How do I convert MOV to MP3?

Drop the file on this page and press the button. It runs in your browser, so there is no upload, no account and no daily limit.

Why will my device not open a MOV file?

Nothing much refuses a MOV on a Mac and almost everything hesitates elsewhere, which is why the file is usually large, on the wrong machine, and needed as sound.

Does converting to MP3 lose quality?

MP3 is lossy, so a little goes at any bitrate. 192 kbps is transparent for speech and close to it for music; 320 is the ceiling and is only worth it when the source was better than the target.

Is the file uploaded?

No. The decode and the encode both happen in the page, and no request carries the audio anywhere. Watch the network panel while it runs.

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MOV to MP3

A MOV is what an iPhone camera and a Mac screen recording write

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What the conversion sites charge

Convertio	~~$6.99 / month~~	converts on their servers, with a daily cap
Zamzar	~~$12 / month~~	converts on their servers, with a size cap
CloudConvert	~~$10 / month~~	converts on their servers, priced per minute
PixPunk	Free	no upload, no account, no daily cap

The picture is most of the file. A two gigabyte clip becomes a few megabytes once the video track is dropped, which is the whole reason this conversion exists. Their caps exist because every conversion runs on a machine they rent. Yours runs on the machine in front of you.

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Where your MOV came from
A MOV is what an iPhone camera and a Mac screen recording write. The audio inside is usually AAC, sitting next to a video track you may not want at all.
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Why you are converting it
Nothing much refuses a MOV on a Mac and almost everything hesitates elsewhere, which is why the file is usually large, on the wrong machine, and needed as sound. MP3 is the format nothing refuses. That is its entire remaining argument and it is a good one.
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What it costs
MP3 is lossy, so a little goes at any bitrate. 192 kbps is transparent for speech and close to it for music; 320 is the ceiling and is only worth it when the source was better than the target.

FAQ

How do I convert MOV to MP3?: Drop the file on this page and press the button. It runs in your browser, so there is no upload, no account and no daily limit.
Why will my device not open a MOV file?: Nothing much refuses a MOV on a Mac and almost everything hesitates elsewhere, which is why the file is usually large, on the wrong machine, and needed as sound.
Is there anything odd about MOV?: The picture is most of the file. A two gigabyte clip becomes a few megabytes once the video track is dropped, which is the whole reason this conversion exists.
Does converting to MP3 lose quality?: MP3 is lossy, so a little goes at any bitrate. 192 kbps is transparent for speech and close to it for music; 320 is the ceiling and is only worth it when the source was better than the target.
Is the file uploaded?: No. The decode and the encode both happen in the page, and no request carries the audio anywhere. Watch the network panel while it runs.

MOV to MP3

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Where your MOV came from

Why you are converting it

What it costs

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