Step 1: Drop your 3GP files using the button above or by deposit and leave.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Receive your converted MOV files.
3GP to MOV Conversion FAQ
How do I convert a 3GP file to MOV?
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Upload your 3GP file using the picker above and the converter detects the source type and runs the 3GP → MOV pipeline. The result downloads automatically when conversion completes; no account needed for one-off conversions.
Can 3GP be converted to MOV without re-encoding the video?
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Yes, and it is the fast path. 3GP and MOV share the same underlying box structure, so the video and audio streams are copied across byte-for-byte and only the container wrapper is rewritten. Nothing is decoded and nothing is re-compressed, so a feature-length file finishes in under a minute instead of half an hour, with output quality identical to the source. 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. 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 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 format professional editors ask for, because it survives repeated round-trips through Final Cut Pro, Premiere and DaVinci Resolve without generational loss.
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 if the source shipped with a chapter list it was in a sidecar file — hand that to the converter and it gets written into the MOV.
Is the 3GP to MOV converter free?
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Yes — basic 3GP → MOV conversion is free with no registration. Premium adds higher per-file size limits, more parallel batch workers, and removes ads.
How big a 3GP file can I convert to MOV?
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Free accounts: up to 100 MB per 3GP file. Premium: typically 1 GB per file, depending on the 3GP source type. Very large files are split into chunks server-side when the MOV format allows.
Will conversion change the content of my 3GP?
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Conversion preserves all information that both 3GP and MOV can represent. Format-specific features that the MOV format doesn't support (e.g. vector data in raster output, formulas in plain-text output) are rasterized or stripped — see the format-specific notes on the result page.
Can I convert many 3GP files to MOV at once?
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Yes — drop multiple 3GP files into the upload zone and they are queued in parallel. Premium has more parallel workers; on a 50-file batch this is the difference between minutes and seconds.
Does the 3GP to MOV converter work on phones and tablets?
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Yes — the UI is responsive and the conversion pipeline runs server-side, so mobile devices upload-then-download just like desktops. iOS and Android browser file pickers (camera roll, Files app) work end-to-end.
Which browsers does the 3GP to MOV converter support?
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Chrome, Firefox, Safari (15+), Edge, and Opera. The converter uses standard `<input type="file">` upload — no WebAssembly or PWA dependencies — so even older browsers work.
Are my 3GP files kept private?
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Yes — uploaded 3GP files are processed in isolated workers and deleted within minutes. We never view, retain, or share content. See /privacy/ for the data-retention window.
