Convert MOV to audio

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You can convert MOV to audio for free: upload your MOV above and Flippy extracts the audio as audio in your browser, no signup needed.

Turning MOV into audio isn't really a conversion: it's an extraction: Flippy lifts the audio track out of your MOV and re-packs it on its own. You keep the sound and drop the pixels, swapping a MOV that runs frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute for audio in whichever format suits: MP3 for reach, WAV for editing headroom.

Why flip MOV to audio

MOV is Apple's homebody: gorgeous on a Mac, awkward everywhere else. It was born in 1991, Apple's QuickTime team, and its real weak spot is traveling: Windows, Android and the web would all rather meet an MP4.

Whatever the recording, audio just wants to be heard: the trick is picking a shape that plays where you need it. Stands in for any audio format Flippy can read: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC and friends. That makes it the right destination when what you need is any sound file: music, voice memos, podcasts, session exports.

How to convert MOV to audio

  1. 1

    Drop your MOV file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.

  2. 2

    Pick the audio format you want as the output.

  3. 3

    Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new file.

MOV vs audio, side by side

MOV audio
Born 1991, Apple's QuickTime team wherever your microphone, DAW or download came from
Type video · container audio · any format
Best for shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue any sound file: music, voice memos, podcasts, session exports
Weak spot traveling: Windows, Android and the web would all rather meet an MP4 nothing in particular; the limits belong to whichever format it happens to be wearing
Typical size frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute anywhere from tiny voice notes to studio-sized masters
Plays on Mac and iPhone natively; elsewhere it depends on the player's mood. Depends entirely on the format it lands in.

Questions people ask

Will converting MOV to audio lose quality?

No: extraction copies the audio that's already in the MOV. Whatever the soundtrack sounded like inside the video, that's what your audio will sound like.

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

Much smaller: you're keeping the audio and dropping the video, which is most of the weight. Expect a small fraction of the original.

How long does MOV to audio conversion take?

It scales with length and resolution: short clips finish in seconds, long HD videos can take a few minutes. Files auto-delete within an hour after.

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