Upload a MOV file and download a WebM. Free, no account, no watermark, and nothing is kept on our server.
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3GP · AVI · FLV · M4V · MKV · MOV · MP4 · MPEG · MPG · MTS · OGV · TS · WEBM · WMV · Maks 2 GB
MOV is the QuickTime container, and MP4 was built directly on top of it, which is why the two are so alike. It is the native output of iPhones and Final Cut, and it can carry professional codecs such as ProRes that MP4 files rarely hold.
WebM was designed for the open web: royalty-free codecs, small files, and native playback in every modern browser. Outside the browser it is a nuisance - many editors and players still cannot open it.
| MOV | WebM | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 1991 | 2010 |
| Developed by | Apple | |
| Type | Container | Container |
| Usual codecs | H.264, ProRes, HEVC | VP8, VP9 or AV1 with Opus |
| File size | Large with professional codecs | Small |
| Best suited to | Editing on a Mac | Video on web pages |
| Support | Good, best on Apple | Browsers yes, desktop apps often no |
Expect a noticeably smaller file at the same visible quality. The catch is outside the browser: many desktop players and most editing programs still cannot open WebM, so keep the original if the video is going anywhere but a web page.
Video takes real time. A short clip finishes in under a minute, while a full-length film can take considerably longer, because every frame has to be decoded and encoded again. Uploading a large file is usually the slowest part of all.
Your file is uploaded to our server because the conversion runs there. A cleanup task runs every hour and deletes anything older than an hour, so nothing you upload survives more than about two hours. We do not open your files, we do not keep copies, and no account is needed to use the converter.