.mov MIME type
QuickTime videovideo
video/quicktimeApple's QuickTime container — the format iPhone videos are recorded in.
| MIME type | video/quicktime |
|---|---|
| Extensions | .mov, .qt |
| Content-Type | video/quicktime |
| Compress in transit? | No — already compressed |
| File signature | 66 74 79 70 (ftyp) at offset 4 an ISO base media file; the brand after ftyp is typically qt |
Good to know
- Chrome and Firefox play
.movonly when the codecs inside are ones they support; remux to MP4 for reliable playback.
Serve .mov files with the right type
The response header to send:
Content-Type: video/quicktime
Most servers pick the type from the file extension. If yours sends the wrong one, map it explicitly:
nginx (inside the types block in mime.types)
video/quicktime mov qt;
Apache (.htaccess or server config)
AddType video/quicktime .mov .qt
Express
res.set("Content-Type", "video/quicktime");Python
import mimetypes
mimetypes.add_type("video/quicktime", ".mov")
mimetypes.add_type("video/quicktime", ".qt")HTML file input
<input type="file" accept=".mov,.qt,video/quicktime">
Check it
See what a server sends for a file, and what type a local file really is by its contents:
curl -sI https://example.com/file.mov | grep -i '^content-type:' file --mime-type file.mov
Frequently asked questions
What is the MIME type for .mov files?
video/quicktime. The same type covers .qt.
What Content-Type header should a .mov file be served with?
Content-Type: video/quicktime. It's already compressed, so servers shouldn't gzip it.
How can I tell if a file is really a .mov?
Check its bytes rather than the extension: MOV files contain 66 74 79 70 (ftyp) at byte offset 4 — an ISO base media file; the brand after ftyp is typically qt . On the command line, file --mime-type name.mov does this for you.
Related types
Headers that go with it: Content-Type · Content-Disposition · X-Content-Type-Options