Is this MOV to MP3 converter free?

Yes. It’s free, with no account and no limit on how many clips you convert.

Are my videos uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion runs in your browser on your own device, and your MOV files and the audio stay with you.

Can I convert videos I filmed on my iPhone?

Yes. iPhone clips are MOV files with AAC sound, and they convert to MP3 directly, including HEVC clips in the default High Efficiency format.

Does HEVC make any difference?

No. The picture is never decoded; only the sound is read. HEVC, H.264 and ProRes clips all convert the same way.

Does it work in Safari on an iPhone?

Yes. Open the converter in Safari and add the clip. Choosing it from the Files app gives the converter the original file; the Photos picker may pass a re-encoded copy.

What is the difference between MOV and MP4?

Both are containers from the same family. MOV is Apple’s QuickTime format and MP4 is the international standard; for getting the sound out, they work the same way.

Why does my screen recording MOV have no sound?

The file holds pictures only, which often happens when no microphone was chosen before recording on a Mac. Record again with a microphone selected.

Can I export camera or ProRes sound without losing anything?

Yes. Choose WAV with the same bit depth: uncompressed 16 or 24-bit sound comes out with every sample identical to the original.

Will a 4K video of several gigabytes work?

Yes. The file is read piece by piece, so its size isn’t a problem. Very long clips convert faster on a computer than on a phone.

Is converting MOV to MP3 legal?

Converting videos you recorded or have the rights to is fine. Copying other people’s work is governed by copyright law: in the US, the owner holds the right to make copies (17 U.S.C. § 106) and fair use (§ 107) is decided case by case. This converter works only on files on your device and downloads nothing from other sites.

Free MOV to MP3 Converter Online

no account, no cap on files: Free
HEVC videos convert as they are: iPhone ready
your videos stay on your device: In your browser
for camera and ProRes sound: Lossless WAV
10-minute video to MP3 on a desktop: 7 s
a whole shoot in one go: Several at once

How do you convert MOV to MP3?

To convert MOV to MP3, open the converter, add the MOV files from your iPhone, Mac or camera and choose a bitrate: 128 kbps for voices, 192 to 320 kbps for music. The converter reads only the sound track, so HEVC and ProRes pictures make no difference, and writes an MP3 in your browser. Your video stays on your device.

Convert MOV to MP3 in three steps

Works the same on an iPhone, an Android phone, a Mac or a PC.

Add your MOV files
Open the converter and add one clip or a whole shoot. Each file lists its sound track: AAC from an iPhone, or uncompressed PCM from a camera or an editing app.
Pick MP3 or WAV
Choose 128, 192, 256 or 320 kbps with the size shown for every option, or WAV when the sound is going back into an editor.
Save the audio
Play the result and save it under the clip’s own name. A recorded talk can go straight on to the transcriber from there.

Built for the MOV files you actually have

iPhone clips, Mac recordings and editing exports, each handled the way it needs.

iPhone videos, HEVC included

iPhones record MOV with HEVC pictures by default, which many older computers can’t even play. The converter never decodes the picture: it reads the AAC sound beside it, so a clip straight from the camera roll converts without a detour.

Camera and ProRes sound, sample for sample

ProRes exports from video editors, and many cameras, store sound as uncompressed PCM at 16 or 24 bits. Saved as WAV, every sample matches the original exactly; saved as MP3 at 320 kbps, it becomes a small file that still sounds full.

Your footage stays on your device

Raw clips are large and often private: rehearsals, interviews, family moments. The conversion runs in your own browser, so nothing is sent anywhere and a multi gigabyte file starts converting as soon as you add it.

Long 4K videos in seconds

A long 4K MOV is read piece by piece rather than loaded whole, so its size isn’t a problem. On a desktop, a 10-minute video becomes an MP3 in about 7 seconds; a phone takes longer.

A size for every bitrate

Each bitrate shows the size of the MP3 you will get. A voice memo filmed on a phone sounds just as clear at 128 kbps as at 320, while a band rehearsal deserves 256 or 320 kbps.

Lined up with the clip

The MP3 starts on the clip’s first sound and is exactly as long, so it drops back under the picture in an editor without nudging.

MOV to MP3 samples

An iPhone style HEVC clip, a Mac screen recording and a ProRes export with uncompressed sound, each made from this site’s own material and converted by this converter.

Your clips stay in your hands

What happens to a MOV file here, point by point.

Converted where it is
Your phone or computer reads the MOV and writes the audio itself.
Footage stays on your device
Clips and audio files stay in your own folders and photo library.
No account
No sign-up and no email address, however many clips you convert.
Lossless when you need it
Uncompressed camera sound can come out as a WAV with every sample unchanged.

MOV to MP3 guide: iPhone, QuickTime, ProRes and cameras

What a MOV file is

MOV is Apple’s QuickTime format. It belongs to the same family as MP4: both hold a picture track, one or more sound tracks and details such as the date, and much of what you know about MP4 to MP3 applies here too.

What changes is what sits inside. MOV files come from four places, and each one stores its sound a little differently.

Four places MOV files come from

Knowing where a clip came from tells you which output to pick.

1iPhone camera: HEVC pictures with AAC sound. MP3 at 128 kbps suits speech, 192 kbps suits music.
2Mac screen recordings: H.264 pictures with AAC sound, usually a narrated walkthrough. 128 kbps is plenty.
3ProRes exports from video editors: uncompressed PCM sound. Choose WAV to keep it unchanged, or MP3 at 320 kbps.
4Cameras: PCM sound at 16 or 24 bits, or AAC on smaller models. WAV for editing, MP3 for listening.

Converting MOV to MP3 on an iPhone

Open the converter in Safari or Chrome on the iPhone and add the clip. When you pick from Photos, iOS may hand the page a re-encoded copy instead of the original, which takes longer and can change the sound. Saving the video to the Files app first, then choosing it there, gives the converter the file exactly as the camera recorded it.

Apple’s Shortcuts app can also take the sound out on the phone: its Encode Media action with Audio Only turned on saves an M4A file. Where you need an MP3, add that M4A or the original clip here.

Long 4K clips use a lot of memory on a phone. If one stalls, AirDrop it to a Mac or send it to a PC and convert it there.

To save a clip to Files, open it in Photos, tap Share, then Save to Files.

On a Mac: the built-in export gives you M4A, not MP3

The Mac’s built-in video player saves the sound as an M4A file with File, Export As, Audio Only. Many car stereos, older players and upload forms still expect MP3, so that file needs one more step. You can convert the M4A with the M4A to MP3 converter, or add the original MOV here and get an MP3 directly.

On the command line, one line does it: ffmpeg -i in.mov -vn -c:a libmp3lame -b:a 192k out.mp3, where -vn leaves out the picture and -b:a sets the bitrate.

When a MOV has no sound

If the converter reports that a MOV has no sound track, the file holds pictures only. This often happens with Mac screen recordings made without choosing a microphone in the recording options, and with some clips exported as video only.

Record again with a microphone selected, or export the clip again with its audio. Files from film stores are copy-protected and can only play in their own app.