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Convert video to MP3

Pull the sound out of any video as an MP3: a talk, a song you recorded, an interview or a voice note. It runs on your computer, and a one-minute video takes a few seconds.

  • Never uploaded
  • No size limit
  • No watermark
  • Free

How it works

  1. Drop your videoMP4, MOV, WEBM or MKV, any length.
  2. Pick the quality"Very good" suits most uses; "Best" for music.
  3. Download the MP3Ready for any phone, player or editor.

Quality settings

"Very good" is right for speech and most music. Pick "Best" for music you care about, or "Good" for small voice files.

Getting the MP3 from a one-minute 1080p video took 1–3 seconds in our tests.

Only need part of it?

Cut the video to the part you want with the video trimmer first, then drop the clip here. You get an MP3 of just that moment: a song from a concert video, one answer from an interview, or a quote from a talk.

Measured, not promised

13–19 sto compress a one-minute 1080p video in Chrome on the laptops we tested
2.35 GBthe largest video we tested, a 10-minute 4K film
Plays everywhereevery result played in Chrome, Edge, Safari and QuickTime

From our tests on a 2019 Intel MacBook, an Apple M1 and a Windows PC without a graphics card. See all results.

Why your video never leaves your computer

Online video tools upload your file to their servers, process it there, and send it back. That is slow for big videos and costs them money for every minute, so free plans cap your file size or add watermarks, and your video sits on someone else's computer.

Here your own computer does the work, inside this tab. Nothing is uploaded, so there is nothing to cap: no file size limit, no daily limit and no watermark.

Questions

Can it convert a YouTube link?

No. The tool works with video files on your device. Use a video you have the rights to.

How big will the MP3 be?

About 1.4 MB per minute at "Very good" (about 85 MB for an hour), 1 MB per minute at "Good" and 2.4 MB per minute at "Best".

What if the video has no sound?

The tool tells you straight away, before converting anything.

Is it really free?

Yes. Your computer does the work, so a video costs us nothing to process. No account, no watermark, no limits.

Is my video uploaded?

No. It is processed inside this browser tab and saved straight back to your computer.

Which browsers work?

Recent Chrome, Edge and Safari on a computer. Chrome and Edge are fastest on most machines. Phones work for short videos.

How long does it take?

In Chrome, a one-minute 1080p video took 13–19 seconds on the laptops we tested and about 40 seconds on a computer without a graphics chip. Safari can be slower.

Can I close the tab while it works?

Keep the tab open and in front until it finishes. Browsers slow down background tabs.