Extract audio track from video as MP3
Our free audio extractor pulls the sound straight out of a video and saves it as a clean MP3, so you can keep the audio and drop the picture. Upload a clip, let the tool separate the audio track, and download an MP3 you can play, share, or use anywhere. It runs on the professional FFmpeg engine, which reads the audio stream inside your video and writes it to a standalone MP3 file. Whether you want to get audio from a video, extract music from a video, or lift the dialogue and narration out of a recording, this tool does one job well: it takes the sound out of the video for you. It accepts MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV, produces an MP3, and is free to use with no watermark on your file.
Extracting the audio from a video with File Tools Online takes a few quick steps, and you do not need VLC, Audacity, or any desktop software. Everything runs online in your browser.
Drag and drop your video into the box above, or click to browse and pick the file from your device. MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV files are all accepted.
Start the tool and FFmpeg reads the audio track inside your video and saves it as a standalone MP3, leaving the picture behind.
Download the finished MP3 and use it anywhere. Your file is processed securely and deleted automatically within 30 minutes.
The extracted MP3 holds only the sound from your clip, the music, dialogue, or narration you wanted to keep, with the video removed entirely. That makes it easy to listen on the go, add to a playlist, or reuse the audio in another project. If your priority is the MP3 output itself, the close sibling Video to MP3 tool does the same job with the finished MP3 front and centre.
Plenty of "audio extractor from video" sites bury you in ads, add a watermark, or hand back a low-quality clip. Ours uses FFmpeg, the same professional engine trusted inside major media software, to read the audio stream out of your video and write a clean MP3 that plays everywhere.
The tool lifts the sound out of your video and saves it as an MP3, so you keep the music, speech, or narration and drop the picture.
Powered by FFmpeg, the professional-grade tool behind countless media apps, so the audio is extracted accurately and reliably.
Extract audio from MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV video, no codec hunting and no separate converter required.
Get the audio from your video free online, with no trial and no watermark stamped on the file.
Files are processed securely over an encrypted connection and automatically deleted within 30 minutes of upload.
Runs online on Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, Android, and iPhone. Nothing to download and nothing to install.
A video file is really two streams packaged together: a video stream that carries the picture and an audio stream that carries the sound. When you play a clip, your device decodes both at once. A video audio extractor ignores the picture entirely and works only with that audio stream. Here, FFmpeg opens your uploaded video, finds the audio track inside it, and writes that sound to a separate MP3 file. Nothing is added to your video and nothing is put back: the tool only pulls the existing audio out.
Saving the result as MP3 is what makes the audio genuinely portable. MP3 is the most widely supported audio format there is, so the file you download opens in every music player, phone, car stereo, podcast app, and editor without an extra plugin. That is why extracting sound from a video is so useful: a song, an interview, a lecture, or a voice memo that was trapped inside a video becomes a small, standalone audio file you can actually listen to and reuse. If you would rather keep the video but silence it instead, the Video Mute tool removes the audio track from the clip and leaves the picture intact.
Almost any sound trapped inside a video can be lifted out into an MP3, and each case solves a familiar need. Here are the ones people reach for most often.
File Tools Online offers more than 100 free tools to convert, edit, and manage your files. These are the ones people use most alongside the audio extractor.
Extract Audio and Video to MP3 are close siblings that do the same core job: they take the sound out of a video and save it as an MP3. The difference is emphasis, not engine. Extract Audio is framed around the act of separating the audio track from your footage, while Video to MP3 puts the finished MP3 file at the centre. Either tool gets you the same result, so pick whichever matches how you think about the task.
| Task | Use this tool | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pull the sound out of a video | Extract Audio | An MP3 of the audio track, video removed |
| Turn a video into an MP3 file | Video to MP3 | The same MP3, output front and centre |
| Silence a video but keep the picture | Video Mute | The video with no audio track |
| Convert an existing audio file | Audio to MP3 | An MP3 made from another audio format |
To be clear about what this tool does not do: it never adds audio to a video, never replaces a soundtrack, and never mixes new music into a clip. Extract Audio only pulls the existing sound out and hands you an MP3.
People often reach for desktop programs like Audacity, VLC, or a full video editor just to get the audio from a video. Those tools work, but they mean installing software, digging through export menus, and choosing codecs before you ever get your MP3. This online audio extractor skips all of that. You upload the video, the FFmpeg engine reads the audio track on our servers, and you download a ready MP3, with no program to install and no settings to wrestle with.
