Convert MKV to MOV

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Converting MKV to MOV is free: drop your MKV above, hit convert, and download the MOV. Files delete themselves within an hour.

Most MKV to MOV conversions are wrapper swaps: the pictures stay pictures, they just trade MKV's box for one built for shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue. If the codec inside your MKV is one MOV accepts, Flippy keeps quality bit-for-bit identical; if not, it re-encodes once, carefully, at matching quality.

Why flip MKV to MOV

MKV is the format that hoards: video, a dozen audio tracks and every subtitle, all in one box. It was born in 2002, the open-source Matroska project, and its real weak spot is playing on TVs, iPhones and editors that never learned to open the box.

MOV is Apple's homebody: gorgeous on a Mac, awkward everywhere else. The QuickTime container; often H.264 or HEVC, sometimes heavyweight editing codecs like ProRes. That makes it the right destination when what you need is shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue.

How to convert MKV to MOV

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Drop your MKV file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
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Check the output format: MOV is already selected for you.
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Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new MOV.

MKV vs MOV, side by side

	MKV	MOV
Born	2002, the open-source Matroska project	1991, Apple's QuickTime team
Type	video · container	video · container
Best for	high-quality rips and archives with multiple audio and subtitle tracks	shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue
Weak spot	playing on TVs, iPhones and editors that never learned to open the box	traveling: Windows, Android and the web would all rather meet an MP4
Typical size	as big as whatever you put inside: movie files often run to several gigabytes	frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute
Plays on	VLC and desktop players love it; smart TVs, Apple devices and editors often don't.	Mac and iPhone natively; elsewhere it depends on the player's mood.

Questions people ask

Will converting MKV to MOV lose quality?

Usually not: when the video codec is compatible, Flippy swaps the container without re-encoding, so quality is untouched. If a re-encode is needed, it happens once at matching quality.

Will the MOV file be bigger or smaller than my MKV?

Similar, unless a re-encode is involved: then it depends on the codec. MOV typically runs frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute.

Where will the MOV file play?

Mac and iPhone natively; elsewhere it depends on the player's mood. That's the usual reason people leave MKV behind: MOV simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does MKV to MOV conversion take?

When it's a pure container swap it's nearly instant, since nothing is re-encoded. Full re-encodes take roughly as long as the video plays, often less.

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