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Extract audio from a video

Take the sound out of any video and save it as an MP3: MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI and WebM, and Dahua or Hikvision CCTV recordings too. It runs in your browser, so your videos are never uploaded.

Drop videos hereChoose videos

Their sound becomes MP3 files right on your device.

Your files stay on this device. Nothing is uploaded.

How to extract audio from a video

  1. Add your videos

    Drop one or more videos on the blue box on this page, or choose them from your device.

  2. Pick the quality

    192 kbps MP3 is the standard and sounds like the original. Choose 320 kbps for music, or M4A to keep AAC sound exactly as it is.

  3. Download the MP3

    Each video's sound is saved on your device in seconds. Listen to it on the page, then download the files one by one or all as a ZIP.

Video to MP3: details

Input
MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI and MPEG-TS videos, Dahua .dav recordings and Hikvision exports
Output
MP3 at 128, 192, 256 or 320 kbps, or M4A with the video's own AAC sound
Quality
MP3 is encoded with LAME; M4A and MP3 sound that's already MP3 are copied without re-encoding
Tracks
The first audio track; the picture, subtitles and other audio tracks are left out
Surround sound
Mixed down to stereo, because MP3 holds at most two channels
Metadata
Removed, including any location your phone stored in the video
Upload
None; videos are processed in your browser
Several files
Yes, add as many as you like and download them all as one ZIP
Price
Free

Video to MP3: questions

How do I convert a video to MP3?

Take the sound track out with a converter that runs on your device. On tuul.io you add your videos, pick the MP3 quality and download the MP3 files, many at once if you like; nothing is uploaded.

Can I get the sound from a CCTV recording?

Yes, from Dahua .dav files and Hikvision exports, if the camera recorded sound. Many cameras record none, and the row then says so. Camera audio is usually G.711 at 8 kHz, telephone quality, so 128 kbps is plenty.

Which videos work?

MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI and MPEG-TS videos, and Dahua and Hikvision recordings. WAV files can be turned into MP3 too. Files that hold no sound, such as raw .264 streams, get a row that says so.

Which MP3 quality should I choose?

192 kbps is the standard and sounds like the original for speech and most music. 320 kbps is the most MP3 can hold, for music you care about. 128 kbps makes files a third smaller and is fine for speech, voice notes and CCTV sound.

What is the M4A option?

Most MP4 and MOV videos store their sound as AAC. M4A puts that AAC sound in its own file without re-encoding it, so it's exactly the same as in the video and takes a second. It plays on iPhone, Mac, Android, Windows and in browsers. When a video's sound isn't AAC, its row says so; choose MP3 for those.

Are my videos uploaded?

No. The converter downloads once to your browser and then runs on your device, so your videos never leave it.

What if the video has no sound?

Then there's nothing to extract, and the file's row says that the video has no audio track. The other files in the batch are converted as usual.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes, in current versions of Safari and Chrome. Very long videos need a lot of memory, so for files over about 1 GB a computer is more reliable.

Next steps

  • DAV to MP4Turn Dahua CCTV recordings into MP4 files that play anywhere.
  • Hikvision to MP4Fix Hikvision, HiLook and EZVIZ .mp4 files that won't play or have no sound.
  • Video trimmerCut the part you need out of a video or CCTV recording, without re-encoding it.

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