Steps
- Drag the video onto the window, or use File › Open. MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI, WMV, WebM, FLV, MPEG, TS and many more are recognized.
- The first time, the program may prepare its FFmpeg component. This needs an internet connection once.
- The soundtrack opens as a waveform. Cut out the parts you don’t need.
- Choose Convert / Export, pick MP3, WAV, FLAC or M4A and save.
Only the audio is used. The program does not edit or export video pictures.
Settings that matter
- Most videos use 48 kHz audio. Keep the source rate unless you need 44.1 kHz for music players.
- For speech, MP3 at 128 kbps is plenty. For music, use 256 kbps or more.
- To convert many videos at once, use the batch converter.
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Free DownloadQuestions about this task
Can it extract audio from a DRM-protected video?
No. Protected files cannot be decoded.
A video won’t open. Why?
The file may use an unusual codec. Recognizing an extension does not guarantee every codec inside it can be decoded.
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