How to Convert MOV to MP4 (or MP4 to MOV)

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on September 01, 2021

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QuickTime can’t open and play MP4? MOV can’t be played on Windows Media Player or VLC Media Player? Indeed, many users encounter the same situation. In this guide, we are about to explain the differences between MP4 and MOV, and point out how to use a professional MOV to MP4 converter to convert QuickTime MOV videos to MP4 and convert MP4 to MOV on Mac and Windows computers.

"I cannot play a .mp4 file on macOS Catalina, how to play MP4 on Mac when QuickTime Player can’t open it? How to free convert .mp4 to .mov for playing on MacBook Pro?"

You may want to read:

* How to Convert H.265/HEVC Videos to H.264

* How to Convert Video to and from MP4 on Mac OS X

The story begins with a real case:

I made an interesting MP4 movie and played it well in Windows 10. Then I shared it to my friend but it doesn't seem to be playable on Mac computer using QuickTime. She received a "QuickTime Player could not open this file" error message. What was going on?

QuickTime Player, a free multimedia player, is currently available on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and newer. It supports many formats such as QuickTime movie files (MOV), most MPEG-4 files (MP4, M4V, M4A, MP3), MPEG-2, and others. Sometimes you will encounter that QuickTime cannot open MP4 videos and MOV videos cannot be played on Windows Media Player. If you are stuck on this issue, you can ask a professional UkeySoft Video Converter for help to losslessly convert MOV videos to MP4 and vice versa.

Best MOV to MP4 Converter

UkeySoft Video Converter is the ultimate tool for converting MOV to MP4 or converting MP4 to MOV. It aims to quickly and easily batch convert video and audio file formats from one format to any format you want. It also adds video editing features to help you increase video effects by trimming, cropping, splitting, merging, adding watermarks and more. You just need to drag and drop the video, select the desired format or preset, you can convert the video from MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, MKV, MTS, H.264, etc. to other formats, and also convert MP4 to MP3, WAV , WMV and other audio formats. UkeySoft Video Converter works with Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8/7 or macOS 10.10 and later.

Part 1: How to Convert MOV Video to MP4

Step 1. Launch UkeySoft Video Converter and Add MOV Files
Get the UkeySoft Video Converter on your computer after installation. You can go to the "Add File" menu on the top left side of the converter, and then browse for the MOV files you want to work with.

You can also drag and drop MOV files to the project area, and the software will read and load all selected video files.

As you can see, all added video files will be shown in the window.

Step 2. Select Output Format
Select output format by clicking "Profile" drop-down menu in the bottom place of the interface, then select MP4 from the "Common Video" category. The UkeySoft Video Converter can convert .mov video to four types of MP4 video format: MP4 1080P video format with H264, MP4 720P video format with H264, MP4 video format with H264/MPEG-4 configure, high picture quality, MP4 HEVC/H.265 Video.

The software also can help you convert video to avi, m2ts, mkv, mov, vob, mp4, ts, wmv, flv and more. Please select a desired video format you want.

Step 3. Edit Video(Option)
The software also allow you edit the video before converting, you can cut, merge, crop, trim and rotate video, and add effects, background music, watermark and subtitles to the video before conversion.

For example, to crop the video, please click the "Crop" icon on the menu bar, you can freely edit MOV videos with functions

Step 4. Start MOV to MP4 Conversion
Hit the "Convert" button at the bottom of the screen, then the MOV to MP4 conversion process will begin.

The UkeySoft Video Converter starting converting Move video files to MP4 format, please don't close the software during converting process.

When you see the following screenshot, it means that the MOV to MP4 conversion is complete. You can view the converted video files by clicking "Open Output". Similarly, UkeySoft Video Converter can also convert MP4 videos to MOV easily.

Above is the most simple way to convert MOV to MP4, If the Quicktime Player can't Open MP4 File? Convert MP4 to MOV now! Let's keep reading the below guide on how to convert MP4 files to MOV format.

Part 2: How to Convert MP4 Video to MOV

Step 1. Launch UkeySoft Video Converter and add MP4 video files to the program.

As the below screenshot, you could see the MP4 video added to UkeySoft

Step 2. Select .mov as output video format

Step 3. Click "Start" button start to convert MP4 to MOV

Step 4. After conversion, click "open output" button to quickly locate the MOV video files.

You will see the output video file is MOV format, now you can play the converted videos with QuickTime on Mac OS X.

MOV VS. MP4

MOV and MP4 are two commonly used video file formats. Do you know the difference between MOV and MP4? Which one do you prefer?

MOV

MOV uses the latest codec H.264 to enhance high-resolution content. Generally, it is a high-quality file format for storing and sharing digital information. QuickTime Player and Real Player support MOV files. And the MOV files are high quality and their size exceeds many other multimedia formats.

MP4

MP4 is a digital multimedia format that combines video and audio as well as subtitles and images into one container. It is the most widely used video format. If you work on Windows, Ubuntu and Linux, MP4 is the smart choice.

Conclusion

There are many MOV converters on the market, if you just want to perform MOV to MP4 conversion, QuickTime Pro can satisfy you. However, if you want to convert MOV to MP4 and convert MP4 to MOV on your Mac computer or Windows computer, UkeySoft Video Converter is definitely a more practical and flexible option.

Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

Justin Sabrina

Li Zhang is a sophisticated editor for UkeySoft in tech blog writing, as well as a SEO and content marketing expert. She has been writing related article about multimedia conversion, streaming music and streaming video since 2018. Also, she's starting to write article about data security, including articles about file lock, USB encryption, DVD encryption, etc. Each helpful tutorial and solution is based on her practical tests, she is aways energetic and trustworthy in this field.

Justin Sabrina

Chester is an experienced editor for UkeySoft focused on tech article writing, software & hardware produce review and tutorial. He specializes in composing posts about music conversion, video downloading, video conversion, screen recording and other tech knowledge tips. He always understands user needs and pain points and familiar with all kinds of multimedia conversion software and streaming music downloader on the market. So far, he has published 400+ helpful tech articles of software reviews, how-to guides to help reader in need.

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