Convert MOV to FLAC

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You can convert MOV to FLAC for free: upload your MOV above and Flippy extracts the audio as FLAC in your browser, no signup needed.

Turning MOV into FLAC isn't really a conversion: it's an extraction: Flippy lifts the audio track out of your MOV and re-packs it on its own. You keep the sound and drop the pixels, swapping a MOV that runs frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute for a FLAC built for archiving music with zero quality loss and a genuine size saving.

A classic MOV to FLAC job: iPhone footage and camera originals, bound for the archive shelf, at half the size of WAV.

Why flip MOV to FLAC

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.

FLAC is the audiophile's handshake: CD-perfect sound at roughly half the shelf space. Free Lossless Audio Codec: think ZIP for sound: it decompresses back to the exact original. That makes it the right destination when what you need is archiving music with zero quality loss and a genuine size saving.

How to convert MOV to FLAC

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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: FLAC is already selected for you.
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Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new FLAC.

Best settings for MOV to FLAC

Quality tip for MOV to FLAC: there is no quality dial to fret over, since every FLAC compression level decodes to bit-identical audio; higher levels just pack a little tighter. The track inside your MOV sets the ceiling: an extraction can match it, never beat it.

MOV vs FLAC, side by side

	MOV	FLAC
Born	1991, Apple's QuickTime team	2001, Josh Coalson; now kept by the open Xiph.Org Foundation
Type	video · container	audio · lossless
Best for	shooting and editing on Apple hardware, where it's the native tongue	archiving music with zero quality loss and a genuine size saving
Weak spot	traveling: Windows, Android and the web would all rather meet an MP4	fitting in pockets: lossless is still large: and charming Apple's own apps
Typical size	frequently huge: camera and ProRes MOVs can run to gigabytes per minute	around 5 MB per minute: half of WAV, five times an MP3
Plays on	Mac and iPhone natively; elsewhere it depends on the player's mood.	Hi-fi gear, Android, VLC, most desktop players; iTunes and Apple Music look away.

Questions people ask

Will converting MOV to FLAC lose quality?

The FLAC is encoded once from the exact track inside the MOV: from a typical soundtrack the difference is inaudible, but it can't sound better than what the video carried.

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

Much smaller: you're keeping the audio and dropping the video, which is most of the weight. Expect around 5 MB per minute: half of WAV, five times an MP3.

Where will the FLAC file play?

Hi-fi gear, Android, VLC, most desktop players; iTunes and Apple Music look away. That's the usual reason people leave MOV behind: FLAC simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does MOV to FLAC conversion take?

It scales with length and resolution: short clips finish in seconds, long HD videos can take a few minutes. Files auto-delete within an hour after.

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