Video to MP3
Upload any video file and extract its audio track as a standalone MP3 file. Choose from four bitrate options — 128, 192, 256, or 320 kbps — to control the balance between audio quality and file size. 192 kbps is a good default for most use cases; 320 kbps is effectively transparent quality for music.
This is useful for extracting music from music videos, pulling audio from lectures or presentations, ripping a podcast from a video recording, or saving just the soundtrack from a clip. The video track is discarded entirely — only audio is kept.
Everything runs in your browser using ffmpeg.wasm. Your video is never uploaded to a server, and the extraction is processed locally on your device.
By The Paper Room Editorial Team — Video Tools
Frequently asked questions
What bitrate should I choose?▼
128 kbps is acceptable for speech (podcasts, lectures). 192 kbps is a good default for general use. 256 kbps is high quality for music. 320 kbps is the maximum for MP3 and is effectively transparent — most people can't distinguish it from the original in blind tests.
What if my video has no audio?▼
If the video file contains no audio track, ffmpeg will produce an error. Some screen recordings and animated GIFs converted to video may lack an audio stream.
Can I extract audio as WAV or AAC instead of MP3?▼
This tool outputs MP3 specifically, which is the most universally compatible audio format. For other formats, a general-purpose audio converter would be needed.