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MOV to OGV converter

Convert MOV to OGV in your browser. No upload and no account: the file never leaves your device, so the only size limit is your device’s memory.

I want OGV
Quality

Applies only when the video has to be re-encoded. A straight copy keeps the original quality.

Advanced 2
Always re-encode Rebuilds the picture as H.264 (VP9 for WebM) even when it could be copied. Fixes files that won’t play on older TVs and PCs.

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Read more about the MOV format and the OGV format, or see every video tool and all video conversions.

Should you convert MOV to OGV?

Yes, when a device or app needs OGV. OGV can’t carry the H.264, HEVC (H.265) or ProRes video found in MOV files, so the picture is re-encoded as Theora, which takes about as long as the clip on a recent laptop.

Check that OGV is really needed: it plays in Firefox, Chrome, VLC and Wikipedia; not Safari, iPhones or editors, while MOV is mainly an Apple format.

MOV is Apple’s video container, usually H.264 or HEVC from an iPhone; OGV is open-source Theora video in an Ogg container. Use OGV when a platform accepts only free formats, such as Wikimedia Commons.

MOV and OGV compared
Property MOV OGV
Usually contains H.264 or HEVC video with AAC audio, or ProRes from editors Theora video with Vorbis audio
Support Mainly an Apple format Has patchy support
Plays on Apple devices and most editors; some Windows PCs, Android phones and upload forms struggle with it Firefox, Chrome, VLC and Wikipedia; not Safari, iPhones or editors
Best for Recording and editing video on Apple devices Open-source projects and Wikimedia Commons uploads
Introduced 1991 2008

How to convert MOV to OGV

  1. 01

    Add your MOV

    Drop your MOV video onto the box, or click to choose it. It is read from your disk and stays there.

  2. 02

    Check the settings

    The output is already set to OGV. Change the quality if you want to; the defaults suit most files.

  3. 03

    Save the OGV

    Press convert and save the OGV. Several files come back together as a ZIP.

What changes when MOV becomes OGV

Re-encoded, at a quality you choose

Because the video has to be compressed again, a little detail is lost. The default quality keeps the difference invisible; choose High for footage you’ll edit further.

Expect a larger file

OGV generally takes more room than MOV. If the file has to fit an upload limit, check the size once it’s converted. MOV: A minute of 4K iPhone video is roughly 170–400 MB. OGV: Larger than MP4 for similar quality.

This page is put together from our notes on each format, choosing only what is true of MOV and OGV, so every pairing states the same facts the same way. How these pages are made.

Why it doesn’t upload

Video files are big, and uploading one just to change its container can take longer than the conversion itself. Your browser can read and write these formats, so the file never has to leave your device.

How to check for yourself

Worth knowing

  • About the MOV. A MOV from an iPhone is usually an ordinary H.264 or HEVC video that can move into MP4 without re-encoding; a MOV exported from an editor may be ProRes and ten times larger.
  • About the OGV. Theora needs a much higher bitrate than H.264 for the same picture, so an OGV of the same size looks noticeably worse.
  • MP4, MOV, MKV and WebM are handled by your browser’s own video engine, often with hardware help. AVI, WMV, FLV, MPG and the other older formats use the FFmpeg engine, a one-time 31 MB download, and are slower.

Questions

Does converting MOV to OGV lose quality?

The video is re-encoded, so a little detail is lost, but the default quality is set high enough that it doesn’t show.

Will a OGV play on my phone?

OGV has patchy support: Firefox, Chrome, VLC and Wikipedia; not Safari, iPhones or editors. Firefox, Chrome and VLC play OGV files.

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