MOV to WAV Converter
Pull the audio track out of a MOV file and save it as WAV — no upload, done entirely on your device. Drop a MOV file below to get started.
Drop files, or click to browse
MOV files only — processed one at a time
Frequently asked questions
Is this MOV to WAV converter free?+
Yes, with no watermark, no account, and no daily limit.
Is my audio file uploaded anywhere?+
No — conversion runs locally using your browser's own built-in media codecs, entirely inside your browser tab.
Will I lose audio quality?+
Converting between compressed formats can lose a small amount of quality; converting to a lossless format like WAV or FLAC won't.
Is there a maximum file size?+
There's no fixed file-size limit since nothing is uploaded to a server. Processing time scales with the track's length rather than a hard cutoff.
How do I convert MOV to WAV?+
Drop your MOV file into the box above — it's decoded and re-encoded as WAV automatically, with a download ready in seconds.
About MOV and WAV
What is MOV?
MOV is Apple's QuickTime container format — it's what iPhones record video into by default.
Full MOV format guide →What is WAV?
WAV stores audio with no compression at all, which is why it's the standard format in recording studios and audio editing software.
Full WAV format guide →People usually reach for this conversion because WAV offers lossless, full-fidelity audio, sidestepping a real MOV weak spot: some non-Apple platforms and older editors handle it inconsistently. It's especially useful for recording and mixing.
How it works
- 1
Drop your file in
Drag your audio onto the box above, or click it to browse — there's no account to create and no upload to wait on.
- 2
Pick your settings
The output format is already set for this page — just adjust any extra options shown, if there are any.
- 3
Download the result
Your browser processes everything locally and hands you a download link the moment it's done — nothing was ever sent to a server.
Is it private?
Everything happens locally, inside this browser tab. Your audio is read from disk, processed with WebAssembly running on your own device, and handed back to you as a download — it's never transmitted anywhere, so there's nothing to intercept and nothing stored on a server.
Common use cases
- Recording and mixing
- Archiving a master before any lossy export
- Prepping a podcast episode for a hosting platform
- Fitting a voice memo under a messaging app's size limit
Supported formats
This is one of many pairings the audio toolkit handles. In total it covers:
Related conversions
Format details
About MOV files+
MOV is Apple's QuickTime container format — it's what iPhones record video into by default.
MOV was built by Apple as the native container for QuickTime back in the early 1990s, well before MP4 existed — in fact, the ISO base media format that MP4 is built on borrows heavily from QuickTime's original design. Today it's mainly notable as the format iPhones record video into and the format Final Cut Pro and other Apple editing tools favor, including support for high-end codecs like ProRes that MP4 doesn't typically carry.
How to open a MOV file
Opens readily in QuickTime Player, Most modern browsers and media players. For real editing, use Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie.
Good for
- native to Apple's camera and editing apps
- supports high-quality codecs like ProRes
Watch out for
- some non-Apple platforms and older editors handle it inconsistently
About WAV files+
WAV stores audio with no compression at all, which is why it's the standard format in recording studios and audio editing software.
WAV (Waveform Audio File Format) was created jointly by Microsoft and IBM in the early 1990s as a simple container for raw, uncompressed audio samples. Storing audio with no compression means there's never any generation loss from repeated saving and no decoding overhead when a program reads it, both of which matter enormously in a studio environment where a track might be opened, edited, and re-saved dozens of times before it's finished. The obvious tradeoff is size — a few minutes of CD-quality stereo audio can easily run to tens of megabytes — so WAV is rarely the format anyone actually distributes a finished track in.
How to open a WAV file
Opens readily in Any media player, Any web browser. For real editing, use Audacity (free), Pro Tools, Adobe Audition.
Good for
- lossless, full-fidelity audio
- no decoding overhead, ideal for editing
Watch out for
- very large files — roughly 10MB per minute of CD-quality stereo audio
Need a different format? Try the full Audio Converter, or explore all audio tools.