Extract Audio from Video

Download the sound from a video online for free: save the audio of an MP4, MOV or WebM as MP3, M4A or WAV, right in your browser.

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Audio format

.m4a

Extract Audio from a Video Online

Drop a video on the page, choose MP3, M4A or WAV and press Extract audio: you get the sound of the video as its own audio file, ready to play on your phone, put in a playlist or open in an editor. It is the quick way to grab the audio from a video or download the sound from a video you filmed at a concert, keep the music from a clip, save a voice memo that was recorded as a video, or pull the talk out of a lecture or a meeting recording so you can listen to it on the go. The video plays in the page first, so you hear exactly what you are about to save.

MP3, M4A or WAV

M4A is the first choice for most videos. Phones and cameras record their sound as AAC, and M4A is simply that sound on its own: the audio track is copied out of the video without being converted, so it keeps its exact quality and even a long recording is done in seconds. MP3 is the format that plays everywhere, from old music players and car stereos to every app; the sound is converted to a high quality MP3. WAV is uncompressed sound for audio and video editing software: the exact sound, in a much bigger file. If a video's sound cannot be copied as M4A and your browser has no AAC encoder, the M4A choice is hidden and MP3 is picked for you.

Save Only a Part of the Sound

Under the video is a strip of its frames with two white handles. Leave them at the ends to save the whole soundtrack, or drag them, or type the start and end times, to keep only a song, a quote or the chorus. Press play to hear the part between the handles before you save it. A converted MP3 or WAV is cut to the exact moment; a copied M4A is cut to the nearest block of sound, a few hundredths of a second. To cut the video itself rather than its sound, use the video trimmer.

The Opposite: Remove the Sound

This page keeps the sound and drops the picture. To do the reverse, keeping the picture and dropping the sound, remove audio from video makes a silent copy of the clip, and add audio to video puts a new sound track in its place. If a video has no sound track at all, this page tells you as soon as it opens, because there is nothing to extract.

Private by Design

The videos people take the sound from are often personal: a family clip, a voice message, a work meeting. Here the file never leaves your device. Your browser reads the video, writes the audio file and hands it to you, with no upload, no account and no watermark.

Frequently Asked Questions About Extracting Audio

How do I get the audio from a video as an MP3?

Drop the video on this page, choose MP3 and press Extract audio. The sound is converted to an MP3 file you can download, rename and play anywhere.

Does extracting the audio lower its quality?

Not with M4A from a phone or camera video: the sound track is copied out as it is, so it is exactly the sound that was in the video. MP3 is a compressed format, so converting to it changes the sound slightly, though at high quality you will not hear it. WAV keeps the exact sound in an uncompressed file.

Can I extract audio from a video link or a YouTube video?

No. This tool works with a video file on your device: an MP4, MOV or WebM from your phone, camera or computer. Download or record the video first, then drop the file here.

Is my video uploaded to a server?

No. The audio is extracted by your own browser and saved straight to your device. Nothing is sent anywhere, so private recordings stay private.