Hear2Text

MOV to Text Converter

Upload a MOV video from your iPhone, a QuickTime screen recording or a Final Cut export and get an editable, timestamped transcript in minutes. 100 languages are detected automatically. The free plan includes 120 minutes every week.

Transcribe a MOV file

Paste a link to the file, or press Transcribe to upload it

Free plan: 120 minutes every week. Files up to 500 MB and 6 hours.

Upload MOV files without converting

You can upload MOV files as they are, up to 500 MB and 6 hours long. Only the audio track is transcribed, so video codec and resolution do not affect the result, but they drive the file size: 4K iPhone video reaches 500 MB within minutes. For long clips, trim the part you need, record at 1080p, or extract the audio. Clear speech near the microphone gives up to 99% accuracy; wind, music and crosstalk lower it.

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From iPhone, QuickTime or Final Cut

On an iPhone, videos live in the Photos app; tap Upload here and choose the clip from your library, or AirDrop it to a Mac first. On a Mac, QuickTime Player and Shift-Command-5 save screen recordings to the Desktop as MOV. From Final Cut Pro or iMovie, export the finished cut, or share just the audio to keep the file small. Every one of these uploads the same way.

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Ask questions about your video

Once your MOV is transcribed, ask the AI assistant about it: what was decided in a recorded call, where a product demo explains pricing, or which clips in a long vlog are worth cutting. The assistant is part of the paid plans.

  • Get the gist of a long recording
  • Pull out names, dates and decisions
  • Ask where a topic comes up
  • List the topics the video covers
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How to transcribe a MOV file

Upload the MOV file, let the language be detected, check the text, then export it.

  1. Step 01

    Upload the MOV

    Choose the MOV from your iPhone's Photos, your Mac's Desktop or an editor export. Up to 500 MB and 6 hours.

  2. Step 02

    Language detected, text created

    The spoken language is detected automatically and the speech becomes text with a timestamp on every segment, usually in minutes.

  3. Step 03

    Review and fix

    Play back any segment, fix names and technical terms in the browser, and check quotes against the video.

  4. Step 04

    Export the transcript

    Download TXT on the free plan. Paid plans add SRT and VTT captions, Word and PDF.

Who transcribes MOV files

Anyone with Apple-made video: phone clips, screen recordings and edited cuts turned into text you can read, search and reuse.

  • iPhone Videographers

    You filmed a talk, a family story or a site walkthrough on your phone. Upload the clip and keep the words as text you can search and quote.

  • Video Editors

    Transcribe the audio from a Final Cut timeline to find soundbites by reading, then use SRT export on a paid plan as a start for captions.

  • Mac Screen Recorders

    You recorded a tutorial or a call with QuickTime. Transcribe it to write step-by-step notes or send colleagues the text instead of the whole video.

  • Researchers and Consultants

    Recorded interviews, site visits or client walkthroughs filmed as MOV become text you can skim, quote and file with the project.

What you get with a MOV transcript

  1. ProRes Workflow

    ProRes masters are usually too big to upload. Export an audio-only file or a small proxy from your editor and transcribe that.

  2. Works From Your iPhone

    Pick a clip straight from your Photos library in the phone browser, or record and transcribe in the Hear2Text app for iPhone.

  3. HEVC (H.265) Videos

    The default iPhone video format uploads without conversion. Only the sound is used, so the codec never changes the transcript.

  4. Speaker Labels

    Each speaker is labelled (Speaker 1, Speaker 2) on every plan, which helps with interviews and recorded calls. On the paid plans you add the names.

  5. Long Recordings

    Files up to 500 MB and recordings up to 6 hours on every plan. For bigger 4K clips, trim them or extract the audio first.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does it work with iPhone videos?
Yes. iPhone videos are MOV files, and you can upload them straight from the Photos app in your phone's browser or from a Mac after AirDrop. The catch is size: 4K video passes the 500 MB limit within a few minutes. Trim the clip, record at 1080p, or extract the audio first. The language is detected automatically, so you do not have to pick one.
Can I transcribe ProRes MOV files?
Yes, if the file fits in 500 MB, which ProRes rarely does. ProRes is an editing codec and a minute of footage can take several gigabytes. Instead of uploading the master, export an audio-only file (M4A or WAV) from Final Cut Pro or your editor, or a small H.264 proxy. The transcript comes out the same, because only the speech is used.
Is MOV better than MP4 for transcription?
No, neither is better. MOV and MP4 are containers, and transcription only uses the audio track inside, which is usually AAC in both. Accuracy depends on how clearly people speak and how close the microphone was, not on the file extension. Up to 99% on clear audio; background noise, music and people talking over each other lower it. Upload whichever file you already have.
Can I transcribe screen recordings from my Mac?
Yes. QuickTime Player and the macOS screenshot toolbar (Shift-Command-5) both save screen recordings as MOV files, usually on your Desktop. Upload the file and Hear2Text transcribes whatever is spoken: your narration, a call you recorded, or a tutorial. Text on screen and slides is not read, only speech. Recordings up to 6 hours and 500 MB work on every plan.
Can I upload HEVC (H.265) MOV files?
Yes, HEVC (H.265) MOV files work. Recent iPhones record in HEVC by default, and the video codec does not matter to us because only the sound is transcribed. What limits you is file size: high-efficiency 4K is smaller than before but still reaches 500 MB on longer clips. If it does, trim it or share a lower-resolution copy before uploading.

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