{"id":3697,"date":"2012-06-04T01:41:52","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T09:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/?p=3697"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:35:52","slug":"youtube-to-mov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/youtube-to-mov.html","title":{"rendered":"How to convert downloaded YouTube videos to MOV videos freely","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now, as you have downloaded videos from YouTube with the help of video downloading tool, like the<br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/pro\/youtube-downloader.html\">Mac Free YouTube Downloader<\/a>, you may want to do<br \/>\n    more things than just watching, like to edit downloaded videos with Apple&#8217;s iMovie, play it back on QuickTime, etc.<br \/>\n    But you would get disapppointed as these apps could not recognize your downloaded videos. You need to first convert<br \/>\n    YouTube video to other formats that are friendly with these apps, like MOV.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong>Leawo <\/strong><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/pro\/video-converter.html\"><br \/>\n        <strong>YouTube to MOV Converter<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/a><br \/>\n    could easily convert YouTube to MOV videos for playback on Mac players. This YouTube to MOV<br \/>\n    converter could not only convert YouTube to MOV, but also videos in other formats to MOV. By converting YouTube to<br \/>\n    MOV, you can watch and edit YouTube videos freely with different apps. For Mac OS users,<br \/>\n    <strong>Leawo <\/strong><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/pro\/video-converter-pro-mac.html\">null<\/a><br \/>\n    would convert YouTube videos to MOV on Mac for you.\n<\/p>\n<p>The following guide would show you how to convert downloaded YouTube videos to MOV videos:<\/p>\n<div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/downloads\/video-converter.html\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/guides\/windownload.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><br \/>\n    <\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/downloads\/video-converter-pro-mac.html\">null<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"step1\">\n        <strong>Import source video files<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>\n        Launch Leawo YouTube to MOV Converter and import source YouTube files by clicking<br \/>\n        <strong>Add Video<\/strong><br \/>\n        button<br \/>\n        (Click button or drag-and-drop source files on Video Converter for Mac).\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear mb30 clearfix\">\n    <a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"\n        href=\"\/images\/article\/profile-win\/mov.jpg\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/article\/profile-win\/mov-ts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\"\n            height=\"178\" class=\"imgright ml img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 215px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 215\/178;\" \/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"step2\"><strong>Choose output profile <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> ChooseMOV as output profile in Profile panel. (on Mac YouTube to MOV Converter, click the icon before 3D button<br \/>\n        to enter Profile panel). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tipsbox mb30 clearfix\"><span class=\"tipsIcon\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You could change output file parameters by clicking settings button next to the Profile frame: Video<br \/>\n            Codec(choose according to your destination utility), Audio Codec, Aspect Ratio, Bit Rate, Video Size (you<br \/>\n            can choose from the provided options or manually input the size you prefer), Frame Rate, etc.\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear mb30 clearfix\">\n    <a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"\n        href=\"\/images\/article\/video-converter\/video-converter-convert.jpg\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgright ml img lazyload\"\n            data-src=\"\/images\/article\/video-converter\/video-converter-convert-ts.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"step3\"><strong>Convert YouTube to MOV videos<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Convert YouTube to MOV videos freely by clicking the convert button. After the conversion, you only need to<br \/>\n        transfer the converted files to video editing tools for unlimited editing.\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"imgright pr180\">Video Guide<\/span>Software<\/h2>\n<div class=\"w400 imgright\">\n    <div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 400\/300\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/N5MyKkvsSEY\/hqdefault.jpg)\" ><iframe width=\"400\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N5MyKkvsSEY?hd=1\"\n        frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w270 imgleft\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/pro\/video-converter.html\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n            data-src=\"\/images\/icon\/packages\/video\/li-Video-Converter.jpg\" alt=\"Leawo Video Converter\"\n            class=\"imgleft mrb lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong><br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/pro\/video-converter.html\">Video Converter<\/a><br \/>\n        <\/strong><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/guides\/windot.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><br \/>\n        Convert videos to various formats for more convenient enjoyment.<br \/>\n        <span class=\"money-b\">$29.95<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"clear\">\n        <strong>Platfrom:<\/strong><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/guides\/windot.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/> Windows 7\/Vista\/XP<br \/>\n        <span class=\"pl63\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/guides\/macdot.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/pro\/video-converter-pro-mac.html\">null<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/downloads\/video-converter.html\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/guides\/win-free-trial.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><br \/>\n        <\/a><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/video-converter-pro\/purchase.html\">null<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"clear\">Extended Knowledge<\/h2>\n<p>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/article\/extended-knowledge\/mov.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"160\"\n        class=\"imgleft mrb lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/160;\" \/><br \/>\n    <strong>MOV<\/strong> video file is common multimedia format often used for saving movies<br \/>\n    and other video files, uses a proprietary compression algorithm developed by Apple Computer, compatible with both<br \/>\n    Macintosh and Windows platforms. The format specifies a multimedia container file that contains one or more tracks,<br \/>\n    each of which stores a particular type of data: audio, video, effects, or text (e.g. for subtitles).<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now, as you have downloaded videos from YouTube with the help of video downloading tool, like the Mac Free YouTube Downloader, you may want to do more things than just watching, like to edit downloaded videos with Apple&#8217;s iMovie, play &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/youtube-to-mov.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-3697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video-audio-tips","tag-video-converter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":1676,"excerpt_185":"Now, as you have downloaded videos from YouTube with the help of video downloading tool, like the Mac Free YouTube Downloader, you may want to do more things than just...","formatted_date":"04\/06\/2012","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3697"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34567,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3697\/revisions\/34567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}