M4A, MP3, WAV or OGG — which should I pick?

If unsure, keep the default M4A — the original sound, fast and faithful. For sharing or older devices, pick MP3 (192 kbps); for further editing, WAV, which is lossless; for the smallest file, OGG.

Does the sound quality drop?

M4A is usually a straight copy and WAV is lossless, so neither loses anything extra. MP3 and OGG are re-encoded once; MP3 uses 192 kbps, and the difference is normally inaudible.

Can I extract just one section?

This page extracts the whole soundtrack. If you only want a section, cut it out first with "Trim a video online", then drop the result in here.

What if the video has several audio tracks?

Only the main audio track (usually the first) is extracted. This site has no way to choose another track.

Can I use the extracted music commercially?

The copyright belongs to the original creator. Listening yourself is fine, but using it in published work needs permission — the tool does not change who owns the rights.

Extract the audio

Export the sound from a video as MP3, WAV, M4A or OGG.

Drop a video here, or click to choose

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Extract the sound from a video as M4A, MP3, WAV or OGG — to keep a soundtrack, listen to a lecture on the go, or reuse a voice-over. Free, in your browser, no upload, no account, no watermark.

Keeping a song from a video, listening to an hour-long lecture on your commute, pulling the location sound out of your footage to re-edit — all of that is extracting audio.

M4A is the default: the audio track in most videos is copied out as-is, without re-encoding, so it takes seconds and sounds exactly like the original. OGG is small; WAV is lossless but several times larger; MP3 plays almost everywhere, but browsers have no built-in MP3 encoder, so it is encoded in plain JavaScript and takes longer.

Extraction happens in your browser and the video is not uploaded. If you want to edit the audio afterwards, TutuAudio, the online audio editor in the Tutu suite, is made for that.

FAQ

M4A, MP3, WAV or OGG — which should I pick?: If unsure, keep the default M4A — the original sound, fast and faithful. For sharing or older devices, pick MP3 (192 kbps); for further editing, WAV, which is lossless; for the smallest file, OGG.
Does the sound quality drop?: M4A is usually a straight copy and WAV is lossless, so neither loses anything extra. MP3 and OGG are re-encoded once; MP3 uses 192 kbps, and the difference is normally inaudible.
Can I extract just one section?: This page extracts the whole soundtrack. If you only want a section, cut it out first with "Trim a video online", then drop the result in here.
What if the video has several audio tracks?: Only the main audio track (usually the first) is extracted. This site has no way to choose another track.
Can I use the extracted music commercially?: The copyright belongs to the original creator. Listening yourself is fine, but using it in published work needs permission — the tool does not change who owns the rights.

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