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Extract Audio From Video

Drop in a video, download just the sound — as MP3, WAV, M4A or OGG.

How it works

How to extract audio from a video?

  1. Open your video

    Drag a file onto the box or pick one from your device. It is read straight off your disk, so there is no upload bar and no file-size ceiling.

  2. Pick a format

    MP3 plays everywhere and is the safe default. WAV is uncompressed for editing, M4A is AAC at a smaller size, and OGG is Opus for the tightest files.

  3. Press "Extract audio"

    The soundtrack is separated from the video and encoded on your own machine. The picture is never decoded, so even a long 4K file goes quickly.

  4. Download the audio file

    The file saves as "yourvideo-audio.mp3" — the complete soundtrack, nothing else. Your original video is untouched on disk.

What it's for

Extract music from video

Most of the time the reason to extract sound from a video is that the sound is the part worth keeping: a song playing in a clip you recorded, a voiceover you want to reuse in another edit, a lecture or interview you would rather listen to as audio on a walk. The video around it is just weight — this tool separates the soundtrack and hands it back on its own, so you get a small file that plays anywhere instead of a screen you have to keep on. (Wanting the opposite — the picture without the sound — is the job of remove audio from video, this tool’s mirror.)

Everything happens on your own machine. The video is opened straight from your disk, the audio track is detached and encoded in your browser, and the download appears a few seconds later — no upload queue, no account, and no cap on how long the clip can be. Pick MP3 to get music out of an MP4 in a form every player and editor accepts, or WAV when you are taking the sound into an edit and want it untouched.

Spec sheet

Features

Just the sound

The soundtrack is detached from the video and saved on its own — a voiceover to reuse, music to sample, a talk to listen to on the go.

MP3, WAV, M4A or OGG

Rip audio from an MP4 as an MP3 that plays anywhere, an uncompressed WAV for the edit, or AAC and Opus when size matters.

Fast, whatever the video

Only the audio track is processed — the picture is discarded, not decoded. A long 4K file extracts about as fast as a small one.

Nothing uploaded

The video is read and the audio written on your own machine. No upload queue, no server copy, no size limit but your hardware.

MP4, MOV and WebM in

Common camera and phone formats open here — anything your browser can play, the soundtrack can come out of.

No watermark, no signup

The download is your audio, complete — not a trial export with an account wall in front of it or a cap on length.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is extracting audio from a video actually free?

Yes — no watermark, no account, no limits on length or file size.

Does my video get uploaded anywhere?

No. The audio is separated and encoded in your browser; the file never leaves your device.

How do I extract audio from an MP4?

Drop the MP4 in, pick MP3 (or WAV, M4A, OGG) and press Extract audio. The soundtrack downloads on its own a few seconds later.

Which format should I pick?

MP3 if you just want the sound — it plays everywhere. WAV for editing, since it is uncompressed. M4A or OGG when you want smaller files at the same quality.

Does extracting reduce the audio quality?

WAV is lossless. MP3, M4A and OGG are encoded at 192 kbps, which is above what most platforms deliver — in practice you keep what the video had.

Can I get the music out of a video I recorded?

Yes — whatever is on the soundtrack comes out, music included. Do check you have the rights to reuse audio that is not yours.

Can I extract just part of the soundtrack?

This tool takes the whole track. To get a section, trim the clip first with the online video cutter and drop the trimmed file in here.

Is there a file size or length limit?

No — limited only by your device, since nothing is uploaded.