MOV to MP4 converter
Most people want a MOV to MP4 converter because iPhones and Macs record to MOV while players, editors and upload forms would rather have MP4. Drop the file in and an H.264 MP4 comes back out. QuickTime files convert free, right in your browser.
Drop a video here, or click to choose one
MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, AVI or audio, up to 2GB. Nothing is uploaded.
See the flow, step by step
A walkthrough of one file being processed in your browser.
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Your result
- Smaller file, same watchable quality
- Original never leaves your device
Why people use it
Files stream straight to your device. We keep no copy of the video or the link.
No sign up, no email, no tracking pixel. Paste a link and save the file.
Every tool on the site is free to use, with no daily download cap.
We pick the highest stream the source offers, up to 4K where it exists.
One paste, one click. No queues, no waiting rooms, no forced ads between steps.
Runs in any modern browser on phone, tablet and desktop. Nothing to install.
How to convert MOV to MP4
Choose the MOV file, leave the output on MP4 and press convert. Video is written as H.264 and audio as AAC, the combination every device understands.
The result is a normal MP4 with fast start enabled, so it begins playing before it has finished loading in a browser.
Why MOV causes trouble
MOV is a container, and Apple often fills it with HEVC video that older phones, Windows machines and some editors refuse to open.
Converting to H.264 inside an MP4 removes that problem without touching the framing or the length of your clip.
Runs on your device
Nothing is uploaded. The encoder loads into the browser tab and works on the file where it already is.
Large recordings are fine, they just take as long as your machine needs, so trim a long clip first if you only want part of it.
Container and codec are two different things
MOV is a container, a wrapper that says where the picture and the sound sit inside the file. MP4 is a container too, and the two are close relatives, since MP4 was built on Apple's format.
What actually decides whether a file opens is the codec inside. An MOV holding H.264 already plays nearly everywhere, while an MOV holding HEVC or ProRes does not.
That is why renaming a MOV to MP4 sometimes appears to work and sometimes produces a file that opens to nothing. A real conversion changes the codec as well as the wrapper.
Where HEVC comes from on an iPhone
iPhones default to a High Efficiency setting that records HEVC, which halves the storage a clip needs. The trade is compatibility with older machines and software.
Switching the camera to Most Compatible in the settings makes new recordings H.264 from the start, which saves converting them later.
Anything filmed at 4K 60, or in cinematic or ProRes mode, is a heavier file again and is the most likely to stall an older editor.
What conversion changes and what it does not
Resolution, frame rate, length and framing all stay exactly as they were. Nothing is cropped and nothing is rescaled.
The picture is re-encoded to H.264, which is a lossy step. At normal settings it is not visible, but converting the same clip repeatedly does accumulate.
Some metadata does not survive. Location tags and Apple's own depth or cinematic data are dropped, since MP4 has nowhere to keep them.
Why upload forms reject MOV
Many web forms accept a narrow list of file types and MOV is often not on it, even when the video inside would play fine.
Older editing software on Windows frequently has no HEVC decoder at all, so the file imports as audio with a blank picture.
Sending an MP4 sidesteps both problems, which is why it remains the safest format to hand to somebody else.
Questions people ask
Is the MOV to MP4 converter free?
Yes, no account and no file count limit.
Will the quality change?
The preset keeps the frame size and re-encodes at a high quality setting, so the change is not visible at normal viewing size.
Does it work with iPhone HEVC files?
Yes. That is the main reason to convert, since the output plays on machines that cannot open HEVC.
Is my footage uploaded anywhere?
No. Everything happens locally in your browser.
What about the audio?
The audio track is re-encoded as AAC and stays in sync with the picture.
Will converting make the file bigger?
Often yes. H.264 is less efficient than HEVC, so the same picture needs more space. That is the cost of a file that opens everywhere.
Can I just rename the extension instead?
Sometimes it appears to work when the MOV already holds H.264, but it fails for HEVC and ProRes and can produce a file that plays with no picture. Converting is the reliable route.
Does the video stay in the same orientation?
Yes. Rotation is written into the file and carried through, so a portrait clip stays portrait.
What about ProRes files from a Mac?
They convert, and the size drop is dramatic since ProRes is an editing format rather than a delivery one. Keep the original if you still need to grade the footage.