Convert MOV to MP4
MOV is Apple's QuickTime format, and MP4 was built on it, so the two hold the same kinds of video. When your MOV holds H.264, it becomes an MP4 by being rewrapped: seconds, with nothing re-encoded.
Your file never leaves this device. Everything runs in your browser.
How it works
- Drop your video.
- Pick the format you need. The tool says which parts it copies and which it re-encodes.
- Press Convert and download the new file.
Questions
Why is my iPhone video re-encoded?
An iPhone set to High Efficiency (Settings › Camera › Formats) records HEVC. Not every computer, phone or upload form plays HEVC, so the tool re-encodes it to H.264, which they all do. Set to Most Compatible, an iPhone records H.264 and its MOV is only rewrapped.
Will the sound change?
AAC sound, which iPhones and Macs record, is copied as it is. Uncompressed PCM sound, which some cameras record, is re-encoded to AAC, which takes far less space.
Which formats can I convert to?
MP4 and MOV with H.264 video and AAC sound, and WebM with VP9 video and Opus sound: the formats a browser can write. AVI, FLV and WMV aren't offered, because no browser can make them.
Does converting lose quality?
Not when the video is copied: a MOV or MKV holding H.264 becomes an MP4 without its picture being touched. When the codec has to change, the video is re-encoded at high quality, and like any re-encode it isn't bit-for-bit the original.
Is there a length limit?
Files up to 2 GB. A conversion that copies the video has no length limit; one that re-encodes it takes videos up to 15 minutes.
What happens to subtitles and extra audio tracks?
The new file gets the main video and the main sound. Subtitle tracks and extra languages, which an MKV often carries, are left out.
Does my video get uploaded?
No. It's converted in your browser, on your device.
Which browsers does it work in?
Current Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox. Re-encoding to MP4 or MOV needs a browser that can encode H.264, which Chrome, Edge and Safari can. Making a WebM needs VP9 and Opus encoders, which Chrome and Edge have. If yours can't, the tool says so before it starts.