Free Online MOV to MP3 Converter
Convert MOV to MP3 — Pull the Audio Out of Your iPhone and Mac Videos
If you own an iPhone or a Mac, your life is full of .mov files. Every video you shoot on your phone, every screen recording you make on your Mac, every QuickTime export and FaceTime capture — all MOV. Sometimes you just need the audio from those recordings: the voice memo buried in a video, the lecture you filmed, the music from a live performance. This MOV to MP3 converter extracts the audio track from your MOV file and saves it as a clean MP3. It handles HEVC recordings from newer iPhones, H.264 from older ones, and even ProRes MOV files from Final Cut Pro. The whole conversion runs in your browser — your videos stay on your device.
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When You Need to Convert MOV to MP3
MOV is Apple's default video format. It wraps video and audio together in one container. Here are the most common reasons people need to extract audio from MOV and turn it into MP3.
iPhone Videos Where You Only Want the Sound
You recorded a concert on your iPhone. Or a lecture. Or your kid's recital. The MOV file is 500 MB and you just want to listen to it in the car. Convert that MOV to MP3 and you get a lightweight audio file — maybe 5-10 MB — that plays in any music app. No more scrubbing through video to find the part you want to hear.
Extracting Narration from Mac Screen Recordings
Made a screen recording on your Mac for a tutorial, presentation, or online class? The MOV file contains your voiceover alongside the screen capture. Convert the MOV to MP3 to get just the spoken audio — perfect for repurposing as a podcast segment, audio guide, or study material you can listen to while commuting.
Saving Audio from FaceTime and Video Calls
If you recorded a FaceTime call, a Zoom session saved as MOV, or a QuickTime-captured interview, extracting the audio as MP3 makes it easy to review, transcribe, or archive the conversation. The MP3 is a fraction of the video file size and much easier to share with others who were on the call.
Why Convert MOV to MP3 with videotoaudio.net
Apple does not make it easy to extract audio from MOV. You could fiddle with iMovie or QuickTime Player, but neither gives you a simple MOV to MP3 option. This converter does.
Reads iPhone HEVC and Older H.264 MOV Equally Well
Newer iPhones record video using HEVC (H.265) inside a MOV container. Older iPhones and many third-party camera apps use H.264. This MOV to MP3 converter handles both codecs without any extra steps. You do not need to know which format your iPhone used — just drop the file in.
Mac Screen Recording Audio Extraction
macOS screen recordings are saved as MOV files. If your recording captured system audio, microphone narration, or both, the converter pulls out that audio track and gives you an MP3. Great for extracting voiceover from tutorial videos without keeping the visual component.
Works with QuickTime Exports and FaceTime Recordings
QuickTime Player on Mac saves everything as MOV. FaceTime recordings land in MOV too. This converter reads all of those files and extracts the audio cleanly. No need to open the recording in another app first or re-export it in a different format.
Handles ProRes MOV from Final Cut Pro
Video editors working in Final Cut Pro often export ProRes MOV files, which can be enormous — a few minutes of ProRes can easily hit several gigabytes. If you just need the audio from that timeline, converting the MOV to MP3 is way faster than re-exporting through Final Cut with audio-only settings.
Works Directly from iCloud Drive or the Files App
On an iPhone or iPad, you can open this MOV to MP3 converter in Safari and select MOV files straight from iCloud Drive, the Files app, or your photo library. No need to download the video to a computer first. Extract audio from MOV right on your phone.
Much Faster Than Using iMovie or QuickTime to Export
The "official" Apple way to get audio out of a MOV involves opening iMovie, importing the clip, choosing share settings, and waiting through a full export. This converter skips all that. Drag, convert, download — the MP3 is on your device in seconds, not minutes.
How to Convert MOV to MP3 — Three Simple Steps
The whole process works on any device — Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android. No app install required.
Open the Converter and Add Your MOV File
Go to videotoaudio.net in any browser. Drag your .mov file onto the page from Finder, your desktop, or your Downloads folder. On iPhone, tap the upload area and select the MOV from your camera roll, Files app, or iCloud Drive. You can add multiple MOV files at once if you have several to convert.
Choose Your MP3 Quality
MP3 is already selected as the output format. Pick a bitrate: 128 kbps is great for speech-heavy recordings like lectures and interviews, 192 kbps works well for general audio, and 320 kbps captures the most detail if your MOV has music or high-quality audio. The setting applies to all files in a batch.
