Video to Audio Converter: Extract the Sound From Any Video

Keep the sound, drop the picture. Pick a video from your phone, a screen recording, a webinar or a class, choose the audio format you need, and download an audio file a fraction of the size. MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV and AVI all work, and the video is converted on your own device.

Your file never leaves your device. Nothing is uploaded.

Drop an audio or video file here

Drop a video (mp4, mov, webm, mkv, avi…) up to 500MB. Nothing is uploaded.

Conversion runs on FFmpeg, compiled to WebAssembly, inside this browser tab. Licences and source

How it works

  1. Pick a file. Drag in a recording, a voice memo or a video. It opens in this tab; nothing is sent to a server.
  2. Choose the format. MP3 or M4A for small files that play anywhere, WAV or FLAC when you need lossless audio, OGG for the web. Set the quality if you like.
  3. Download it. Your browser converts the file and saves the result to your device. If you need a transcript, send the new file to the free Wave AI transcription tool in one click.

Common questions

Which audio format should I extract to?

MP3 if you just want to listen or share: it plays everywhere. M4A for Apple apps. WAV or FLAC if you'll edit the sound, because both keep the soundtrack without further loss. MP3 is preselected; change it before you convert.

Is my video uploaded anywhere?

Nowhere. The converter runs inside your browser tab, so the file is read and converted on your own device and saved straight back to it. It is never uploaded to Wave or anyone else, and we never see its name or contents.

What if the video has more than one audio track?

The converter takes the first audio track, which is the main soundtrack in almost every video. If the file has no audio track at all, you'll see a message saying so instead of getting a silent file.

Can I turn the video's audio into text?

Yes. After converting, click "Transcribe this file for free" and the audio goes straight to the free Wave AI transcription tool, without choosing the file again. You get a transcript with speaker labels and a summary.

Related: Free Audio Converter That Never Uploads Your File · Free audio transcription · Free YouTube Transcript Generator

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