Convert WMV to MOV

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

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

Why flip WMV to MOV

WMV is a time capsule from the Windows XP years: tidy little files with dated manners. It was born in 1999, Microsoft, and its real weak spot is everything Apple, most browsers, and any phone made this decade.

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 WMV to MOV

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Drop your WMV 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.

WMV vs MOV, side by side

	WMV	MOV
Born	1999, Microsoft	1991, Apple's QuickTime team
Type	video · container	video · container
Best for	old Windows archives and PowerPoint decks that still insist on it	shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue
Weak spot	everything Apple, most browsers, and any phone made this decade	traveling: Windows, Android and the web would all rather meet an MP4
Typical size	small for its era, but modern codecs beat it on both size and quality	frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute
Plays on	Windows out of the box; everywhere else wants VLC or a converter.	Mac and iPhone natively; elsewhere it depends on the player's mood.

Questions people ask

Will converting WMV 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 WMV?

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

How long does WMV 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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