Video to MP3 Converter — Extract Audio Free Online
Pull the audio track out of any video and save it as an MP3. Everything runs in your browser — your file never leaves your device.
Drop a video here or click to choose
MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV
Works best with videos under 100 MB — larger files take a while, especially on phones. The first click loads the video engine once (~30 MB download). Only convert videos you own or have the right to use.
What is the Video to MP3 converter?
Video files carry a full audio track inside them, and often the audio is the part you actually want — a song from a concert clip you recorded, a voice memo captured as video, a lecture, a podcast episode, or the sound effects from your own footage. This free tool extracts that audio track and saves it as an MP3, the universal audio format that plays on every phone, car stereo, music app and computer on earth.
The conversion is handled by FFmpeg running directly in your browser. The video track is simply discarded and the audio is re-encoded with the LAME MP3 encoder at a high-quality variable bitrate — no server, no upload queue, no account. Because the file never leaves your device, you can convert personal recordings without a second thought about privacy.
How to use it (3 steps)
- Upload your video. Drag an MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV onto the drop zone, or click to browse your device.
- Convert. Hit "Convert to MP3". The video engine loads once on the first click (~30 MB), then the audio is extracted and encoded — usually well under a minute for short clips.
- Download the MP3. The finished .mp3 file downloads automatically, ready to play anywhere.
When you'll need it (use cases)
- Music from your own recordings: turn a concert or performance video you filmed into a track you can play in the car.
- Study on the go: convert a recorded lecture or webinar to MP3 and listen while walking or commuting.
- Podcast-style listening: strip the audio from long videos so you can listen without keeping the screen on and draining the battery.
- Voice memos as video: some phones save voice recordings as video files — convert them to compact MP3s for archiving.
- Audio for editing projects: pull dialogue or ambient sound from footage to reuse in a podcast, slideshow or another video.
Tips for the best results
- Quality comes from the source. The MP3 is re-encoded from the video's own audio — a noisy, low-bitrate original will never become studio quality. Garbage in, garbage out.
- Only convert what you have rights to. Your own recordings, royalty-free clips and Creative Commons content are fine; ripping copyrighted music or films you don't own can be unlawful.
- Keep the tab in the foreground. The conversion runs on your device; if the tab sleeps or closes, the job stops.
- Large videos take longer. A two-hour webinar will take noticeably longer than a three-minute clip — files under 100 MB convert fastest.
- Name the file afterwards. The download takes the video's name with an .mp3 ending — rename it to the track or episode title so it's easy to find later.