Convert FLV to MOV

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Converting FLV to MOV is free: drop your FLV above, hit convert, and download the MOV. Files delete themselves within an hour.

Most FLV to MOV conversions are wrapper swaps: the pictures stay pictures, they just trade FLV's box for one built for shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue. If the codec inside your FLV is one MOV accepts, Flippy keeps quality bit-for-bit identical; if not, it re-encodes once, carefully, at matching quality.

Why flip FLV to MOV

FLV is a relic of the Flash era: the format YouTube grew up on, stranded when Flash died. It was born in 2002, Macromedia (later Adobe), for Flash Player, and its real weak spot is playing anywhere at all since Flash was switched off in 2020.

MOV is Apple's homebody: gorgeous on a Mac, awkward everywhere else. The QuickTime container; often H.264 or HEVC, sometimes heavyweight editing codecs like ProRes. That makes it the right destination when what you need is shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue.

How to convert FLV to MOV

1
Drop your FLV file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
2
Check the output format: MOV is already selected for you.
3
Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new MOV.

FLV vs MOV, side by side

	FLV	MOV
Born	2002, Macromedia (later Adobe), for Flash Player	1991, Apple's QuickTime team
Type	video · container	video · container
Best for	nothing new: today it's mostly old downloads waiting to be rescued	shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue
Weak spot	playing anywhere at all since Flash was switched off in 2020	traveling: Windows, Android and the web would all rather meet an MP4
Typical size	small files with dial-up-era expectations about quality	frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute
Plays on	Almost nothing modern; VLC and converters are its retirement home.	Mac and iPhone natively; elsewhere it depends on the player's mood.

Questions people ask

Will converting FLV to MOV lose quality?

Usually not: when the video codec is compatible, Flippy swaps the container without re-encoding, so quality is untouched. If a re-encode is needed, it happens once at matching quality.

Will the MOV file be bigger or smaller than my FLV?

Similar, unless a re-encode is involved: then it depends on the codec. MOV typically runs frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute.

Where will the MOV file play?

Mac and iPhone natively; elsewhere it depends on the player's mood. That's the usual reason people leave FLV behind: MOV simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does FLV to MOV conversion take?

When it's a pure container swap it's nearly instant, since nothing is re-encoded. Full re-encodes take roughly as long as the video plays, often less.

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