Download Your MP3 and Listen
Tap convert and the audio extraction starts immediately. Within seconds, your MP3 is ready. Save it to your device and play it back in Apple Music, Spotify, VLC, or any audio player to confirm the audio came through clearly. If you converted multiple MOV files, you can grab them all as a ZIP.
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MOV to MP3 — Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my iPhone save video as .MOV instead of .MP4?
MOV is Apple's QuickTime container format, and it has been the default in the Apple ecosystem for decades. Technically, MOV and MP4 are very similar — they are both based on the same ISO base media file format and can hold the same video and audio codecs. Apple chose MOV because it integrates tightly with their software stack: Final Cut Pro, iMovie, QuickTime Player, and the Photos app all prefer it. For practical purposes, a MOV from your iPhone contains the same H.264 or HEVC video and AAC audio that an MP4 would.
Can I convert a MOV file recorded in iPhone Cinematic mode?
Yes. Cinematic mode records in HEVC inside a MOV container, with additional depth data for the focus effects. The converter reads the audio track from the MOV regardless of the video mode used. The depth and focus metadata is video-specific, so it does not affect the audio extraction at all. Your MP3 will contain the full audio from the recording.
Does this work with MOV files from a GoPro or DJI drone?
It depends. Some GoPro and DJI models save video as .mp4, while others (especially when using certain codec settings like ProRes on newer GoPros) save as .mov. If your action camera or drone produced a MOV file, the converter will extract the audio from it just fine. The audio track in these files is typically AAC, which converts cleanly to MP3.
My Mac screen recording has system audio — will that be in the MP3?
If the screen recording captured system audio (which requires enabling it in the screen recording toolbar or using a tool like BlackHole or Loopback), then yes, that audio is embedded in the MOV file and will be extracted into your MP3. If you only recorded microphone audio, you will get the microphone audio. If the recording has no audio track at all, the converter will let you know.
Can I convert a FaceTime recording to MP3?
Yes. FaceTime recordings on Mac and iPhone are saved as MOV files with an audio track that captures both sides of the conversation. Drop the MOV into the converter and you get an MP3 of the entire call audio. This is useful for reviewing interview notes, keeping a record of important calls, or sending the audio to someone who missed the meeting.
Why is my MOV file so large?
MOV files can be large for several reasons. If the video was recorded in 4K or at 60fps, the file size goes up significantly. ProRes MOV files from Final Cut Pro are especially massive — a one-minute ProRes 422 clip can be over 1 GB because ProRes prioritizes editing performance over compression. Even standard iPhone 4K recordings at 60fps produce roughly 400 MB per minute. The good news is that the audio track inside is usually tiny by comparison, so your extracted MP3 will be a small fraction of the original MOV size.
Does the converter handle MOV files with HEVC (H.265) video?
Yes. HEVC is the default video codec on iPhones from the iPhone 7 onward (when shooting in High Efficiency mode). The converter reads the MOV container and extracts the audio track regardless of whether the video uses HEVC, H.264, or ProRes. The video codec does not matter for audio extraction — the converter just needs to find and decode the audio stream.
Can I convert a MOV slideshow made in the Photos app to MP3?
If you exported a slideshow or memory video from the Photos app as a MOV file and it has a music track or narration, yes — the converter will pull out that audio as an MP3. Keep in mind that if the slideshow uses Apple's built-in background music, the audio quality in the exported MOV may vary depending on the export settings you chose.
What if my MOV was recorded with an external microphone?
The converter does not care what microphone captured the audio — it just reads whatever audio track is inside the MOV file. Whether you used your iPhone's built-in mic, a Rode VideoMic, a Shure lavalier, or a USB condenser mic plugged into your Mac, the audio data in the MOV is the same format. The MP3 output will reflect the quality of whatever microphone was used during recording.
MOV to MP3 vs MOV to M4A — which keeps better audio quality on Apple devices?
Since MOV files from iPhones already store audio in AAC format, converting MOV to M4A (which is just an AAC file in an MP4 container) can sometimes preserve the original audio stream without re-encoding — meaning no quality loss at all. Converting MOV to MP3 always involves re-encoding, which introduces a small quality reduction. That said, at 256 or 320 kbps MP3, the difference is negligible for most ears. Choose M4A if you only use Apple devices. Choose MP3 if you want the file to play everywhere without question.