MOOV Converter

Extract text from Screen recording metadata files (MOOV)


Drop or upload your .MOOV file

How to extract text from your MOOV file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MOOV file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert MOOV to another file type

To convert MOOV Metadata files to another format, you need VLC media player or other Video software.

Convert a file to MOOV

To convert other file formats to the "Video Container / Metadata" file type, you need software like VLC media player or a similar tool.


About MOOV files

The .MOOV file extension primarily represents two distinct formats: an XML-based metadata file created by the Kimcy929 Screen Recorder Android app, or a legacy video container for the QuickTime File Format developed by Apple.

Users face major challenges with .MOOV files because they frequently mistake the Kimcy929 metadata file for a playable video, leading to codec errors in standard media players. These metadata files store session data, not video frames. Conversely, the legacy QuickTime variant relies on older Apple codecs, resulting in bloated file sizes and poor native compatibility on Windows, Android, and modern web browsers.

For universal playback and web distribution, you must convert legacy .MOOV videos to MP4 (using the H.264 codec) or WEBM. If you possess the XML metadata variant, it cannot be converted to video; however, you can convert it to TXT or JSON to parse the raw recording session data. Drag and drop your file here to analyze its true format and convert it securely right in your browser.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your MOOV file.

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FAQ

If you want to convert MOOV file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use VLC media player or similar software from the "Video Container or Metadata" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to MOOV, try VLC media player or another comparable tool in the "Video Container or Metadata" category.



The MOOV Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our MOOV converter.