MOV to MP3
MOV is what an iPhone records and what QuickTime writes. Drop one in and take the sound out as MP3 — or as M4A, which for a MOV is usually a straight copy with nothing re-encoded.
MOV to MP3
iPhone and QuickTime video, converted in this tab. Nothing is uploaded.
Starting the extractor…
MOV and MP4 are closer than they look
QuickTime's .mov and the .mp4 everyone else uses are both descendants of the same container format, which is why FFmpeg reports them with one demuxer and why the audio inside them is usually the same AAC. That has a useful consequence: the soundtrack of a MOV can almost always be lifted into an .m4a without being re-encoded, exactly as it can from an MP4.
MP3 is a different matter. No MOV carries MP3, so asking for one always means decoding the AAC and compressing it again. That is fine, and at 192 kbps it is inaudible on one pass — but if you only want the sound and nothing downstream demands MP3, M4A is the better file and it arrives in seconds.
If the MOV came off an iPhone
Three things are worth knowing. First, iPhone video is AAC at around 128–160 kbps, so asking for 320 kbps MP3 makes a bigger file with no more detail in it. Second, if the recording came out of iCloud Photos on a Mac, make sure it is actually downloaded — an optimised placeholder is a thumbnail, and there is no soundtrack inside it to read. Third, if the video is still on the phone rather than the computer, converting it on the phone saves a transfer: that is what the app is for.
Camera and editing masters
A MOV out of a professional camera, or exported from Final Cut or Premiere, often carries uncompressed PCM audio rather than AAC — sometimes 24-bit. That is the one case where MP3 is a genuine downgrade rather than a second-generation one, and where WAV or FLAC is the right answer: both keep every sample, and FLAC is about half the size of WAV.
The panel shows the codec and bit depth it found, so you can tell which kind of MOV you have before choosing.
Step by step
Choose the MOV
Straight from Finder, or from wherever you AirDropped it. iCloud files need downloading to the device first — a placeholder has no audio in it to read.
Check what the panel found
iPhone recordings are AAC at 44.1 or 48 kHz. Camera and editing masters are sometimes uncompressed PCM, which changes the best answer.
Take MP3, or M4A if you want it untouched
The panel says which of the two you are about to get before you press the button.
About MOV files
Can I convert MOV to MP3 without losing quality?
Not to MP3 — a MOV carries AAC, so an MP3 is always a second encode. Extract to M4A instead and the audio comes out identical to what was in the video, because it is copied rather than converted.
Learn more: Keeping the originalQuickTime can export audio only. Why use this?
QuickTime's “Export As → Audio Only” gives you an M4A, not an MP3, and it re-encodes on some macOS versions. This page gives you either format, tells you which one is a copy, and does not need the file to be on a Mac.
Learn more: On a MacMy MOV will not open here.
The usual cause is an iCloud placeholder rather than the real file, or a still-syncing download. Open it in a player first: if it plays, this will read it.
Learn more: On iPhoneGet it on your phone
Your videos are usually on the phone already, and moving one to a laptop to get the sound out is the slowest part of the job. The app converts them where they are — offline, with no browser involved.
- Converts straight from the camera roll or Files
- MP3, M4A, AAC and WAV at 64–320 kbps
- Works with no signal — nothing is uploaded there either
- Twelve audio tools: cutter, fade, speed, pitch, equalizer, denoise and more
Free to install with one free conversion, then a subscription for unlimited use. One video at a time — the queue on this website is the place for a folder of them. 4.6 out of 5 from 41 ratings on the App Store, read on 19 September 2026.