Convert MOV to AVI

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

Most MOV to AVI conversions are wrapper swaps: the pictures stay pictures, they just trade MOV's box for one built for opening old archives and humoring legacy Windows tools. If the codec inside your MOV is one AVI accepts, Flippy keeps quality bit-for-bit identical; if not, it re-encodes once, carefully, at matching quality.

Why flip MOV to AVI

MOV is Apple's homebody: gorgeous on a Mac, awkward everywhere else. It was born in 1991, Apple's QuickTime team, and its real weak spot is traveling: Windows, Android and the web would all rather meet an MP4.

AVI is the veteran of desktop video: dependable in 1995, cranky about everything invented since. Audio Video Interleave: an early container that predates streaming and most codecs you'd use today. That makes it the right destination when what you need is opening old archives and humoring legacy Windows tools.

How to convert MOV to AVI

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

MOV vs AVI, side by side

	MOV	AVI
Born	1991, Apple's QuickTime team	1992, Microsoft
Type	video · container	video · container
Best for	shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue	opening old archives and humoring legacy Windows tools
Weak spot	traveling: Windows, Android and the web would all rather meet an MP4	modern life: no proper streaming, no subtitles, no love for modern codecs
Typical size	frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute	usually bulky: its era's codecs compress far less than H.264 or H.265
Plays on	Mac and iPhone natively; elsewhere it depends on the player's mood.	Old Windows software and desktop players; phones and browsers mostly refuse.

Questions people ask

Will converting MOV to AVI 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 AVI file be bigger or smaller than my MOV?

Similar, unless a re-encode is involved: then it depends on the codec. AVI typically runs usually bulky: its era's codecs compress far less than H.264 or H.265.

Where will the AVI file play?

Old Windows software and desktop players; phones and browsers mostly refuse. That's the usual reason people leave MOV behind: AVI simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does MOV to AVI 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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