Step 1: Supply your MOV files using the button above or by haul and lay.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Get your converted AMR files.
MOV to AMR Conversion FAQ
How do I extract the audio from a MOV as AMR?
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Upload the MOV file and the converter demuxes the audio track, then re-encodes it as AMR. No re-encoding of the video happens — only the audio stream is processed, which keeps it fast even on long videos.
Will the audio quality match the original MOV track?
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Yes — the audio is extracted at the source bitrate where possible. If you pick a higher AMR bitrate than the source, the file will not improve in quality, just grow in size.
Is the MOV to AMR conversion reversible?
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You can convert the AMR back to MOV on this site. If either format involved is lossy, the round-trip is not bit-perfect even though it is visually or audibly close.
What output quality should I expect from MOV to AMR?
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Default settings target broadcast / web quality — visually identical to the source for most viewers. For archival use, pick the highest quality option in the converter settings.
Is converting MOV to AMR a second round of lossy compression?
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Yes, and it is worth planning around. Both formats are lossy, so the AMR encoder is working from audio that has already been through one psychoacoustic pass, and its own decisions compound the first set. At 192 kbps or above the result is still transparent for most listening. If you have a lossless master anywhere, encoding the AMR from that instead avoids the double pass entirely. An MOV normally carries H.264 or HEVC for delivery, or ProRes when it is an editing master, alongside AAC or uncompressed PCM audio. AMR is a narrowband speech codec running between 4.75 and 12.2 kbps, modelling the human vocal tract rather than the full audio spectrum.
What happens to multichannel audio when converting MOV to AMR?
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It is folded down to stereo, because AMR has no practical multichannel mode. The downmix uses the standard coefficients so centre-channel dialogue stays clear and the surrounds are mixed in at reduced level. Anything that depended on discrete channel placement is gone once that happens. AMR destroys music: its 8 kHz bandwidth removes everything above telephone frequencies, and no amount of re-encoding brings it back.
Why does music sound so poor in this conversion?
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Because one side of it is a speech codec rather than a music codec. It models the human vocal tract and discards everything outside telephone bandwidth, which is fine for a voice memo and destructive for anything with instruments in it. Converting away from it cannot restore the missing frequencies — they were never encoded in the first place. 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.
Is there a file-size limit when converting MOV to AMR?
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Anonymous uploads are capped at a generous default; signed-in free accounts get a higher cap, and Pro accounts have no per-file limit. Browser memory is usually the practical constraint long before our server-side limits kick in.
Can I batch-convert several MOV files to AMR at once?
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Yes. Drop or pick multiple MOV files in one upload — the converter processes them in parallel and returns a ZIP of the AMR results. There is no need to repeat the upload step per file.
What happens to my MOV files after the conversion?
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Uploaded files and AMR outputs are auto-deleted after a short retention window. We do not inspect, share, or train on user files. Direct download links are time-limited and tied to your session.
What apps can play a AMR file?
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AMR plays in most music players, browsers, and media libraries. iTunes / Apple Music, VLC, Foobar2000, and phone media apps handle it natively.
Do I need to install software to convert MOV to AMR?
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No. The converter runs entirely in your browser plus our cloud — no plugin, no install, no admin rights. It works on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS, and Android.
