MP4
MP4 video
MP4 is the video container everything plays. It normally holds H.264 video and AAC audio, a pairing that phones, browsers, TVs and social networks all accept.
Opens in Every phone, browser, TV, console and editor
MP4 converterMP4 to 3GP converter, without the upload.
Turn MP4 videos into 3GP. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
Drop MP4 files here
or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V
from Photos or Files
Ready · other file types work too0 bytes uploaded, ever
Convert to
- On your device · nothing is uploaded
- No account, no email
- Batch and ZIP download
- Free
- 3GP: H.264 + AAC
How to convert MP4 to 3GP
Add your MP4 videos
Drop MP4 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.
3GP 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.
Download
Save the 3GP, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.
Why ToAny
Private by construction
The MP4 to 3GP 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.
MP4 to 3GP: what to expect
MP4 is a delivery format: other tools sometimes need audio only, a GIF, or a different container. 3GP makes very small files that old phones can play. MP4 is at home in sharing and uploading video anywhere; 3GP is the usual choice for video from older mobile phones.
The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can lower the resolution, trade quality against file size, remove the sound and 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.
This pair uses the compatibility engine, ffmpeg built for the browser, because 3GP cannot be written by the browser's built-in codecs. It is a one-off download of about 10 MB that the browser keeps, it is slower than the built-in codecs, and it takes files up to 1 GB.
MP4 vs 3GP
3GP
3GP video
3GP is a slimmed-down relative of MP4 designed for 3G-era mobile phones, with low resolutions and small files. Old phone videos and MMS clips are usually 3GP.
Opens in Most phones and VLC; desktop players vary
3GP converter| MP4MP4 video | 3GP3GP video | |
|---|---|---|
| Stands for | MPEG-4 Part 14 | 3GPP multimedia file |
| Type | Video container | Video container |
| Compression | Lossy | Lossy |
| Usually contains | H.264 or H.265 video with AAC audio | H.263 or H.264 video with AMR or AAC audio |
| Introduced | 2001, by the Moving Picture Experts Group | The early 2000s, by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project |
| Opens in | Every phone, browser, TV, console and editor | Most phones and VLC; desktop players vary |
| Best for | Sharing and uploading video anywhere | Video from older mobile phones |
| File extension | .mp4 | .3gp, .3g2 |
Questions
Are my videos uploaded anywhere?
No. The MP4 to 3GP conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
Does converting MP4 to 3GP reduce quality?
It depends on what is inside the MP4. When its video and audio are already in a form 3GP can hold, they can be carried over without being compressed again. Otherwise they are re-encoded, which costs a little quality. Under Options you can favour quality or a smaller file.
Can I convert several MP4 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 MP4 to 3GP 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 MP4 file, press Convert and save the 3GP. There is nothing to install.
Is there a file size limit?
Yes. MP4 to 3GP runs on the compatibility engine, which takes files up to 1 GB, and a long clip takes a while because it is slower than the browser's built-in codecs. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.