Volume Converter

How do I convert volume units?

How it is calculated

Enter a volume and pick its unit. The tool first converts it to litres, then divides by each target unit's size in litres to show all units at once. Factors used: 1 mL = 0.001 L, 1 m³ = 1,000 L, 1 US gallon = 3.785411784 L, 1 US quart = 0.946352946 L, 1 US pint = 0.473176473 L, 1 US cup = 0.2365882365 L and 1 US fluid ounce = 0.0295735296 L. The formula is result = value × (litres per input unit) / (litres per output unit).

Gallons, quarts, pints, cups and fluid ounces are the US liquid units, which are smaller than their British imperial namesakes. Each result is rounded to two decimals, so a tiny volume in a large unit (such as 0.01 m³) loses detail; switch to a smaller unit for precision.

Worked example

Convert 2 US gallons. In litres that is 2 × 3.785411784 = 7.57 L. From there: 7,570.82 mL, 8.00 qt (7.5708 / 0.946353), 16.00 pt, 32.00 cup and 256.00 fl oz. Each step up or down is a doubling: 1 gallon is 4 quarts, 8 pints, 16 cups and 128 fluid ounces.

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Common mistakes

  • Assuming a gallon is the same everywhere. A UK imperial gallon is about 4.546 L, but this tool uses the US gallon of 3.785 L.
  • Confusing fluid ounces (volume) with ounces (weight). A fluid ounce of water weighs close to, but not exactly, an ounce.
  • Choosing the wrong input unit and not noticing; the default is litres.
  • Reading 0.01 m³ as exactly 10 L. The display is rounded to two decimals, so use litres for small volumes.

About this calculator

This tool converts a volume between metric units (liters, milliliters, cubic meters) and the US customary units used mainly in cooking, American recipes and packaging (gallons, quarts, pints, cups, fluid ounces), covering everything from a lab measurement to a recipe's cup.

It is used by home cooks following a US recipe with cups and gallons who need metric equivalents (or the reverse), by people comparing bottled product sizes sold in different countries, and by students and professionals in science, cooking or shipping contexts where volume needs to be converted precisely between systems.

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