MOV Converter

Convert QuickTime videos (MOV) online for free

Select File
Drop or upload your .MOV file

Online File Converter

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How to convert your MOV file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MOV file.
You'll see a preview.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert MOV to another file type

The converter easily converts your MOV videos to various formats - free and online. No QuickTime or or other Video software needed.

MOV to MP4
MOV to MP3
MOV to GIF
MOV to WAV
MOV to AVI
MOV to WEBM
MOV to WMV
MOV to FLV
MOV to MKV
MOV to M4V
MOV to 3GP
MOV to OGG

Convert a file to MOV

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Multimedia Container" formats to MOV without using software like QuickTime or a similar tool.

MTS to MOV
DIVX to MOV
RM to MOV
H264 to MOV
WMV to MOV
VOB to MOV
MP4 to MOV
XVID to MOV
AVI to MOV
ASF to MOV
GSM to MOV
AL to MOV

About MOV files

The .MOV file is a proprietary multimedia container format developed by Apple. It utilizes the QuickTime File Format (QTFF) to store multiple tracks of data, including video, audio, timecode, and text subtitles. These tracks are commonly encoded using high-quality codecs like H.264, HEVC, or Apple ProRes. It is a standard format for video editing within the macOS ecosystem.

To play a .MOV file locally, users typically rely on Apple QuickTime Player on macOS, or cross-platform open-source alternatives like VLC media player on Windows and Linux. You can read more about the container's technical specifications on its Wikipedia page.

Despite its high quality, the .MOV format has severe disadvantages for everyday users. Because it is an Apple-centric proprietary format, playback on Windows PCs, Android devices, and older smart TVs often fails without installing specific third-party codecs. Furthermore, .MOV files are rarely supported natively by web browsers outside of Safari. They also tend to have massive file sizes, making them difficult to share via email or messaging apps.

To solve playback and sharing problems, conversion is necessary. For universal playback and web streaming, convert to MP4. For HTML5 web-native video, convert to WebM. For lightweight animations, convert short clips to GIF or WebP. Just drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.

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

Users also converted HDR, HEVC, VLC, HAP, QT, VIDEO, MVI, AAE, DCP, MP4, IOS, TGS and VR files.

FAQ

If you want to convert MOV file to JPG, you can use QuickTime or similar software from the "Video Container Format" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert RMVB or TS files to MOV, try QuickTime or another comparable tool in the "Video Container Format" category.

The MOV 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 MOV converter.