Extract audio from video as MP3, WAV or M4A
Choose MP3 for compatibility, WAV for lossless editing or M4A for Apple devices when you extract audio from video.
Why extract audio from video here
One clean job done well: extract audio from video without uploads, accounts or watermarks.
Everything survives
Speech, music and effects all carry over. To extract audio from video is to keep the complete mix, not a filtered version of it.
Extract audio from video locally
The tool runs in your browser tab, so you can extract audio from video from confidential footage without a second thought.
Multi-track aware
If the container holds several audio tracks, you pick the one you need before you extract audio from video.
No re-encoding of the video
Your source file is only read, never rewritten — extract audio from video and the original stays bit-for-bit intact.
Free, with no limits
No account and no daily quota. Extract audio from video as often as your projects need.
How to extract audio from video
From a video file to a ready-to-use audio track in three steps.
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Drop the video in
Drag an MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV file into the tool. It reads duration, tracks and codecs locally.
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Pick a format
MP3 by default, WAV for editing, M4A for Apple. If the source already matches your choice, the stream is copied instead of re-encoded.
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Extract and download
Click once to extract audio from video; the result lands in your downloads with an _audio suffix within seconds.
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Reuse anywhere
Drop the track into your editor, podcast tool or phone — the file you extract audio from video with is a completely standard media file.
What it means to extract audio from video
Demuxing, streams and why quality depends on the path you choose.
Demux, don't re-record
The right way to extract audio from video is demultiplexing: the container is opened, the audio stream is taken out and, when the target format already matches, wrapped into a new file unchanged. No generation loss, no drifting sync.
Re-encoding only happens when you change formats — for example MP3 from an AAC source. Even then the encoder runs at high quality, so what you hear after you extract audio from video is what the camera recorded.
One video, many soundtracks
Containers can hold several audio streams: a stereo mix, a 5.1 mix, alternate languages. Tools that blindly grab the first stream cause surprises; this one lists what it finds so you extract audio from video deliberately.
That matters for editors pulling a clean feed, or anyone who needs the English track instead of the commentary when they extract audio from video files.
Extract audio from video as step one
Many workflows start here: extract audio from video, then trim it, transcribe it or separate vocals from it. The output of this page plugs straight into the trimmer and stem tools on this site.
Because the extraction is local, you can extract audio from video from material you would never upload — court recordings, medical footage, unreleased cuts.
Why people extract audio from video
Typical jobs where the picture matters less than the sound.
Turn talks into podcasts
Extract audio from video of your webinar or lecture and publish the audio feed without re-uploading anything.
Save a live take
The camera rolled the gig — extract audio from video to get the multitrack-quality stereo mix into your DAW.
Archive interviews
Transcription tools eat audio, not video. Extract audio from video first and your transcripts come back faster and cheaper.
Honest limits
What this extractor will and will not do.
Full mix only
This keeps everything — to extract audio from video and remove vocals or music afterwards, use the stem tools on this site.
100 MB in the browser
Heavier files still work in the free Windows app, which can extract audio from video of any length.
No video editing
The tool extracts the soundtrack; cutting, joining and re-rendering the picture are separate jobs.
Copy-protected media
Only process videos you own or are allowed to use — protected streams cannot and should not be handled.
FAQ: extract audio from video
Answers before your first extraction.
Windows app
Extract audio from video on Windows
For folders of footage and movie-length files, the free Windows app extracts audio from video in batches, fully offline, with the same format choices.
- Batch extraction across entire folders
- No upload, no queue, no size ceiling
- Stream copy where possible — zero quality loss
- Free and open source
Related audio tools
Keep going in the same local pipeline — trim the track or split it into stems.
Get audio from videoGet audio from video with one click. Pick MP3, WAV or M4A and download the full soundtrack — free, private, no upload.Extract sound from videoExtract sound from video and keep every audible detail — speech, music and effects. Free local tool with MP3, WAV and M4A output.Extract music from videoExtract music from video as a clean music stem, or grab the full mix. Browser preview plus a free Windows app for stem separation.Audio trimmerTrim MP3, WAV, M4A and more straight in your browser. This free audio trimmer cuts clips precisely, with no upload and no watermark.Remove background music from videoRemove background music from video while keeping speech and effects. Free and local — short clips run in your browser, long files in the Windows app.
Sources and references
We ground our claims in public specifications and documentation. The references below define how audio tracks, media containers and structured data actually work.
“You pick the file, the tool does the work on your device, and nothing is ever uploaded.”
- FFmpeg Documentation — stream selection and mapping — how lossless audio extraction, track mapping and remuxing actually work
- MDN Web Docs — Web Audio API (W3C) — the browser API that decodes your audio and draws the waveform locally
- python-audio-separator (open source, MIT) — the local stem-separation engine family the free Windows app builds on
- Google Search Central — Structured data — the guidelines this site's FAQ, HowTo and application schemas follow
Extract audio from video in seconds
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