Video to MP3 Converter – Extract Audio from Any Video

Extract audio from video with a free video to MP3 converter

This video to MP3 converter lets you extract audio from video files in almost any format and save the sound as an MP3. It is built for real-life recordings: a lecture you filmed on your phone, an online meeting saved as MKV or WebM, an iPhone clip in MOV format, or a video interview you want to edit as a podcast. Everything runs in your browser on your own device. Your video is never uploaded, so you can safely use it for private or confidential material.

If you only work with MP4 files, our dedicated MP4 to MP3 converter does the same job. This page is the all-rounder: it accepts MOV, MKV, WebM, MP4 and most other videos your browser can read.

How to extract audio from a video

1. Click Choose file or drag your video onto the box at the top of the page.
2. Pick an MP3 bitrate. 192 kbps is the default and suits most recordings.
3. Press Start and watch the progress bar.
4. Click Download. The MP3 gets a clear name based on your video, and you can see the size before and after.

Want to do another one? Press Convert another file. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no daily limit, so you can convert video to MP3 as often as you like.

How to extract audio from video on iPhone

Videos recorded on an iPhone are usually MOV files, often using the HEVC format. Open this page in Safari or Chrome, tap Choose file and pick the video from Photos or the Files app. When the conversion is done, the MP3 is saved to your downloads, where you can share it or open it in another app.

How to extract audio from video on Android

On Android, use Chrome. Tap Choose file, select the video from your gallery and press Start. As the work happens on the phone, speed depends on how powerful it is. Very large files (roughly over 1.5 GB) may be slow or fail on phones because the whole video is processed in memory; for those, a laptop works better.

What people use extracted audio for

• Lectures and classes. Turn a recorded class into an MP3 and revise while commuting.
• Podcasts and interviews. Record a video call, extract the audio and edit it as a podcast episode.
• Voice-overs and narration. Pull a narration track out of a video to reuse it in another project.
• Meetings and webinars. Keep an audio-only copy that is far smaller than the video and easy to share.
• Your own music. Keep the sound of a performance, rehearsal or jam session you filmed.

Because the picture is removed, the MP3 is usually much smaller than the original video, which makes it easier to send by email or chat and to store.

Video to MP3 vs MP4 to MP3: which page should you use?

Both tools produce the same kind of MP3. The difference is what goes in: the MP4 page is focused on MP4 files, while this video to MP3 converter is the one to use when you are not sure of the format, or when your file is a MOV, MKV or WebM. If your browser can play the video, there is a good chance this page can extract its sound.

Which MP3 bitrate should you choose?

A higher bitrate cannot add quality the video did not have. If the sound in your video is already compressed or recorded on a basic microphone, 320 kbps only makes a bigger file. Pick the setting that matches the source.

Why convert video to MP3 in the browser?

Most online tools ask you to upload your video and wait for a server to process it. That is slow for big files and uncomfortable for private ones. VidHaul works differently: modern browser video technology does the conversion directly on your phone or computer. Nothing is sent anywhere, so a confidential meeting recording stays on your device.

It works in up-to-date Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox on computers, and in Chrome or Safari on phones. Very old browsers cannot run it, and the page shows a message if yours is one of them.

When there is no audio to extract

Not every video has a sound track. Screen recordings made with the microphone switched off and some exported clips contain only pictures. If that is the case, the tool shows a clear “no sound” message rather than giving you a silent MP3. Play the video first if you are unsure.

Next steps after extracting audio

Need only a part of the recording? Open the MP3 in the MP3 cutter to trim it, for example to keep one answer from an interview. To shorten the video itself, use thevideo cutter. If an iPhone video will not play on your Windows PC, convert it withMOV to MP4, and to share the full video in a smaller size, try thevideo compressor.

Please only extract audio from videos you own or have the right to use.