Convert MOV to WAV

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

Turning MOV into WAV 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 a WAV built for recording, editing and mastering, where every last bit matters.

Why flip MOV to WAV

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.

WAV is audio with nothing taken away: every sample intact, every megabyte accounted for. Raw PCM samples in a RIFF wrapper. No compression of any kind. That makes it the right destination when what you need is recording, editing and mastering, where every last bit matters.

How to convert MOV to WAV

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Check the output format: WAV is already selected for you.

  3. 3

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

MOV vs WAV, side by side

MOV WAV
Born 1991, Apple's QuickTime team 1991, Microsoft and IBM
Type video · container audio · uncompressed
Best for shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue recording, editing and mastering, where every last bit matters
Weak spot traveling: Windows, Android and the web would all rather meet an MP4 being carried around: it refuses to shrink
Typical size frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3
Plays on Mac and iPhone natively; elsewhere it depends on the player's mood. Universal on desktops and pro audio gear; clumsy on the mobile web.

Questions people ask

Will converting MOV to WAV 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 WAV will sound like.

Will the WAV 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 about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3.

Where will the WAV file play?

Universal on desktops and pro audio gear; clumsy on the mobile web. That's the usual reason people leave MOV behind: WAV simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does MOV to WAV 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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