Compress MOV Video Online
MOV is Apple's QuickTime format — the default for videos recorded on iPhone and edited in Final Cut Pro. These files tend to be large.
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Choose videoMP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM and more · up to 500MB per file · select several to batch compress
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Converts Apple's MOV container to the more universally-supported MP4
iPhone recordings (often ProRes or high-bitrate HEVC) shrink dramatically with little visible difference
Result plays natively on Android, Windows, and web browsers without extra codecs
Why compress MOV files?
Compressing converts your MOV to a smaller MP4 that plays everywhere, not just on Apple devices, while keeping the video looking sharp.
Recommended settings
What we'd pick for this job. After choosing a file, resolution sits right under the compression settings, crop is under “Resize / crop”, and codec is under “Advanced settings”.
By quality · Strong
iPhone and camera MOVs have plenty of headroom to shrink.
H.264
Converts to an MP4 that plays on Windows and Android.
1080p if it was shot in 4K
iPhone 4K clips are huge; 1080p looks the same on a phone at a fraction of the data.
Original
Keeps the full frame from your recording.
The file from Photos or your camera
Export “most compatible” if HEVC won't open.
Tips for the best result
iPhone MOVs are usually HEVC
Recent iPhones record HEVC (H.265) inside a MOV. The output here is an H.264 MP4 by default, which plays on Windows, Android, and older devices that can't decode HEVC.
60fps doubles the work
Footage shot at 60fps is great for slow motion but carries twice the frames. For regular sharing, record at 30fps — it looks smooth and compresses into a noticeably smaller file.
ProRes exports shrink the most
ProRes from Final Cut or a camera is an editing format with enormous bitrates. Compressing a ProRes export to H.264 commonly saves 90% or more.
Start from the original file
Compression is lossy, so re-compressing a video that has already been shrunk (or sent through a chat app) stacks artifacts. Always work from the camera or editor export.
How it works
Step 1
Upload
Drop your file in — up to 500MB free.
Step 2
Pick a quality
Basic, Strong, or Superb compression.
Step 3
Download
Get your smaller video in seconds.
Frequently Asked Questions
Newer iPhones record in high-efficiency formats at very high bitrates by default (especially in 4K or Cinematic mode), which QuickTime stores in a MOV container — these settings prioritize quality over file size.
The compressor outputs an .mp4 file, which is far more compatible with Windows Media Player and other non-Apple software than the original .mov.
Yes — only the standard video and audio track is kept. Live Photo metadata and motion data are Apple-specific and aren't part of a standard video stream.
Yes, any standard MOV file works, including ProRes exports — just note that very high quality ProRes sources will take longer to process given their higher starting bitrate.
H.264 compression is lossy, so some fine detail and film grain is smoothed out to save space — the 'Basic' preset minimizes this if visual fidelity matters most.