Upload a MOV (QuickTime) video — the format iPhones, iPads and Apple cameras record by default — and get a ready MP4 that opens on virtually any device, platform or video editor.
Conversion runs on a processing server in a few seconds — nothing to install, and no quality loss beyond what's needed for a compatible codec.
MOV · up to 200 MB · up to 5 files at once
iPhones, iPads and Apple cameras record video as MOV (QuickTime). Outside Apple's world such files sometimes refuse to open. Older Windows Media Player asks for codecs, some Android editors can't see them, and upload forms on websites turn them down.
This MOV to MP4 converter re-encodes the video to H.264, the combination nearly everything can play. How much the file changes depends on your camera settings. A clip already in H.264 is mostly just repackaged. Video shot in “High Efficiency” (HEVC, H.265) is fully re-encoded.
“High Efficiency” clips become H.264 and open on devices that don't support HEVC.
If the MOV is already H.264, mostly the container changes and quality barely moves.
Add up to 5 files from your gallery, each up to 200 MB.
The frame keeps its size. To make the file smaller, use “Compress video”.
Modern Macs and Windows open MOV; the trouble is everything around them. Corporate upload systems, some messengers and older editing apps can throw a format error. MP4 is accepted almost everywhere, so converting first settles the question wherever the file goes next.
For H.264 the difference is minimal. HEVC is fully re-encoded, otherwise the file wouldn't open on devices without that codec. The picture stays good, but it isn't a bit-for-bit copy.
Up to 200 MB per file. Free conversions per day are limited, and registered users get more.
To a processing service, because a browser can't re-encode a video stream on its own. The file is sent there only for the conversion and deleted afterwards; compressphoto.org doesn't store it.
Yes, only the video stream and the container change.
Compression lowers the resolution to cut the file size. This page only switches the format to MP4 with H.264 and leaves the frame size alone.
No, this page takes .mov files only. MKV and WebM have their own converters, and “Compress video” accepts five formats.