Convert MOV to MP4

Converting MOV to MP4 improves compatibility while maintaining quality. While MOV works excellently in the Apple ecosystem, MP4 offers broader compatibility across all platforms including Windows, Android, web browsers, and smart TVs. This conversion is particularly valuable for content creators working on Macs who need to share with wider audiences, professionals delivering client videos that need to work on any device, or anyone moving content from Final Cut Pro or QuickTime to more universally compatible formats. The conversion ensures your videos work smoothly everywhere without the compatibility issues sometimes encountered with MOV files.

When done properly, converting MOV to MP4 has no visible impact on quality. Both formats can use identical video and audio codecs, making this essentially a container change rather than a quality change. Our converter uses "direct stream copy" by default, which simply moves the video and audio streams from the MOV container to MP4 without re-encoding them. This means identical quality with no generation loss. The conversion is quick and preserves all the original quality of your source file while improving compatibility. Only if you choose to also change codecs during conversion would any quality changes occur.

MOV sometimes contains Apple-specific features like ProRes codecs, specialized metadata, or QuickTime chapter markers. Our converter intelligently handles these elements: ProRes can be either maintained (for professional workflows) or converted to efficient H.264/H.265 (for broader compatibility); Apple metadata is translated to standard MP4 metadata; and chapter markers are preserved as MP4 chapters. For files created in Final Cut or other Apple software, we ensure that important project information is maintained in the resulting MP4 files to the maximum extent possible.

We offer specialized presets for different MOV sources: "Final Cut Pro Output" is optimized for videos exported from Final Cut; "iPhone/iPad Recording" handles the specific characteristics of Apple device recordings; "QuickTime Screen Recording" is tuned for captured screen content; and "Professional Camera MOV" addresses files from cameras that use MOV containers. Each preset applies specific optimizations appropriate for that content type. For professional content using ProRes or other high-end codecs, our "Professional Preservation" setting maintains advanced video characteristics while changing only the container format.

Absolutely! MP4 files are fully supported across all Apple devices and software. Our converter ensures the resulting MP4 files work perfectly in iTunes, on iPhones and iPads, and in professional software like Final Cut Pro or iMovie. We maintain all the metadata, chapters, and other information that makes for a good experience in the Apple ecosystem while adding the benefit of broader compatibility with non-Apple systems. This gives you the best of both worlds: continued seamless operation within the Apple ecosystem plus expanded compatibility everywhere else.