MOV to WAV

Convert MOV to WAV in three steps

1. Choose one or more MOV files, or try the included sample.
2. Convert to WAV. Keep this tab open while it works.
3. Listen to the preview and save individual files or download the batch as a ZIP.

When MOV to WAV is the right move

QuickTime MOV is the default recording format on iPhones and many cameras, and you will meet it in phone interviews, camera clips, and screen recordings. WAV is the format editors, samplers, burners, and speech tools accept without fuss, so converting closes the gap between the file you have and the tool you need. Everything stays on your device while it runs, so private recordings never reach a server.

What happens to the audio inside

The converter opens the MOV file and reads the primary audio track from inside the QuickTime file. It decodes that audio and writes uncompressed 16-bit PCM that you can edit repeatedly without extra generation loss. The picture is ignored, so the WAV contains sound only. Unpacking MOV audio to WAV does not add detail that the source never had. It gives you a plain, uncompressed copy that anything can read.

Size and settings

One minute of CD-quality stereo takes about 10 MB, and mono at 44.1 kHz takes about 5 MB. Choose WAV when the next step is editing, transcription, or loading the sound into hardware. Choose MP3 when you only want to share or store it. The sample rate and channel layout of your MOV file are carried across, so a mono recording stays mono.

Troubleshooting and tips

iPhone clips often store the picture as HEVC, which does not matter here because the picture is never decoded. Slow-motion and cinematic clips can hold more than one audio track; the primary one is used. Convert a short file first to confirm that your browser can decode it, then run the rest as a batch and download the ZIP. Keep the original MOV until you have listened to the WAV from beginning to end.