Free MP3 Cutter and Audio Trimmer

Cut the part you need out of a song, a voice memo or a recording. Drag the start and end, play the selection, add a fade if you like, and download. It all runs in your browser, so the file stays on your device.

Your file never leaves your device. Nothing is uploaded.

Drop an audio file here

mp3, m4a, wav, ogg, flac, and the audio from mp4 or mov video. Up to 500MB. Cut on your device, never uploaded.

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

How it works

  1. Open the file. Drop in an MP3, a voice memo or a video. It opens in this tab; nothing is sent to a server.
  2. Mark the part to keep. Drag the two handles or type exact times, then play the selection to check it. Add a fade in or out for a softer start and end.
  3. Cut and download. If you keep the original format and skip fades, the cut takes seconds and the audio is not re-encoded. Then send the clip to the free Wave AI transcription tool if you need the words.

Common questions

Is my audio uploaded anywhere?

No. The cutter is FFmpeg running inside your browser, so the file is read and cut on your own device and the result is saved straight back to it. Wave never receives the audio or the file name; we only count that a cut happened, with the format and a rough size range.

Does cutting an MP3 lower its quality?

Not if you keep the original format and leave fades off. The cutter then copies the audio frames as they are, without re-encoding, so the clip sounds exactly like the original. With a fade or a different output format, the clip is re-encoded at 192 kbps (MP3 or M4A) or saved as lossless WAV.

How precise is the cut?

When the audio is copied without re-encoding, the cut lands on the nearest audio frame, which for MP3 is about 26 milliseconds. When it is re-encoded (fades or another format), the cut is exact to the sample. You can type times to a tenth of a second.

Can I cut the audio out of a video?

Yes. Open an MP4, MOV or WebM file and the cutter works on its soundtrack. Save the clip as MP3, M4A or WAV; the picture is dropped.

Is there a length or size limit?

Files up to 500MB. The waveform is drawn for recordings up to 30 minutes; longer files get a plain timeline, and cutting works the same. Because everything runs in your browser's memory, very large files can fail on phones.

Can I make a ringtone with it?

Yes. Cut a clip of up to 30 seconds, add a short fade in and out, and save it as M4A for iPhone (rename it to .m4r) or MP3 for Android.

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