Step 1: Provide your 3GP files using the button above or by toss and let go.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Fetch your converted MOV files.
3GP to MOV Conversion FAQ
How do I convert 3GP to MOV without re-encoding the video stream?
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There is no stream-copy switch on this page. A few pairs copy a compatible video stream into the MOV container without re-encoding it, MKV to MP4 among them, which is quick and loses no quality. Most pairs re-encode the video. 3GP holds H.263 or MPEG-4 Part 2 video with AMR narrowband speech audio, all tuned for minimal bitrate rather than quality. A MOV normally carries H.264 or HEVC for delivery, or ProRes when it is an editing master, alongside AAC or uncompressed PCM audio.
Can 3GP be converted to MOV without re-encoding the video?
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No, not on this page. 3GP and MOV share the same underlying structure, but the converter re-encodes the video for this pair rather than copying the stream, so it takes longer than a container change and the picture is compressed again. Choose High Quality under Quality to keep the most detail. 3GP is the container the 3GPP standardised for early mobile phones, when video had to fit a 176x144 screen and a 2G data plan. MOV is Apple’s QuickTime container, shipped in 1991 and still the format an iPhone, iPad or Final Cut Pro timeline writes by default.
Can I add selectable subtitles once the file is MOV?
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Yes. 3GP has no usable soft-subtitle track, so subtitles for 3GP content had to be burned into the picture or shipped as a separate sidecar file. MOV carries subtitles as their own selectable stream, so after conversion you can attach an SRT track the viewer can switch on, switch off or restyle.
Can the MOV hold more than one audio track?
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Yes, and it is a real upgrade over 3GP. MOV treats every audio stream as a first-class track, so an original-language mix, a dub and a director commentary can live in one file with the player switching between them on demand. MOV is the QuickTime container, which Final Cut Pro, Premiere and DaVinci Resolve all open natively.
Does MOV support chapter markers that 3GP did not?
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It does. MOV stores chapters as container metadata, so a long recording can be navigated by section instead of by scrubbing a progress bar. 3GP has nowhere to put that information, so the converted MOV starts with no chapters; add markers afterwards with a tool such as MKVToolNix or ffmpeg.
Will multi-track audio survive 3GP to MOV conversion?
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Usually not. Most conversions keep one audio track, the one with the most channels (normally the main mix), re-encoded for the MOV container, so commentary and alternate-language tracks are dropped. AVI, WMV, MPEG, FLV, VOB and M4V to MKV keep every track, and so does MP4 to MOV. To keep a different track, remux the 3GP with that track first (VLC or ffmpeg can do this), then convert it.
Are subtitle tracks preserved when converting 3GP to MOV?
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On some pairs. MP4 to MOV keeps every text subtitle track. AVI, WMV, MPEG, FLV, VOB and M4V to MKV keep every subtitle track: text subtitles are copied or converted to SRT, and picture-based subtitles such as DVD or Blu-ray ones are copied as they are. MP4, MOV and WebM to MKV keep only the first subtitle track (as ASS), and MP4 to WebM keeps the first one as WebVTT. Other pairs, including MKV to MP4 or MOV and WebM to MP4, drop subtitle tracks, and the converter does not burn them into the picture. Subtitles that are already burned in stay, because they are part of the video frames.
What about MKV attachments (fonts, cover art) when going 3GP to MOV?
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MKV is the only mainstream container that stores arbitrary attached files (TTF fonts for ASS subs, JPG cover art, fan-translated PDF inserts). Going from 3GP to MOV drops these attachments when MOV is not MKV — the elementary streams convert, but the attached payload stays in the source. Keep 3GP as a backup if you depend on attached fonts.
Which codec does the MOV output use by default?
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It depends on the MOV container. MP4, MOV and MKV output use H.264, which plays on practically every phone, browser and TV. WebM output uses VP9. AVI, WMV and MPEG output use the older codecs those formats were designed for. MOV files are large, and outside the Apple ecosystem playback support is patchier than MP4 — older Android builds and some Smart TVs will refuse them.
How does HDR (HDR10, Dolby Vision) survive 3GP to MOV?
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There is no HDR processing or tone mapping. When the video stream is copied (MKV to MP4 or MOV with the default settings), HDR10 passes through as it is. When the video is re-encoded, the HDR10 mastering metadata is dropped and Dolby Vision or HDR10+ data is not kept, and with a Quality, Resolution or Frame Rate setting some pairs also reduce the video to 8-bit colour, so an HDR 3GP can look washed out in the MOV.
