Convert MOV to MP4 instantly in your browser - no upload needed
Convert iPhone and Mac QuickTime videos to MP4 that plays anywhere. Usually lossless and near-instant. MOV is Apple's QuickTime container, and Windows, Android and many web apps reject it. This tool runs entirely in your browser, so your files stay private and are never uploaded.
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🔒 Your files never leave your device - 100% private & secure
Drag an MOV file onto the upload area or click Select Video. iPhone and Mac QuickTime recordings are fully supported.
MP4 is selected automatically. Click Convert - most files repackage without re-encoding, so it finishes in seconds. Download the MP4 when done.
MOV is the QuickTime container Apple uses for recordings from iPhones, iPads and Macs. It works beautifully inside the Apple ecosystem, but Windows, Android phones, smart TVs and countless web apps either refuse to open it or need extra plugins. MP4 is the most widely supported video container in the world, so converting removes those headaches in one step.
You run into this constantly: a MOV that plays perfectly on your iPhone will not upload to some websites, will not drop cleanly into a Windows video editor, and may show up as a black rectangle in a PowerPoint slide or a Google Slides deck. Emailing one to an Android user often ends with them unable to open it at all. Saving the same footage as MP4 sidesteps every one of those problems because H.264-in-MP4 is the format practically all software expects.
Most MOV files already contain H.264 or HEVC video, so VidShift simply repackages the existing streams into an MP4 container without touching the pixels. That means the conversion is lossless and takes seconds, not minutes, no matter how large the clip is. When the video is already H.264, the result is bit-for-bit identical to the source.
Newer iPhones record in HEVC (H.265) to save space, and while HEVC can live inside an MP4 for a lossless result, older devices and browsers do not always decode it. In those cases converting to H.264 gives you the widest possible compatibility at the cost of a re-encode. Either way, everything happens locally in your browser, your video is never uploaded, and there is no size cap beyond your device's memory, no account, and no watermark.
No, when the video is repackaged without re-encoding the quality is bit-for-bit identical. Most MOV files already contain H.264 or HEVC video, so VidShift moves the existing streams into an MP4 container untouched.
Newer iPhones record in HEVC (H.265) inside a MOV container, which older Windows apps do not support. Converting to MP4 - and if needed re-encoding to H.264 for maximum compatibility - makes the file play on virtually any device or player.
No. Your files never leave your device. All conversion runs locally in your browser using WebAssembly, so the process is completely private and even works offline after your first visit.
There is no hard limit. Because nothing is uploaded, the only practical ceiling is your device's available memory. Most computers handle multi-gigabyte files without issue.