How to Convert MOV to MP4 using VLC on Windows and Mac?

Before anything else, please download and install VLC on your Windows: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

Step 1. Open the VLC media player.

Step 2. Click the Media tab and choose Convert / Save (shortcut: Ctrl + R).

Step 3. Click + Add… to select MOV files from your computer. Then click Open.

Step 4. Tap the Convert / Save button.

Step 5. Expand the Profile menu and choose Video – H.264 + MP3 (MP4).

Optional. You can click the wrench icon to edit the selected profile by changing the video/audio codec, bitrate, resolution, adding filters, etc.

Step 6. Click Browse to specify a destination file path and name.
Note: If you add multiple MOV files for conversion, the destination folder is the same as the source videos by default.

Step 7. Hit the Start button, and the conversion will begin immediately.

First of all, please download VLC on your Mac: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html

Step 1. Open the VLC player.

Step 2. Click File from the top menu bar and select Convert / Stream.

Step 3. Press the Open media… button to add an MOV file. Alternatively, you can directly drag and drop your source video into the player.

Step 4. Go to the Choose Profile section and pick Video – H.264 + MP3 (MP4).

Step 5. Click Save and specify the file name and destination for your .mp4 file.

Step 6. Click the Save button again to make the VLC player convert MOV to MP4.

Step 1. Launch Free HD Video Converter Factory on your desktop and select Converter.

Step 2. Click ➕ Add Files to load MOV files or directly drag and drop them into the window.

Step 3. Tap the right-side image and select MP4 (under the Video tab) as the output format.

Optionally, edit the video and change parameter settings at your will.

Step 4. Click the bottom ▼ button to set an output folder.

Step 5. Press Run to start the conversion at once.