Watermarked previewTry before buying
Press play, scrub the clip, and decide whether the recovered video is worth exporting before you buy.
Local-only recovery for broken MOV and MP4 files
Your video is probably not gone.
Rescue My Video rebuilds corrupted recordings on your Mac, creates a watermarked preview you can actually watch, then unlocks the clean export for one lifetime $20 price.
0 uploadsFiles stay on your MacPreview firstWatch before buying$20 onceLifetime unlock
Rebuilding movie map
Broken videoPhoto Booth.mov1.1 GB · QuickTime says 00:00
→Preview12:08 recoveredH.264 video · AAC audio
Preview version · purchase to remove watermark
▶Frames21,320 found
AudioSynced preview
Before and after demo
Watch an unplayable clip become usable again.
See the exact journey: a broken file normal players cannot read, a watermarked preview you can watch, and a clean export after unlock. These demo clips are synthetic examples — no private footage and no cloud upload.
BeforeUnreadable playerPreviewWatermarked resultAfterClean playable export
BeforePlayer gives up
Jitter, missing chunks, and 00:00-style failure signals.
AfterPlayable again
A steady playable copy after the missing movie map is rebuilt.
The important distinction
Players need a finished map. Rescue finds the footage.
A large file that shows 00:00 is not automatically empty. Many failed recordings still contain video frames and audio packets, but the container map was never written correctly. Rescue My Video starts with the recoverable media underneath, then builds a fresh playable copy you can preview.
Reads the missing index
00:00
QuickTime and VLC can report nothing when the movie structure is incomplete.
Finds real media data
Repair starts from the recoverable packets, then builds a fresh playable copy.
How it works
From panic to preview in three calm steps.
Choose the broken video
Start with the MOV or MP4 that will not open. Rescue My Video creates a separate repair job and leaves the original untouched.
Watch the preview
The app rebuilds a watermarked copy first, so you can scrub the start, middle, end, and audio before paying.
Unlock clean export
If the preview saves the moment you care about, buy once and export the repaired video without the watermark.
Devil in the details
A real repair workflow, not a scary log window.
Clear visual status replaces terminal-style repair logs. The app explains what it is doing, flags damaged sections in plain English, and keeps advanced controls tucked away until they can genuinely help.
Default
Automatic repair first
The app tries the obvious rebuild before asking anyone to understand codecs, sample files, or repair flags.
MOV / MP4
Movie map rebuild
Recoverable frames, audio packets, timestamps, and track structure are assembled into a playable copy.
30 fps
Jitter and sync pass
Timing cleanup helps smooth recovered previews that technically play but feel jumpy or out of rhythm.
Advanced
Sample-assisted fallback
If needed, a short healthy clip from the same camera or app can describe how that source writes video.
Fair trial
Preview watermark
Watch a watermarked repair preview on your own file before unlocking the final clean export.
Readable
Plain-English warnings
Damaged sections, missing streams, or limits are explained in calm language instead of exposing scary repair logs.
Advanced when needed
Healthy sample is a fallback, not homework.
Most repairs start with one broken file. When the damaged recording needs more structure, the app asks for a short working clip from the same source and explains exactly what “same” means.
Same device or Mac appSame resolution and orientationSame camera settingsShort working clip is enough
BrokenIMG_1842.MP4missing map
Healthy sampleIMG_1843.MP4same camera settings
Preview before purchase
See the recovered video first. Then pay $20.
Broken videos are unpredictable, so the buying flow stays honest: free watermarked preview, one lifetime unlock, clean export only after the preview works.
$20one-time
MOVPhoto Booth, QuickTime, camerasMP4Phones, drones, action camerasM4V / 3GPMobile-style recordingsAVI / MKV / WebMInspection and remux guidance
Why local matters
Private videos deserve a private first attempt.
OptionPrivacyTrialPriceSafety
Rescue My VideoLocalFree preview$20 onceOriginal untouched
Upload repair sitesCloud uploadOften limited$39–$99+Privacy tradeoff
Repair shopHand over fileUsually no$100+Slow for simple cases
Questions
Clear answers before trust.
Does the video leave my computer?
No. The repair attempt, preview, and clean export are designed to run locally on the Mac.
Do I need a healthy sample video?
Not at first. Automatic repair runs before sample-assisted repair. If a sample helps, use a short working clip from the same device, app, resolution, orientation, and settings.
Can it repair every corrupted video?
No tool can recreate footage that was never recorded, overwritten, encrypted, or replaced by a cloud placeholder. The preview-first flow shows what is actually recoverable before purchase.
Why use a watermark in preview mode?
The watermark lets the app prove recovery on the real file without giving away the final clean export before the lifetime unlock.
Free preview
Try it on the video that matters.
Keep the original safe. Build a watermarked preview locally. Unlock clean export only when the recovered result is worth saving.