Extract Audio from Video
Extract audio from video and download it as an MP3 in seconds: just the soundtrack, on your device, nothing uploaded, no account.
How to extract audio from video in 4 steps
From dropping the file to a saved MP3 is under 1 minute, with nothing uploaded.
- Drag a video file, MP4, MOV, AVI, or WebM, into the drop zone, or tap to browse.
- It is read right where it sits on your device; the video never leaves your machine.
- Press Extract MP3, and the audio track is lifted out in a few seconds.
- Press Download MP3 to keep the audio, ready for any player or editor.
Why pull the audio out of a video
Most of the time the picture is dead weight. A 200 MB lecture recording is mostly frames you will never watch again; the value is the talking. Once it is an MP3 you can play it on any device, drop it into a transcription tool, edit it in an audio app, or just keep it at a fraction of the size.
I use this for screen recordings where I only need the narration, for clips where I want the music, and for interviews filmed on a phone that need to become a clean audio file before editing. Pulling out the audio also sidesteps players that choke on a particular video format, the MP3 plays everywhere. The fastest way I know to extract audio from video on a desktop or phone is to drop the file here: no software to install, no account, done in seconds.
Video formats this handles
The tool reads the common containers cameras, phones, screen recorders, and editors produce, and writes the audio out as a single MP3:
| Format | Where it usually comes from |
|---|---|
| MP4 | Phones, most cameras, downloads, and editing exports |
| MOV | iPhone and Mac recordings, QuickTime captures |
| AVI | Older camcorders, Windows screen recorders |
| WebM | Browser-based recorders and many web video downloads |
Files up to 200 MB are supported. Because only the audio track is read and the video frames are skipped, even a large file finishes in seconds rather than the minutes a full re-encode would take. All 4 of these containers are handled natively in the browser, with no software to install.
How fast it is and how small the file gets
Because only the audio track is read and the video frames are skipped, the work is quick even on a phone: a 200 MB, hour-long recording is done in a few seconds, where re-encoding the whole video would take minutes. The MP3 comes back at 192 kbps, roughly 1.4 MB per minute, so an hour of talk is about 85 MB of audio in place of a multi-hundred-megabyte video. It also stays light on your device's memory even for the largest files, because the frames are never decoded. That is the appeal of being able to extract audio from video online for free: you keep clean, portable sound at a fraction of the size, with no quality traded for the convenience.
Extracting audio from a video on iPhone
It works the same on a phone. Open this page in Safari on an iPhone or iPad, tap the box to open the picker, and choose a video from Photos or Files. The extraction runs inside the browser on the phone itself, so nothing is uploaded and you do not need an app from the App Store. When it finishes, tap Download MP3 to save it. Files up to 200 MB are handled, and a typical phone video is done in seconds. This is the quickest way I know to turn a video shot on an iPhone into an audio file without moving it to a computer first.
Extract audio from video, questions answered
Getting the audio out
How do I extract audio from a video?
Drop your video file, MP4, MOV, AVI, or WebM, onto the box above, press Extract MP3, and download the result. The whole thing runs in your browser, so there is no upload and no account. Only the audio track is read, which is why even a large video produces an MP3 in seconds rather than minutes.
How do I extract audio from a video on iPhone?
Open this page in Safari, tap the drop box to open the file picker, and choose your video from Photos or Files. The work happens in the browser on the iPhone itself, with nothing uploaded and no app to install. When it is done, tap Download MP3 to save the audio straight to your device.
Which video formats can I use?
MP4, MOV, AVI, and WebM, which between them cover almost every video from phones, cameras, screen recorders, and editing software. Drop the file in and, as long as it carries an audio track, you will get an MP3 back regardless of which of those containers it arrived in.
Cost, privacy, and limits
Is the extract-audio tool free?
Yes, completely free, with no account, no payment, and no cap on how many videos you process. A working browser is all you need, so you can pull the audio from a whole batch of clips one after another without ever signing up or meeting a paywall.
Does my video get uploaded anywhere?
No. The extraction is done by the browser on your own machine, and the video file stays put, it is never transmitted out. Private footage or unreleased material can be processed this way without any of it reaching another computer.
How large a video can I process?
Up to 200 MB. Bigger files take a little longer and lean on your device's spare memory while running, so closing a few other tabs helps on a phone. For a very long recording, trimming the video first keeps it well under the ceiling.
Output and edge cases
What format is the audio I get?
An MP3 at 192 kbps, which is a clean balance of small size and quality for speech, music, and podcasts alike. It plays on essentially any device or app and imports directly into editors and transcription tools, which is usually exactly what the audio is needed for.
What if the video has no sound?
The tool will tell you the result came back empty, which means the file carries no audio track at all, common with silent screen recordings or some exported clips. Nothing is damaged; you simply will not get an MP3 because there was no audio in the video to extract.
Verification and sources
My routine is plain: I run a few videos in each format through it, confirm the MP3 carries the full soundtrack and plays in a normal player, and only then trust a change. The format details below are drawn from the references listed here.
- MP4 file format, the most common container the input arrives in.
- QuickTime (MOV), the format iPhone and Mac recordings use.
- MP3, the audio format the extracted track is written to.