How to extract the audio from a video and save it as MP3

Sometimes you only care about a video's sound: the explanation in a recorded class, an interview, a podcast episode or a song. Extracting the audio and saving it as MP3 lets you listen in the car, on your phone or with the screen off, saving battery and data. Here is how.

Common uses for extracting audio

• Listen to recorded classes or talks while doing something else.
• Save interviews to transcribe them later.
• Keep just the music from a video.
• Reuse audio for a podcast or edit.

How to extract the audio step by step

1. 1Upload the video you want the sound from.
2. 2The tool separates the audio track.
3. 3Download the audio file ready to listen.

What if I want to trim or convert the audio?

If you only need a snippet, first trim the video with our trim-video tool and then extract the audio. And if you need a different format (for example WAV or M4A), you can run it through our audio converter.