Why convert ROFL to WEBM?
A ROFL file (League of Legends Replay, introduced in the patch 7.x era) is a proprietary binary stream of player inputs, unit positions, and game events. WebM is a web video container (introduced 2010) holding VP8/VP9 or AV1 video frames. Because ROFL stores no rendered frames, the League engine must re-simulate the match in real time to produce any visual output, making direct conversion to .webm impossible.
How to convert ROFL to WEBM
OBS Studio FREE
Play the .rofl file in the League of Legends client, then record the game window with OBS Studio set to VP9 codec and WebM output.
About these formats
A ROFL file is a League of Legends replay created by Riot Games. It is not a video - it stores recorded game data that the League client re-simulates. Open it by double-clicking it with…
Open .ROFL details →A WEBM file is Google's open video container that holds VP8, VP9 or AV1 video with Vorbis or Opus audio. Drag it into any modern browser or open it in VLC - no codec pack needed. If a…
Open .WEBM details →Quality & what to watch
- ROFL files are tied to the patch they were recorded on; after a League update, older replays will not open and cannot be recorded.
- A 30-minute ROFL file is only a few megabytes because it stores event data, not footage; the same match as WebM video would be several gigabytes.
- OBS Studio is available free from obsproject.com and runs on Windows and macOS.