How to Extract Audio From a Video (Free, No Upload)
Pull the audio track out of any video and save it as an audio file: free, in your browser, no watermark. A step-by-step guide to extracting sound from video.
Sometimes you only want the sound: the audio from an interview, a lecture recording, a song from a music video, or a voiceover you want to reuse. Extracting the audio track separates it from the video and saves it as a standalone audio file, which is far smaller than the video and can be played on any device, added to a podcast, or dropped into another project.
This is a lossless copy in the truest sense when you keep the original codec. The audio is lifted straight out of the container without re-recording it, so nothing is lost. The guide below extracts your audio with our free tool, which runs entirely in your browser: your video never leaves your device, there's no sign-up, and there's no watermark.
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Follow these steps
Step 1: Open the audio extractor
Head to the Extract Audio tool. It loads instantly on desktop and mobile: nothing to install and no account required.
Step 2: Upload your video
Drag your video file (MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM and more) onto the drop zone or click to browse. It's loaded locally in your browser and never uploaded to a server.
Step 3: Choose the output audio format
Pick a format for the extracted sound: MP3 for maximum compatibility and small files, or a lossless option if you want to preserve every detail of the original track.
Step 4: Trim to just the part you need (optional)
If you only want a section (a single song or a specific clip) set the start and end points before extracting so the output contains exactly that portion and nothing more.
Step 5: Extract the audio
Run the extraction and the tool separates the audio track from the video and encodes it in your chosen format. It processes in your browser and shows the result when it's done.
Step 6: Download the audio file
Save the extracted audio to your device. It has no watermark and is ready to play, share or import into another project, a fraction of the size of the original video.
Tips & best practices
- Choose MP3 for a small, universally compatible file. Pick a lossless format only when you specifically need the highest possible fidelity.
- If you just want a snippet (one song or a single quote) trim before extracting so you don't have to edit the audio afterward.
- Extracting doesn't improve audio quality: the output can only be as good as the sound in the original video.
- For a phone ringtone, extract the audio first, then use a ringtone maker to cut it to the right length and format.
Related tools
Audio to MP3
Turn any audio file into an MP3, right in your browser. Drop a recording or track, listen to it, choose how good you want the MP3 to sound, and download. No upload, no account, nothing leaves your device.
Audio Trimmer
Trim audio in your browser with a real waveform: drop an MP3, WAV, M4A or OGG, drag a selection to keep exactly the part you want, preview it, then download a lossless WAV or a compact MP3. Sample-accurate and 100% private. Nothing is uploaded.
Ringtone Maker
Make a ringtone from any song in your browser. Drop an MP3, WAV, M4A or OGG, drag a selection over the waveform to grab the hook (up to ~40 seconds), add a smooth fade-in and fade-out, preview it, then download an MP3 or M4A/AAC. 100% private. Nothing is uploaded.
Audio Compressor
Compress audio and reduce file size in your browser, lower the MP3 bitrate and sample rate to shrink a WAV, MP3, M4A, FLAC or OGG down to a fraction of its size. See the exact before/after weight, preview the waveform, then download. Nothing is uploaded.
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