We’ve all been in a situation where we think about removing the audio part playing in a video background. Whether it’s all the background music or just some classic lines, we’ve all wanted a tool that will make it easy to extract audio from a video in Windows 10. If you fall into the same category, check out the five best ways you can separate audio from video in Windows 10.
In the list below, we will talk about both native and web-based solutions to get things done.
1. VLC Media Player
VLC is one of the popular media players among millions of users. And while the app looks simple with a blank play screen and some buttons, it’s much more. Besides playing almost any audio and video files, VLC has some neat tricks up its sleeves, one of which involves easily converting videos to audio files. Also, VLC has apps for almost all popular operating systems, including Windows 10, macOS, and Linux.
Follow the steps below to extract audio from video using VLC media player.
Stage 1: Launch VLC media player on your computer.
Step 2: With the default screen open, tap on Media located in the upper left corner.
Stage 3: Click Convert/Save. The ‘Open Media’ dialog will appear.
Step 4: In this window, click Add and select the video file you want to extract the audio from. You can select multiple video files in this window.
Step 5: Select Open to confirm and click Convert/Save.
Step 6: Now select the type of audio file you want VLC to convert. For example, MP3, FLAC, OGG etc.
Step 7: Select the target folder, audio bitrate (the higher the better) and click Start.
This much. VLC will now extract the audio from the video file you selected and save it to the folder. You can check the output progress from VLC’s default window.
2. Online Audio Converter Tool
Online Audio Converter is a good option for those who don’t want to install any app to extract audio on their device. Online Audio Converter supports almost all types of video files from MP4 to MKV, and you can even import files from cloud services like Google Drive and Dropbox.
An added advantage of converting video to audio online is that it doesn’t use any of your computer’s resources. Online Audio Converter is fast, simple, free and easy to use.
Stage 1: Click Open Files. Select the video file you want to convert. You can even select videos stored in Google Drive and Dropbox.
Step 2: Choose the output format. For example, MP3, WAV, FLAC, etc.
Stage 3: Select the audio bitrate. Again, the higher the better.
Step 4: You can optionally edit track information and play with advanced settings.
Step 5: Click Convert.
3. dare
Audacity is free, open source and the most reliable digital audio editor and recording software. The software offers a powerful set of tools that not only convert video files to audio but also allow you to edit these audio files. Audacity is available for Windows, Mac and Linux based operating systems.
Note: To create MP3 files in Audacity, you need to download and install the FFmpeg library on your computer. The setup process is pretty simple and you just need to click a bunch of boxes. Install the FFmpeg library by clicking this link.
Stage 1: Start Audacity on your computer.
Step 2: Click File in the upper left corner, select Import and select the video file you want to extract audio from.
Stage 3: Select the part of the video you want to export as audio.
Step 4: Click File in the upper-right corner and select the Export button from the context menu.
Step 5: Choose the output format of the audio file, and then choose the location where you want to store the audio file.
Step 6: Click the Save button.
Now Audacity starts extracting audio from MP4 video to MP3.
4. Free Video to MP3 Converter
Free Video to MP3 Converter, as the name suggests, is a simple program for converting video files to audio files. It is an easy-to-use and lightweight program that comes in at just 2.3MB. It’s quick to set up, supports a variety of audio and video formats, and gets the job done without a hitch.
Stage 1: Click Add and select the source video file.
Step 2: The video should appear in the queue. First select the video you want to convert to audio.
Stage 3: Select the audio format you want to export by clicking the Convert option at the bottom left. By default, the software defaults to AAC audio format.
Step 4: Optionally, you can select the destination folder. By default, files are stored in Documents folders.
Step 5: Start the conversion by clicking the start button. It should export your file’s audio in a few seconds.
5. Online Converter
Online Converter is another tool to convert video to audio. The website does not offer many options to play. It’s a pretty simple and clean UI with only two buttons, one for upload and one for download, but it gets the job done. Using this website, you can even convert one type of audio file to another format.
Stage 1: Open the Online Converter website on your desktop and click Upload to select the source file.
Step 2: Optionally, you can select the audio bitrate by clicking the Options button.
Stage 3: Click Convert to start the conversion. The download should start immediately, although it depends on the upload speed of your internet connection.
Extract Audio from Video
Now that you know the utility, you can extract audio from any video. If you know and use any other utility software, share its name with us in the comments section below.
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