A YouTube to MP3 converter is the easiest way to listen to audio from a YouTube video offline – whether it's music or a vlog that you want to turn into a podcast.
There are lots of websites that can strip the audio from YouTube videos and send you the audio file to download, but here we've chosen to focus mainly on desktop software.
These programs have several advantages: they're faster than browser-based tools, they don't require you to submit your email address (and therefore leave yourself open to spam), and they often allows you to rip the audio from multiple videos at once. Here, we've rounded up the very best tools for converting videos from YouTube to MP3 format.
You should only download content when you have the copyright owner's permission. YouTube's terms of service explicitly prohibit unauthorized downloading.
You might also find it easier to subscribe to a music streaming service like Spotify, Apple Music or Google Play Music, which will avoid the need to convert any files at all.
The best converter – just paste an URL to convert and save
If you're looking for a fast, flexible YouTube to MP3 converter, this is the tool for you. You would be forgiven for judging Any Video Converter Free by its name and believing it to be a tool for converting from one video format to another. While this is part of what it can do, it can also be used to download videos from YouTube and save them as MP3s – exactly what we’re looking for!
As downloading as MP3s is not the sole purpose of the program, it is rather larger than you might expect, but this should not put you off (but take care not to install the optional adware during setup).
It seems almost overkill to use what is a powerful and versatile piece of software for just one task, but downloading MP3s is as simple as pasting in the URL of a YouTube video and waiting for the download to complete. You can then select MP3 as the output format, and hit the Convert Now button. It's a shame there's no one-click option for converting YouTube to MP3, but it's hardly a major hardship.
Quick, easy to use and surprisingly flexible
4K YouTube to MP3 is very similar to 4K Video Downloader (further down this page), but dedicated specifically to stripping the audio from videos.
Despite its name, 4K YouTube to MP3 also allows you to save the soundtracks from videos in OGG and M4A formats, and you can take your pick from various bitrates so you can choose a suitable balance of speed and quality (though in our experience, even downloading at the highest bitrate is quick and painless).
It doesn't just support YouTube, either; you can also use it to save the sound from videos hosted on Vimeo, Flickr, Facebook, SoundCloud and others. Just copy the address from your web browser and click the green 'Paste URL' button to get started.
Perhaps best of all, unlike some YouTube to MP3 converters, 4K YouTube to MP3 comes with no bundled extra software. Upgrading to the premium version for a one-off fee will allow you to download entire playlists, but the free software is perfect for everyday use.
Download and convert music, complete with album artwork
Free YouTube to MP3 Converter does exactly what you'd expect (converting videos from YouTube to MP3 format) and it's perfectly safe to judge it by its name. Unfortunately, like Any Video Converter Free, there is bundled adware from ByteFence to avoid, so be watchful during the installation and uncheck any additional bits and pieces you don't want.
Once installed, however, you're in for a treat. There's no need to fiddle about with options, you can just get on with downloading the music you're interested in immediately. Use a simple drop-down menu to choose the quality and format you would like to save your audio file, paste the URL, and click Download. Files are saved and converted in one fell swoop.
The beauty of Free YouTube to MP3 Converter is that there's no messing about, nothing superfluous, and nothing confusing. It has one purpose in mind, and it has been designed to do it as efficiently as possible. Definitely worth a try – we're sure you'll love it!
Save audio from YouTube videos in MP3, M4A or OGG format
It might not be the most stylish software around, but like 4K YouTube to MP3 above, 4K Video Downloader is brilliant.
It works in a similar way, too, but because this app is chiefly for downloading whole videos, there are a couple of extra steps involved. Copy the URL of a video from your web browser (it supports YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Flickr and DailyMotion) and click 'Paste URL'. Select 'Extract audio' and pick MP3, OGG or M4A, then click 'Extract' and the audio will be converted and saved to the destination of your choice. Done.
The free version of 4K Video Downloader lets you download up to 24 videos in a playlists, which is particularly useful for grabbing several songs by a particular artist. You can download and convert longer playlists to MP3 format if you buy a license key, but the software's free features are very impressive.
Just copy a YouTube video URL and ClipGrab will handle the rest
An utter delight of a program, ClipGrab makes converting from YouTube to MP3 nice and simple – aside from the bundling of the Opera browser, which is easy to skip if you'd rather avoid it.
The wonderfully simple interface gives you a pleasing hint of just how easy things are going to be, right from the word go. Copy a YouTube URL to the clipboard and ClipGrab will spring into action, offering to download the related video for you.
Even if this doesn’t happen – you might not yet have the program running, for instance – a quick paste into the relevant field is all it takes. You can then indicate that you are interested in downloading the audio as an MP3 before you click the 'Grab this clip!' button to do just that. The MP3 you seek will be yours in next to no time.
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Our YouTube to MP3 Converter brings up the magic when you need to download an entire YouTube playlist to your disk 100% automatically and hassle-free, no matter how many videos are in there. Here is a quick step-by-step guide.
This guide has been written using the Mac version of the program, but the steps for Windows and Linux are the same.
Download and install the latest version of MediaHuman YouTube to MP3 Converter. All our apps are checked daily and contain no toolbars, viruses or any malicious code.
Locate YouTube playlist you want to download, or create one. Then you need to copy the URL of the playlist to clipboard. Right-click the address bar of your browser and select the appropriate command.
Launch YouTube to MP3 Converter and paste the URL into it using the button on toolbar. Alternatively, you can simply drag-n-drop the URL from your browser to the program.
YouTube to MP3 Converter automatically detects the video as a part of a playlist and suggests two options: download this video only or the entire playlist. Click the button with 'list' icon to tell the program to add all videos from the playlist.
We are ready to download YouTube clips now! Click the Start all button, and all videos will be saved locally and converted to MP3. You can also add other individual videos or playlists to the download list. Note that the downloading process goes in background, so you can keep adding clips while other videos are being downloaded from YouTube.
Version: 3.9.9.16Updated on May 10, 2019 [changes] Price: Free
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The software supports downloading all videos of a playlist or a channel. And there is also an option for subscribing to and downloading only newly uploaded tracks.
In the preferences of the application you can select an option to add downloaded tracks into iTunes automatically. You can also specify iTunes playlist, where the converted track should be added.
The app detects audio track in YouTube video clip and downloads it, skipping the video part. As a result download speed increases dramatically, especially on HD-quality content.
Application automatically detects artist name and track title of the video and saves it in the downloaded file. But at the same time, you can easily change tags to whatever you want. You can even change a cover art image.
You can save audio tracks in original quality without any conversion. It means that there will be no loss of quality and it greatly reduces the downloading time.
There is a great amount of music on YouTube. You can always find the one you like there. And YouTube to MP3 Converter allows you to save it on your computer for free. Just find the track you like and download it in the quality you need.
Vevo.com, Vimeo, DailyMotion, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, HypeMachine, MixCloud, UOL and many other sites are also supported. So you can download music as easy as from YouTube.
The program tracks the content of the system clipboard. It means that you can easily add a video clip without switching from your favorite browser. Just copy an URL into the clipboard and it will be added to the download queue.
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