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Extract audio from video

Extract the audio track from MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, and AVI videos and save it as MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG, or Opus. 100% in your browser — no upload, no signup, no e-mail.

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What people use it for

  • Turn an MP4 lecture or webinar recording into an MP3 you can listen to on the go.
  • Extract the audio from a Zoom or Teams recording before sending it to a transcription service.
  • Pull a clean WAV soundtrack out of a video clip for editing in Audacity or a DAW.
  • Save the audio from an interview shot on a phone (MOV) as MP3 for your notes.
  • Rip the music bed from a screen recording so you can reuse it in another edit.
  • Convert a MKV concert recording into FLAC for lossless listening.
  • Batch-extract audio from a folder of video podcasts and publish them as an audio feed.
  • Strip the audio from your own gameplay clip to reuse the sound in a montage.

This free video to audio converter extracts the sound track from MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, and other video files and saves it as MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG, or Opus — or copies the original sound out untouched, with no re-encoding — without uploading anything. It runs on a professional-grade video engine inside your browser, so an MP4 to MP3, MOV to MP3, MKV to MP3, or WebM to WAV extraction happens entirely on your own computer.

People usually reach for this when they want to convert video to audio for listening or transcription: a recorded lecture, a Zoom or Teams meeting, a webinar, a video podcast, or a phone interview. You choose the bitrate, sample rate, and channel count, and you can apply EBU R128 loudness normalization so a set of recordings all end up at the same perceived volume. Mono at 32 kHz keeps speech files tiny; 192–320 kbps stereo keeps music sounding right.

Because the video never leaves your browser, there is no upload wait, no queue, no ads, no e-mail, no watermark, and no server holding a copy of confidential footage — which matters for client meetings, medical or legal recordings, and unreleased material. Free users process one video at a time, up to 100 MB, three times a day. Pro members extract audio from unlimited videos, queue up to 50 at once, and download the whole batch as a ZIP.

Looking for an audio stripper? This is the same thing. When you strip the audio from a video or rip the audio from an MP4, you're pulling the sound track out and saving it as its own file. Your original video isn't touched. You get a separate MP3, WAV or FLAC next to it, ready for a podcast feed, a transcription service or an audio editor.

Keep in mind that a video usually has one mixed sound track. Voice, music and effects come out together, just like you hear them in the clip. If you want the opposite, a video with the sound removed, a silent copy is a different job from ripping the audio.

How it works

  1. 1

    Drop your video

    Drag in an MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, or AVI file, or click to browse. It stays on your device.

  2. 2

    Pick an audio format

    Original audio is the default — the sound comes out exactly as stored, instantly. Or choose MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG, or Opus and set bitrate, sample rate, channels, and optional loudness normalization.

  3. 3

    Extract and download

    The tool reads just the audio track and writes it out. Save it, or grab a whole batch as a ZIP.

Frequently asked questions

Is my video uploaded anywhere?
No. The extraction runs entirely in your browser. Your video never leaves your device — no server ever sees it.
Which video formats can I use?
MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, M4V, MPEG, 3GP, and most other common containers. If your player can open it, the tool can usually read it.
Which audio formats can I save to?
Original audio (a bit-perfect copy of the sound track, the default), MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A (AAC), OGG (Vorbis), Opus, and raw AAC. Pick MP3 for a smaller file, or WAV/FLAC if you plan to edit the audio afterwards.
Does it lose quality?
With the default Original audio option, no — the sound is copied out exactly as it is stored in the video. If you convert to a lossy format like MP3, a little quality is lost; pick 192–320 kbps for music, or WAV/FLAC for a lossless copy.
Can I normalize the loudness of the extracted audio?
Yes. Tick Normalize loudness to even out quiet and loud recordings. Original audio is an untouched copy, so it can't be made louder or quieter as it is — when you combine the two, you get a lossless FLAC file instead, with no quality lost. MP3, WAV and the other formats are normalized in the format you picked.
Can I extract audio from several videos at once?
Pro members can queue up to 50 videos per batch and download all the audio files as a ZIP. Free users process one video at a time.
How big a video can I use?
Free users can process videos up to 100 MB. Pro members can work with very large files — the tool reads only the audio track instead of loading the whole video, so multi-gigabyte recordings finish in seconds instead of choking on memory.
Can I extract audio from a YouTube video?
Not directly — the tool works on video files you already have on your device. Download or export the file first, then drop it in.
Does it work on iPhone and Android?
Yes, in a modern mobile browser. Large videos may be slow or run out of memory on phones, so a laptop is better for long recordings.
How do I strip or rip the audio from an MP4 or MOV?
Drop the video in, pick an audio format like MP3 or WAV, and press extract. The tool strips the sound track out and saves it as its own audio file. Your original video stays as it was.
Can I rip only the music or only the voice?
No. Most videos have a single mixed sound track, so you get voice, music and effects together, just as they play in the clip. Separating them takes a dedicated audio editor afterwards.
Does stripping the audio remove sound from my video?
No. Ripping the audio makes a new audio file and leaves the video untouched. If you want a silent version of the video, that's a different task.