Convert MP4 to MOV

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Converting MP4 to MOV is free: drop your MP4 above, hit convert, and download the MOV. Files delete themselves within an hour.

Most MP4 to MOV conversions are wrapper swaps: the pictures stay pictures, they just trade MP4's box for one built for shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue. If the codec inside your MP4 is one MOV accepts, Flippy keeps quality bit-for-bit identical; if not, it re-encodes once, carefully, at matching quality.

Why flip MP4 to MOV

MP4 is the world's default video: the file that plays before anyone has to think about it. It was born in 2001, the MPEG standards group, built on Apple's QuickTime design, and its real weak spot is very little day to day: as a container its quality depends on the codec inside.

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 MP4 to MOV

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Drop your MP4 file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
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Check the output format: MOV is already selected for you.
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Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new MOV.

MP4 vs MOV, side by side

	MP4	MOV
Born	2001, the MPEG standards group, built on Apple's QuickTime design	1991, Apple's QuickTime team
Type	video · container	video · container
Best for	playing everywhere: browsers, phones, TVs, editors, slide decks	shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue
Weak spot	very little day to day: as a container its quality depends on the codec inside	traveling: Windows, Android and the web would all rather meet an MP4
Typical size	roughly 50–100 MB per minute at 1080p, depending on bitrate	frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute
Plays on	Every browser, phone, TV and editing app worth mentioning.	Mac and iPhone natively; elsewhere it depends on the player's mood.

Questions people ask

Will converting MP4 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 MP4?

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 MP4 behind: MOV simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does MP4 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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