stripe: we never see or store your card. Questions? Ask a real person.
Clean software
Safe to install. Nothing else comes with it.
Most "free" Windows downloads pay for themselves with ads, bundled extras or your data. Vow Video Repair doesn't need to: it's paid for honestly, once, by the people who find it useful.
Download Video Repair free- No ads, toolbars or "offers"The installer installs one thing: Vow Video Repair. No pre-ticked boxes to watch out for.
- No administrator rights neededIt installs just for you, in your own user folder, and leaves the rest of Windows alone.
- Nothing running in the backgroundNo startup programs, no tray nags, no services. When you close it, it's closed.
- Everything includedAll it needs is inside the installer, so you never have to fetch a "required component" from somewhere else.
- Uninstalls cleanlyOne click in Windows Settings > Apps. Your own files are never touched.
- A real company behind itMade, published and supported by XTO Pty Ltd, an Australian company, with real people answering every message.
Step-by-step guide
How to repair a video that won't play on Windows
Fix "moov atom not found" and other broken recordings in a few minutes, without uploading anything.
Step 1: get it freeInstall Vow Video Repair free
Download it from this page and run the installer. It needs no administrator rights and no account. You can also add a "Repair with Vow Video Repair" entry to the right-click menu.
Add the video that won't play
Drag it onto the window, click Add videos, or right-click it in File Explorer. To repair a whole SD card, use Add a folder.
Read the check
Within seconds it shows what is wrong in plain words, a health map of the file and how much of the video comes back.
Give it a reference if asked
If the camera's settings were lost, it looks for a working clip from the same camera in the same folder by itself. If none is there, add one, or use a saved camera profile.
Watch the preview, then save
Play the first 10 seconds and look through the stills. Press Save the repaired video: it is saved as "name_repaired.mp4" next to the original and checked to play.
Technical details
Video Repair at a glance
- Works on
- Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11, 64-bit
- Repairs
- MP4, MOV, M4V, 3GP, LRV, INSV, AVI, MKV, WebM, MTS, M2TS, TS, FLV, WMV, MPG
- Video rebuilt
- H.264, H.265 (HEVC), Motion-JPEG
- Sound rebuilt
- AAC, AC-3, E-AC-3, PCM
- Output
- Lossless, same format, or MP4, MOV or MKV
- Internet
- Not needed: works fully offline
- Install
- Per-user, no administrator rights, no account
- Languages
- English
- Theme
- Light, dark or follow Windows: one click to switch
- Version
- 1.0.0, released 3 November 2026
- Publisher
- XTO Pty Ltd (Australia)
FAQ
Questions about Video Repair
Is Vow Video Repair free?
Yes. Checking and repairing any number of videos is free, with a 10-second preview of every repair, stills from the whole repaired video, camera profiles and all the tools. You can save 1 full-length repaired video a day for free. Unlimited, a one-time $9.95 USD payment, saves every repaired video in full and adds batch saving for whole cards and folders.
Does it upload my videos?
No. The check and the repair run entirely on your own PC. There is no account and no cloud, so private and sensitive footage never leaves your computer.
What problems can it fix?
Recordings interrupted by a dead battery, a crash or a pulled card ("moov atom not found", error 0xc00d36c4), copies and downloads cut off part way, clips from damaged SD cards, files with a shifted index, OBS recordings left broken by a crash, AVI files without an index, and MPEG-TS or AVCHD files with damaged packets.
What is a reference video, and do I need one?
When a recording is cut off, the camera's settings are often lost with the index. A few seconds of any working video recorded with the same camera and settings supplies them. Vow looks for one in the same folder by itself, remembers each camera as a profile, and needs no reference at all when the video stream carries its own settings.
Which cameras and formats does it support?
GoPro, DJI, Insta360, phones, dashcams, camcorders and OBS. Formats include MP4, MOV, M4V, 3GP, GoPro LRV, Insta360 INSV, AVI, MKV, WebM, MTS, M2TS, TS, FLV, WMV and MPG.
Will it change my original file?
Never. The original is only read. The repaired copy is saved as a new file next to it, such as "GX010123_repaired.mp4", and nothing is ever overwritten.
Will I get every second back?
Everything that is still in the file is kept. Parts that were never written or are truly damaged can't be recovered, so they are skipped cleanly while the sound stays in step. The check tells you how much comes back before you save anything.
Is it safe to install?
Yes. It is made and published by XTO Pty Ltd, an Australian company. There are no ads and no bundled software, it needs no administrator rights, it never takes over your video file types, and it uninstalls cleanly from Windows Settings.
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Fix videos that won't play, and see the repair before you pay. Free to use every day, $9.95 once if you ever want Unlimited.
- No ads
- No malware
- No account
- No subscription