A MOV file is a movie file saved in the QuickTime File Format (QTFF), which is a multimedia container file format. It stores one or more tracks that store different types of media data, such as video, audio, and text (subtitles). MOV files are commonly used for saving movies and other video files.

As one of the most used video container formats in video editing software, MOV file format contains videos, video effects, audio, text, pictures, subtitles, as well as other media files in a single file. The more detailed information about MOV will be talked about in this post of MiniTool. The MOV file is a common multimedia container file format, which is developed by Apple Company. It is used in Apple’s Quicktime program as an MPEDG 4 video container file format. It is even regarded as the basis of MPEG-4 file format by Internal Organization for Standardization. MOV files are compatible with both Mac and Windows platform. In addition, these MOV files are also compatible with Sony PSP and DVD players. MOV is ideal for editing in top video editing software such as VideoStudio Pro.

You can play MOV files with various multimedia players, such as Apple QuickTime Player (Mac), Microsoft Windows Media Player (Windows), and VLC media player (cross-platform). You can also play MOV files in Android and iOS with VLC for Android, VLC for iOS, olimsoft OPlayer (iOS), and J2 Interactive MX Player (Android).