YouTube to MOV Converter - How to Convert YouTube to MOV with 2 Methods

Updated Jul 27,2018 | by Joy

As a lover of YouTube, have you ever thought of converting YouTube video to any other formats like MOV? In the following guide,we will show you two ways to easily convert YouTube to MOV so that you can comfortably enjoy your favorite videos on your iPhone or iPad anywhere. Before the detailed guide, let’s first see what the MOV format is.

What is MOV? Why Need to Convert YouTube to MOV?

MOV is an MPEG-4 video container file format developed by Apple Inc, and is used in Apple's default Quick Time player. In recent years, iOS devices are the most common platform to watch MOV files along with the continuously growing Apple users community. Therefore, it becomes quite important to learn how to convert YouTube to MOV so that you can easily play them offline on your iPhone or iPad. Now move to the two simple and useful methods to complete the conversion.

>>Related reading: Easy Way to Convert YouTube Video to WMV

Converting YouTube to MOV format online is the simplest way to convert videos to the compatible formats without installing any software. Simply follow the steps below.

Step 1. Go to www.onlinevideoconverter.com and paste the YouTube video link to the bar.

Step 2. Choose .MOV as your target format and then click “START” to convert your videos.

Step 3. After the video has been processed, simply click “DOWNLOAD” and then the converted video will be saved to your computer in MOV format.

To convert YouTube videos to MOV in a more effective way, you can try the second method, in which a third-party tool will be introduced.

Here comes to an easy video converter - IOTransfer. It is safe and user-friendly, which enables you to convert videos from many popular websites to any format you want, such as MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, FLV, etc. Meanwhile, you can transfer the converted videos to your iOS devices. Now follow the simple steps to complete the conversion.

Step 1. Free download and install IOTransfer on your Windows 10/8/7 computer.

Step 2. Click on 'VIDEOS' tab at the top menu. Choose 'Converter' on the left.

Step 3. Click 'Add Files' to select the YouTube video you want to convert to MOV. Do not forget to choose the right 'Output Format' - MOV. Then click 'Convert Now' to start the conversion.

Simply go to the 'Finished' section on the left, you will see all the converted videos and then click on Phone icon at the right of each video to start transferring videos to iOS devices. 

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As I said before, IOTransfer can allow you to download videos from many sites. Follow the guide on how to download YouTube videos to iPhone. After downloading, you can follow the above tutorials to convert it to MOV.

Bonus Tip: How to Download YouTube Videos to iPhone or iPad with IOTransfer

Step 1. Open IOTransfer and click 'VIDEOS' at the top. Then copy the URL from YouTube and past it into this video downloader. 

Step 2. Click 'Download' to start downloading your favorite YouTube videos. Once the download is complete, you can follow the previous steps to convert it to MOV.

Bottom Line:

By reading this article, you may clearly know how to convert YouTube to MOV. Now you can choose the best method based on your own preference. Personally, I prefer to use IOTransfer, because it’s an multifunctional tool which allows me to convert videos, download videos and transfer videos to my iPhone. What’s more, it takes less time to complete the conversion without any annoying ads. 

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