YouTube to MP3
Keep the sound and drop the picture. Save songs, podcasts, lectures and interviews from YouTube as MP3 files.
Up to 320 kbps.
How it works
Use Share → Copy link in the YouTube or YouTube Music app, or copy the address bar on a computer.
Paste the link. The format is already set to MP3 audio; choose 128, 192, 256 or 320 kbps.
Press Convert. Audio is quick, usually a few seconds. Then press Download to save the MP3.
What you get
An MP3 works in every music app, car stereo and voice-memo player made in the last twenty years.
128 kbps for speech, 192 for everyday listening, 256 or 320 kbps when the music matters.
A four-minute song is about 4 MB at 128 kbps and under 10 MB at 320 kbps.
The file takes the video's title, so your downloads folder stays readable.
Turn a two-hour lecture or podcast episode into something you can play with the screen off.
music.youtube.com links work the same as regular YouTube links.
Apple Music, VLC, Android's Files app, car USB ports and old iPods all read MP3.
Specs
Bitrate is how much data each second of audio gets. YouTube's own audio is roughly equal to a 128–160 kbps MP3, so 320 kbps won't add detail that was never there, but it does avoid a second round of heavy compression. For music, 256 or 320 kbps is the safe choice.
For podcasts, audiobooks and talks, 128 kbps is indistinguishable from higher settings and saves more than half the space.
On Android, the file appears in Downloads and opens in any music player. On iPhone, it saves to the Files app; tap it to play, or add it to Apple Music by syncing from a computer.
Questions
Yes. Choose 320 kbps from the quality list. It's offered on most videos.
Usually a few seconds for a song. Long recordings take longer because the whole audio track has to be encoded.
The file is named after the video, but it doesn't embed artwork. Most music apps let you add a cover yourself.
Not in one go. Paste the videos one at a time; each takes only a few seconds.
No. You get the full audio track from start to finish.
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