Convert MOV video to text.

Where MOV files come from

MOV is Apple's QuickTime video format. You will usually have a MOV when you record video on an iPhone or iPad, make a screen recording with QuickTime or the macOS screenshot tool, export from Final Cut Pro or iMovie, or shoot with many mirrorless and professional cameras.

Transcribing iPhone videos

iPhone videos are often vlogs, interviews, family recordings or quick talks to camera. The built-in microphone is good at close range, so speech is usually clear when the person speaking is near the phone. Wind and crowd noise outdoors are the most common problems; review those passages with playback.

Screen recordings and tutorials

QuickTime screen recordings of tutorials, demos and presentations transcribe well when the microphone was enabled. Check that your recording actually captured your voice: macOS screen recordings do not include the microphone unless it is selected in the options.

Professional camera footage

Camera originals are often split into many clips and may contain several audio channels. Exporting a WAV or MP4 of the final edit from your editing software is usually the better route, because it lets you transcribe what viewers will actually hear and keeps subtitle timing aligned. See WAV to text for uncompressed audio.

Why the video stays on your device

For supported MOV files, Media2Text prepares the audio track inside your browser and uploads only that audio. High-resolution video files are large, so this saves time and keeps the footage itself on your device.

From MOV transcript to captions

Many MOV files are destined for YouTube, social media or a client deliverable. After transcription, export SRT for editors such as Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro, or VTT for web players. Import the captions into your timeline, check the first and last cues and adjust line breaks for readability. If the video goes to an international audience, create a translated transcript track and export subtitles in that language with the same timing.

Reviewing the transcript before you use it

Automatic transcription gives you a fast, timed draft. Before you publish, quote or share it, spend a few minutes on the parts that matter most. Rename the speaker labels so every export shows real names. Use find and replace for names, brands and technical terms that appear more than once. Then click the timestamps for the passages you will actually quote and listen to them: overlapping voices, background music and fast speech are where errors cluster. The editor keeps the text and the audio together, so checking a line takes seconds instead of scrubbing through the whole recording.

Exports and plans

Export TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, CSV, TSV, JSON, SRT or VTT from the same reviewed transcript. The free trial includes up to 2 lifetime transcription tasks sharing 75 minutes in total, with no credit card. Paid plans have unlimited uploads and accept files up to 5 hours 15 minutes long.