avi

[porta]

what is the best free softwaredownload  to convert mov. files to avi?

[bakerchew]

What OS you are using?

for windows, Freemake would be OK. it is a freeware, GPL-licensed, multithreaded video transcoder.

for mac, you may try  Handbrake (freebie) to encode mov files to avi.

Regards.

Pave