Convert MOV to MP3: Audio From iPhone Videos

iPhones and QuickTime save video as MOV, and a few minutes of 4K is hundreds of megabytes. If you only need the sound (a talk, an interview, a song someone played), this saves it as an MP3 in seconds. The video is converted in your browser and never uploaded.

Your file never leaves your device. Nothing is uploaded.

Drop an audio or video file here

Drop a .mov up to 500MB. It's converted on your device.

Conversion runs on FFmpeg, compiled to WebAssembly, inside this browser tab. Licences and source

How it works

  1. Pick a file. Drag in a recording, a voice memo or a video. It opens in this tab; nothing is sent to a server.
  2. Choose the format. MP3 or M4A for small files that play anywhere, WAV or FLAC when you need lossless audio, OGG for the web. Set the quality if you like.
  3. Download it. Your browser converts the file and saves the result to your device. If you need a transcript, send the new file to the free Wave AI transcription tool in one click.

Common questions

What bitrate should I choose for MOV to MP3?

iPhone videos record AAC audio at about 128 to 192 kbps; 192 kbps MP3 keeps it all. For speech you can drop to 128 kbps without hearing a difference.

Where does my iPhone video go?

Nowhere. The converter runs inside your browser tab, so the file is read and converted on your own device and saved straight back to it. It is never uploaded to Wave or anyone else, and we never see its name or contents.

My MOV is bigger than 500MB. Can I still convert it?

Not in the browser. Trim it in the Photos app first (Edit, then drag the ends), or share it as a smaller export, then convert the shorter file.

Why convert MOV to MP3 before transcribing?

The MP3 is a small fraction of the MOV's size, so it fits under the free transcription tool's 200MB limit and uploads quickly. Then click "Transcribe this file for free" for a transcript with speakers and a summary.

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