Because the work happens online, it does not matter whether you are on a locked-down work laptop, a Chromebook, or a phone. There is nothing to download, so you can extract audio from an MP4 or any supported video the same way on any device. It is a straightforward, free stand-in for heavier software when all you need is the sound saved as an MP3.
This audio extractor reads the sound out of the most common video formats and always hands back a single, standard MP3. If your file is a video with an audio track, there is a good chance you can pull the sound from it here. Supported inputs include:
Whatever you upload, the output is always the same dependable MP3, holding just the audio from your video and ready to play on any device. If you have downloaded audio that is in a different format and want it as MP3, use the Audio to MP3 tool instead, since that one converts audio files rather than extracting them from video.
Because this is an online audio extractor, it works the same on every device. There is no program to install on Windows, no app to download on Mac, and nothing to add to your phone, you use the exact same page whether you are on a laptop, a Chromebook, an Android device, or an iPhone.
That makes it easy to get audio from a video on Mac, on a work computer where you cannot install software, or on your phone when a clip you filmed has a sound you want to keep. The extraction runs on our servers with FFmpeg, so even a long video is processed reliably no matter how powerful your own device is. All you need is a browser and an internet connection, and you can extract the sound from a video from anywhere.
Yes. The videos people extract audio from are often personal recordings, interviews, lectures, and clips they have not published yet, so security is built in. Files are uploaded over an encrypted HTTPS connection, processed on a secure server, and automatically deleted within 30 minutes. We never share, sell, or reuse your videos or the audio pulled from them.
Upload your video to the tool above and start it. FFmpeg reads the audio track inside the video and saves it as an MP3, which you can then download. The whole process runs online in your browser, with nothing to install.
The File Tools Online audio extractor is free to use, with no watermark added to your file. Just upload the video, extract the audio, and download the MP3.
The extracted audio is saved as an MP3, the most widely supported audio format. That means the file opens in every music player, phone, car stereo, podcast app, and editor without any extra software.
Yes. MP4 is the most common input, and extracting audio from an MP4 is one of the main things this tool is for. Upload the MP4 and download an MP3 of its audio track.
Yes. If a video has a song or soundtrack, the tool saves that audio as an MP3 you can keep. It pulls out whatever sound is on the video's audio track, whether that is music, speech, or both together.
No. This tool only extracts audio out of a video. It never adds sound to a clip, replaces a soundtrack, or mixes in new music. It reads the existing audio track and saves it as a standalone MP3.
They do the same core job of taking the sound out of a video and saving it as an MP3. Extract Audio is framed around separating the audio track, while Video to MP3 puts the MP3 output first. Either tool gives you the same result.
If you want the picture without audio, use the Video Mute tool. It removes the audio track and leaves the video intact, which is the opposite of extracting the sound into an MP3.
This tool accepts MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV video files and extracts the audio from each of them into a standard MP3.
No. This is a free online alternative to desktop tools. It runs the FFmpeg engine on our servers, so you get an MP3 of your video's audio with no paid software and nothing to install.
Exactly the same way as on any other device: open this page in your browser on your Mac, upload the video, extract the audio, and download the MP3. There is no separate Mac app to install.
Yes. Files are transferred over an encrypted connection, processed securely, and automatically deleted within 30 minutes. We never share or sell your videos or the audio taken from them.
Some of the best sound gets stuck inside video files. A song you filmed at a show, an interview you recorded on your phone, a lecture captured on a webcam, a voice memo buried in a clip: all of it lives on the video's audio track, mixed in with a picture you may not need. Extracting the audio from a video frees that sound into a small, standalone file you can actually use, which is why an audio extractor is one of the handiest tools to have when you work with video.
A good audio extractor does more than mute the screen, it reads the audio stream out of the video and writes it to a clean, portable file. This free online tool does exactly that using FFmpeg: it opens your MP4, MOV, AVI, or MKV video, pulls the audio track out, and saves it as an MP3 that plays on every device and app. It is free to use, with no watermark and no software to install. Upload your video, extract the audio, and download an MP3 that is ready to play, share, or reuse anywhere. When you want the same result with the MP3 output up front, the Video to MP3 tool is right beside it.