MOV → MP4
MOV to MP4 converter
Drop a MOV and get an MP4 that plays everywhere. Most iPhone and QuickTime clips convert in seconds, because the tracks are copied rather than re-encoded.
An iPhone MOV usually carries H.264 or HEVC video and AAC audio. H.264 goes into MP4 untouched; HEVC is re-encoded to H.264 so every player can open it.
At a glance
- Price
- Free
- Account
- None needed
- Upload
- None — the clip is read and converted in your browser tab, nothing is sent to a server
- Input
- MOV (QuickTime)
- Output
- MP4 (H.264 + AAC)
- File size
- 1 GB per file
- Works on
- Recent Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari (Firefox 130+, Safari 16.4+)
How to convert MOV to MP4
Add the MOV
Drop the clip on the box above or pick it from your disk. One file at a time keeps the work inside a phone tab's memory.
Convert
Press Convert to MP4. A compatible clip is finished in a second or two; a HEVC recording takes as long as the encode needs, and the progress bar follows it.
Download the MP4
The result keeps the original name with an .mp4 extension, ready to share or upload anywhere.
Why MOV files need converting
MOV is QuickTime's container, the format Apple cameras and recorders default to. It plays natively on Apple devices but is a stranger nearly everywhere else: many Android phones, Windows video players and social uploads refuse it. MP4 is the same family of file with a container the whole world reads.
Because the two containers share their internals, the conversion is often just a rewrite: an H.264 + AAC MOV becomes an MP4 with no quality lost. Videos recorded in HEVC (the modern iPhone default) need a real re-encode to H.264, which takes longer but ends with a file that plays anywhere.
MOV to MP4 questions
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No. The clip is read, converted and saved in this browser tab. There is no server step, and you can confirm it in DevTools — the page makes no request while the conversion runs.
Why is some MOV files converted instantly and others take minutes?
It depends on the codec inside. H.264 video is copied straight into the MP4, which is nearly instant. HEVC (recorded by newer iPhones) must be decoded and encoded again, which costs real time — the progress bar is honest about it.
Does the conversion lose quality?
A copied H.264 clip loses nothing at all, bit for bit. A HEVC re-encode loses a little, because H.264 is the older codec — at the same resolution and quality settings the difference is hard to see on video.
What happens to the original MOV?
Nothing — it stays untouched on your disk. The converted file arrives as a separate download named after it.