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MOV to text

iPhone and Mac videos — straight to text, no converting.

Drop a MOV file .mov

First 2 minutes free, any lengthLanguage detected automaticallyiPhone and Mac

Longer than 2 minutes?You get the first 2 minutes here. Kalpa transcribes the rest — free to start on iPhone Get the app ›

How do you convert a MOV video to text?

To convert a MOV video to text, drop the .mov above — it’s the format the iPhone camera and Mac screen recordings use. Kalpa takes the audio and returns text with timestamps, no converting needed. The first 2 minutes of any MOV are free here; the rest is in the Kalpa app on your iPhone.

Short ones here, long ones in Kalpa

First 2 min · free hereIMG_2041.MOV1:10English · detected

0:00: Okay, recording. This is the leak under the kitchen sink.
0:12: You can see the water collecting right here at the joint.
0:31: It started on Monday, and it gets worse when the dishwasher runs.
0:55: I will send this to the plumber with the photos.

Keep it, search it, ask about it laterSave to Kalpa ›

How to transcribe a MOV

Find the video
Photos, Files or your Mac.
Drop it above
No converting.
Get the text
Timestamps included.
Long videos
The first 2 minutes are here; the rest is in Kalpa.

Faster in the app

The talks and toasts on your camera roll, as text

Your iPhone camera roll is full of speeches, toasts and talks you filmed. Turn a MOV into text to quote the best line, caption the clip or keep the words.

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Good to know

iPhone videos can be large — files over 100 MB won’t upload, so trim long clips first.
Screen recordings need the mic on to capture speech.
The first 2 minutes of any MOV are free here; the rest is in Kalpa.

Where MOV files come from

iPhone videos

Talks, toasts and moments you filmed.

Mac screen recordings

Tutorials with voice.

Final Cut exports

Drafts before captions.

When the free tool is enough — and when you need Kalpa

	Free web tool	Kalpa app
Length	First 2 minutes of any recording	The whole recording, no limit
Summary, quotes and topics	—	Yes
Search everything you saved	—	Ask in chat, jump to the moment
Your own recordings	Upload a file	Record on iPhone or Apple Watch, transcribed on device
Languages	25, detected automatically	25, detected automatically

Questions and answers

Why are my iPhone videos MOV files?

The iPhone camera saves videos as .mov, so clips you copy off your iPhone often arrive in that format.

Do I need to convert MOV to MP4 first?

No, the MOV to text tool transcribes .mov files as they are, using only the audio track.

How large can a MOV file be?

The MOV to text tool accepts files up to 100 MB.

Can I transcribe a long iPhone video?

Kalpa transcribes the first 2 minutes of any MOV for free here; the rest of a longer iPhone video is in the Kalpa app, which is free to start.

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