QT to MOV Converter

What happens when you convert QT to MOV

• QT and MOV are the same format with different extensions, so nothing is re-encoded. The file is copied byte for byte and saved with a .mov extension.
• Because the bytes are identical, the MOV has exactly the same quality, dimensions and size as the QT.

How to convert QT to MOV online

1. Press "Choose QT files" and select one or more files, or drag them onto the box. You can add files of any size your device can hold in memory.
2. Adjust the settings if you need to: resolution and quality control the size of the result. The defaults suit most people.
3. Press "Convert to MOV". The first audio or video conversion downloads the converter engine, about 32 MB, which your browser then keeps for next time.
4. Save each MOV with its download button. Close the tab and every trace of the files is gone from memory.

Why convert QT to MOV?

QT files usually come from QuickTime movies from older Macs, CD-ROMs and early web video. People convert them to MOV because MOV is the native format of iMovie, Final Cut Pro and QuickTime, so it imports into Apple editing tools without fuss.

In short, QT is good at what it was made for, and MOV is the more practical choice when the file has to play, upload or edit somewhere else. QT plays in Safari when the video inside is H.264; other browsers usually download it, while MOV plays in Safari; Chrome plays most MOV files that use H.264.

How to convert QT to MOV on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android

On Windows

Open this page in Chrome, Edge or Firefox, drag your QT files in from File Explorer, and press Convert. Each MOV is saved to your Downloads folder. If you prefer a desktop program, VLC can also convert QT to MOV: choose Media, then Convert / Save.

On a Mac

Safari, Chrome and Firefox all work. Drag the QT files from Finder onto the drop zone and the MOV files land in Downloads.

On iPhone and iPad

Open the page in Safari and tap Choose QT files. You can pick from Photos or from the Files app. The converted MOV appears in Files, in the Downloads folder; to put it in your photo library, open it there, tap Share and choose Save Video.

On Android

Open the page in Chrome, tap Choose QT files and pick them from Files or your gallery. The MOV is saved to the Download folder, where any file manager can find it. Keep the screen on while a long video converts, because Android may pause a tab in the background.

QT vs MOV: the differences

About QT and MOV files

What is a QT file?

QT is the original extension of QuickTime movies, from the days when Mac files had no extensions and Windows needed one. A QT file is the same container as a MOV, so renaming it to .mov is often all a program needs.

What is a MOV file?

MOV is the QuickTime container that MP4 was based on, so the two are close relatives. iPhones record MOV, and newer iPhones use HEVC inside it, which Windows and many websites cannot play.

QT to MOV not working? Common problems

• The conversion is slow. Audio and container changes take seconds, but re-encoding video runs on your own processor. Lower the resolution to 720p, close other tabs, and keep the device plugged in.
• The tab stops or reloads on a very large file. Browsers limit how much memory one tab can use, around 2 GB and less on phones. Split long recordings or convert them on a computer.
• The MOV will not play on an old device. Try the other formats offered for QT, or choose 720p, which older players handle more reliably.

Convert QT to MOV with ffmpeg

This converter runs ffmpeg inside your browser. If you would rather use the ffmpeg command line on your own computer, this command produces an equivalent MOV with the same kind of settings:

ffmpeg -i input.qt -c:v libx264 -crf 23 -c:a aac -b:a 128k output.mov

Replace input.qt with the name of your file. For a whole folder of QT files, run the command in a loop, or drop them all on the converter above, which processes them one after another.