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Convert quicktime video files

Apple QuickTime. The format professional video cameras still record to. A QuickTime container with a hierarchy of tracks and atoms, able to hold many codecs, alpha channels and timecode. That is the format you end up with when something needs to look the same on every screen, which is why it keeps turning up in a camera clip that has to keep its quality. From here it can become a range of other formats. The remaining 2 conversions are next in the queue and will be free.

At a glance

Source
MOV
Where it runs
Your browser
Cost
Free, unlimited
Account
Not needed
MOV

Converter

Universal converter

On device

Drop one or more quicktime video files.

or select quicktime video

Your file never leaves this browser

    About the format

    Apple QuickTime.

    A QuickTime container with a hierarchy of tracks and atoms, able to hold many codecs, alpha channels and timecode.

    Where it is good
    • The native format of professional cameras and iPhones
    • Holds ProRes, alpha channels and multiple audio tracks
    • Can carry timecode and metadata that MP4 cannot
    Where it falls short
    • Large files, especially in ProRes
    • Not as well supported on Android and on the web
    • Playing a .mov in a browser usually needs a re-encode
    You will find it on
    Cameras, iPhones, video editors, broadcast

    The thing people miss

    A .mov from an iPhone is usually H.264 video in a QuickTime wrapper — nearly the same as an MP4, just a different box around it.

    Where it goes next

    A camera clip that has to keep its quality

    Real jobs

    What people are actually doing with MOV

    A camera clip that has to keep its quality

    A video with an alpha channel for editing

    Delivering masters to a broadcaster

    How to

    Converting a MOV file

    1. 01

      Add your quicktime video

      Drag the file onto the drop zone, or tap to browse. Only one file is needed.

    2. 02

      Pick what you want it to become

      Every format this file can become is listed in the switchboard. Pick one and the converter opens with sensible defaults already set.

    3. 03

      Download the result

      Your converted file downloads straight to your device. Nothing was uploaded, so there is no file to delete from a server afterwards.

    Also available

    MOV converts into

    Queued for the servers

    MP4MP4 videoMP3MP3 audio

    Questions

    MOV conversion questions

    How do I convert MOV to another format?

    Add your quicktime video file to the drop zone, choose the target format, adjust the options if you want to, and press convert. The finished file downloads immediately.

    Is my file uploaded anywhere?

    For most conversions, no. They run entirely inside your browser tab. The file is read from your device and the result is written back to your device.

    Do I need an account?

    No. There is no signup step, no email capture and no usage counter. Open the tool, convert the file, close the tab.

    Will there be a watermark or a page limit?

    Neither. On-device conversions produce a clean file with no branding and no cap on pages, size or number of files.