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Convert MOV to MP3 on your Mac

MOV lands on your Mac straight from your iPhone, Music, or camera. Convert MOV to MP3 on your device, nothing uploaded. The desktop app batches a whole folder at once.

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100% local. Your file is processed in this tab and never uploaded.

How to Convert MOV to MP3 on a Mac

  1. 1

    Drop your MOV file

    Drag it into the converter above, or click to browse. Nothing is uploaded.

  2. 2

    Adjust settings (optional)

    Trim, crop, resize, mute, or set quality from the sliders icon.

  3. 3

    Convert and download

    MP3 is preselected. The file converts in this tab and downloads when done.

Why Convert MOV to MP3?

A MOV out of QuickTime or an iPhone carries the whole picture track around with it, which is a lot of megabytes to haul when all you wanted was the interview, the lecture, or the take you recorded on the balcony. MP3 drops the picture.

A ten minute clip that ran 900 MB lands somewhere near 10, and it plays in the Music app, in the car, on a phone, anywhere.

MOV
MP3
Container
QuickTime (MOV)
Compression
Lossy
Typical codec
H.264 / ProRes / HEVC
Typical bitrate
128-320 kbps
Audio codec
AAC / PCM
Sample rate
44.1 kHz / 48 kHz
Streaming friendly
Limited
Metadata
ID3 tags
Device support
Apple + modern players
Device support
Universal
Typical use
Apple devices, editing
Typical use
Music, podcasts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I convert MOV to MP3 on a Mac?
Drop the file into the converter above, pick MP3, then hit Convert. Your Mac does the whole job inside this tab, so the file is never uploaded and the page keeps working with the Wi-Fi off. The desktop app adds folder-at-a-time batches and drops the browser size caps.
Does this work in the browser?
Yes. The tab decodes the MOV with WebCodecs and writes the MP3 locally, so nothing is uploaded. Files above 500 MB go to the desktop app instead.
What bitrate do I get?
The encoder targets a standard MP3 bitrate suitable for speech and music alike. You can trim the clip and set volume or fades before converting, and those edits are applied while encoding rather than in a second pass.
Can I keep the video too?
The MP3 is a new file. Your original MOV is untouched on disk, so extracting audio never costs you the footage.
What about WAV instead?
Pick WAV in the output panel if you plan to edit the audio afterwards; it is uncompressed, so it stays clean through further processing but the file is far larger. FLAC, AAC, and OGG are there as well.
Is my file private?
Yes. The conversion runs in your browser tab and nothing is uploaded, so your files never leave your device. The only limit is size: 500 MB for this format. Bigger files route to the desktop app.

A folder of recordings to strip down?

TeraConvert Desktop pulls audio out of every MOV in a folder in one run through FFmpeg, with no 500 MB ceiling.

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