What is MOV?
| Full name | QuickTime Movie |
| Format type | Video |
| Developed by | Apple |
| Description | An MOV file is a video file in QuickTime File Format – a file container format created by Apple. The MOV file type is mainly used for playback on Apple devices. You can also play MOV videos on other devices if they support the codecs used in the file. If you’re wondering how to open an MOV file, see the list of associated programs below. |
| File extension | .mov, .qt |
| Technical details | MOV files store video, audio, and text data in separate tracks. The video codecs used in MOV files are MPEG-4, H.264, MJPEG, Sorenson 1/3, AIC, ProRes, CineForm, and others. Audio codecs you can find in MOV files include AAC, AC3, MP3, and ALAC. The QuickTime File Format specification served as the basis for the MPEG-4 format. |
| Associated programs | QuickTime Player, iTunes, VLC, CyberLink PowerDirector, Windows Media Player (version 12), and Roxio Creator. |
Popular conversions
Convert from MOV
MOV to 3G2MOV to 3GPMOV to AACMOV to AIFFMOV to ASFMOV to AVIMOV to FLACMOV to FLVMOV to M2TSMOV to M2VMOV to M4AMOV to M4BMOV to M4VMOV to MJPEGMOV to MKVMOV to MP2MOV to MP3MOV to MP4MOV to MPAMOV to MPEGMOV to MTSMOV to MXFMOV to OGGMOV to OGVMOV to SWFMOV to TSMOV to VOBMOV to WAVMOV to WebMMOV to WMAMOV to WMV
Convert to MOV
3G2 to MOV3GP to MOVAIFF to MOVAIF to MOVASF to MOVAVI to MOVF4V to MOVFLAC to MOVFLV to MOVM2TS to MOVM2T to MOVM2V to MOVM4A to MOVM4V to MOVMKV to MOVMP2 to MOVMP3 to MOVMP4 to MOVMPA to MOVMPEG to MOVMTS to MOVMXF to MOVOGG to MOVOGV to MOVRA to MOVRM to MOVSWF to MOVTS to MOVVOB to MOVWAV to MOVWebM to MOVWMA to MOVWMV to MOVWTV to MOV