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MOV to FLAC converter, without the upload.

Pull the audio out of an MOV video as a FLAC. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Drop MOV files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert MOV to FLAC

  1. Add your MOV videos

    Drop MOV (QuickTime) files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. FLAC is already chosen

    Press Convert. Open Options first if you want to change the defaults. The work happens in this tab and can take a while for large files.

  3. Download

    Save the FLAC, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The MOV to FLAC converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your videos are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so work starts the moment you press Convert. How long it takes depends on your device and the size of the file.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

MOV to FLAC: what to expect

MOV does not play reliably on Windows, Android, smart TVs or in many upload forms. FLAC keeps full quality at about half the size of WAV. MOV is at home in recording and editing on Apple devices; FLAC is the usual choice for archiving music at full quality. The FLAC contains the soundtrack only; the picture is dropped.

The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can trim the start and end. This is demanding work for a browser: a long or high-resolution file can take several minutes, and your device does all of it, so keep the tab open.

The conversion uses your browser's own video and audio codecs (WebCodecs), with hardware acceleration where the device has it; the file is read from disk as it goes and can be up to 2 GB. Where the browser lacks a codec, the page falls back to the compatibility engine.

MOV vs FLAC

MOV

QuickTime video

MOV is Apple's QuickTime container and what iPhones and Macs record. MP4 was based on it, so the two are close relatives and often hold exactly the same video and audio streams inside.

Opens in Apple devices and video editors; Windows and Android are hit and miss

MOV converter
FLAC

FLAC audio

FLAC compresses audio to roughly half the size of WAV without losing anything, like a ZIP for sound. It is the standard for lossless music collections. Apple's Music app is the notable holdout.

Opens in Android, Windows, VLC, most hi-fi players; Apple Music does not import it

FLAC converter
MOV compared with FLAC
MOVQuickTime videoFLACFLAC audio
Stands forQuickTime File FormatFree Lossless Audio Codec
TypeVideo containerAudio
CompressionLossy (or lossless with ProRes)Lossless
Introduced1991, by Apple2001, by Josh Coalson and the Xiph.Org Foundation
Opens inApple devices and video editors; Windows and Android are hit and missAndroid, Windows, VLC, most hi-fi players; Apple Music does not import it
Best forRecording and editing on Apple devicesArchiving music at full quality
File extension.mov, .qt.flac

Questions

Are my videos uploaded anywhere?

No. The MOV to FLAC conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Does converting MOV to FLAC reduce quality?

The soundtrack is re-encoded as FLAC. FLAC itself adds no loss.

Can I convert several MOV files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert MOV to FLAC on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the MOV file, press Convert and save the FLAC. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. Files up to 2 GB are accepted. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.