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Your video editor or DAW wants WAV, not MOV — extract the uncompressed audio track in one step.

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How to convert MOV to WAV online

  1. 1

    Drop your MOV file

    Drag your QuickTime Movie file onto the box above, or click it to pick a file.

  2. 2

    Wait a few seconds

    Conversion starts on its own and runs on your device, not on a server.

  3. 3

    Download your WAV

    Click Download to save the Waveform Audio File Format file.

MOV vs WAV: format overview

MOV

QuickTime Movie

Apple · 1991

Compression
lossy
Transparency
No
  • ✓ High quality, preferred by Apple ecosystem
  • ✓ Supports ProRes codec for editing
  • ✗ Poor Windows/Android compatibility without QuickTime
WAV

Waveform Audio File Format

Microsoft and IBM · 1991

Compression
none
Transparency
No
  • ✓ Lossless — no quality degradation
  • ✓ Universal DAW compatibility for production

MOV magic bytes: 00 00 00 xx 66 74 79 70 71 74

WAV magic bytes: 52 49 46 46 xx xx xx xx 57 41 56 45

Why convert MOV to WAV?

You recorded video on your iPhone, mirrorless camera, or Mac's QuickTime, and now you need to work with the audio separately — in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, DaVinci Resolve's Fairlight audio mixer, or a client's DAW that only accepts WAV stems. The MOV file has the audio inside it, but video editing and audio production workflows often need it extracted as a clean, standalone WAV before any mixing or processing can begin.

WAV is uncompressed audio — every sample is stored exactly as captured, with no codec to worry about and no compatibility surprises. It's the universal currency of professional audio: every DAW, every video editor, every broadcast delivery specification accepts WAV without question. Extracting WAV from MOV removes the video overhead and gives your audio tools a clean input.

If your MOV was recorded with PCM audio (common in professional cameras and QuickTime recordings), the extraction is bit-perfect — absolutely no quality loss. If the MOV contains AAC audio (typical for iPhone recordings), the converter decodes the AAC and stores the uncompressed result as WAV — no additional compression loss, though the original AAC's lossy compression is already present in the decoded samples. Either way, the WAV output is suitable for professional post-production.

Quality & file size: MOV to WAV

Typical sizes: MOV 150–500 MB (1 minute 1080p); WAV 30–50 MB (3-minute song).

WAV output is 16-bit PCM, so a 24-bit source is reduced to 16-bit (CD quality).

WAV will not restore detail the MOV encoder removed, and the file gets bigger.

Frequently asked questions

Why do video editors sometimes need WAV instead of the MOV's audio?
Professional video editors (Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro) work natively with MOV audio, but some workflows — particularly audio mixing in a separate DAW — require WAV stems. Extracting WAV from MOV simplifies handoff to an audio engineer.
Will the WAV extracted from MOV match the original recording quality?
Yes — MOV files often contain either PCM (already lossless) or AAC audio. If the source is PCM, extraction is bit-perfect. If it's AAC, the decoded samples are stored in WAV without further loss.

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