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.mov
Not to be confused with .mov
MIME type: video/quicktime
Is binary? Yes
Is encrypted? Unknown
Can execute dangerous code? No
Related extensions: .MOV .qt .QT .mp4 .MP4
Internet Media types: video/quicktime
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) com.apple.quicktime-movie
Type code MooV
Magic number Unknown
The capital doesn't differentiate the 2 files by much. They both still function the same.
A .mov file is a QuickTime movie (video) file. It is Apples own video format. It does not work within web browsers, and plays on any platform that supports video/VLC Media Player.
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Any modern (Windows, Windows 9x, Windows NT, Linux, GNU/Linux, Classic MacOS, MacOS, MacOS X, OS X, iOS, Android, ChromiumOS, ChromeOS, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonflyBSD, etc.)
Opens with:
VLC Media Player (all operating systems)
QuickTime (any version, Windows, MacOS)
Other? Unknown
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Definition 1: QuickTime movie (video) file
A .mov file is a QuickTime movie (video) file. It is Apples own video format. It does not work within web browsers, and plays on any platform that supports video/VLC Media Player.
Definition 2: Pseudo-extension (null)
A pseudo-extension is a file format that is applied to a file, despite not having a purpose, other than to change the file name (such as MOVEMOVE.mov) however this file extension is rarely used as a pseudo-extension
Alternatives
.mp4
.ogv
.mkv
.avi
.wmv
.webm
No other definitions
Limitations and problems
Unknown
History
No history to show. Maintainers of this project should add a history of the format here.
Version history
There are only ? versions of the mov package file.
The following table needs to be reformatted.
Usage
mov files are used to install software on Debian and Debian based Linux distributions
No other definitions
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Opens with: Finder (MacOS).
Shebang? Unknown
Encoding: Unknown
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GNOME 1: 
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GNOME 40: 
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XFCE: 
LXQT: 
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