YouTube to MP3

YTMP3 is a simple YouTube to MP3 converter. You give it the link to a video, it pulls out the sound, and hands you back an MP3 you can play anywhere. No account, no software, and no limit on how many tracks you convert. The sections below cover how to use it, how the quality and file size work, and what it can and cannot handle. Want the picture as well? Try the YouTube to MP4 converter.

Turn YouTube into MP3 in a few clicks

MP3 is the audio format that plays on everything: phones, laptops, car stereos, older players, and every music app. That is why it is still the go-to when you only want the sound. YTMP3 lifts the audio out of a YouTube video and saves it as an MP3, and it does that one job without the fake buttons, pop-ups, and redirects other sites bury it under.

The whole thing happens in your browser, so there is nothing to install and nothing to keep updated. It works the same on Windows, macOS, Android, and iPhone. No sign up, no email, and no survey stands between you and your file.

How to convert YouTube to MP3

Three steps, usually under a minute.

1. Copy the link to the YouTube video. On a phone tap Share then Copy Link; on a computer copy it from the address bar.
2. Paste it into the box at the top of this page, leave the format on MP3, and press Convert.
3. Wait a few seconds while the audio is prepared, then press Download MP3. The file saves to your usual downloads folder, ready to play or move to another device.

Ask for the same video again soon after and it comes back almost instantly, because a copy is held for a short while. A short song returns in seconds; a long recording takes a little more as there is simply more audio to process.

MP3 quality and file size

MP3 files are commonly saved anywhere from 128 kbps up to 320 kbps, the highest standard MP3 bitrate. A higher number holds more detail and makes a bigger file; a lower one saves space. YTMP3 saves your MP3 at a clean 128 kbps, which sounds clear and full on the gear most people use, phones, earbuds, laptops, and car speakers, while keeping files small and quick to download.

At 128 kbps a file takes up about one megabyte per minute. That works out to roughly 3 MB for a typical song, around 58 MB for an hour-long mix, and about 230 MB for a full four hours, so even long recordings fit easily on a phone.

Keep in mind that the result can never be better than the audio already on YouTube. If a video was uploaded with quiet or heavily compressed sound, no bitrate will fix that. For a normally produced track, 128 kbps gives you a faithful copy of what you hear on YouTube.

What you can convert

YTMP3 handles standard YouTube videos up to four hours long, which covers songs, full albums, long mixes, and most podcasts and audiobooks. Live streams and age restricted videos cannot be converted, since their audio is not available to pull cleanly. Need audio longer than four hours? Our main site YTMP3.biz goes further.

If a conversion does not work, check that the video plays normally and is not a live stream or age restricted, paste the link again, and press Convert once more.

MP3 or MP4: which one do you need?

Choose MP3 when you only want the sound: music, podcasts, lectures, and audiobooks that you will listen to rather than watch. The files are small and play on any device. If you want the video too, use the YouTube to MP4 converter, which saves videos in 720p HD.

Use it responsibly

Please use the tool for audio you have the right to save, such as your own uploads, material that is free to share, or content for personal use. Copyright rules differ from country to country, and YouTube's own terms limit downloading without permission, so what you convert is your responsibility. You can read more on our DMCA and copyright page. Respecting the people who make the content is what keeps free tools like this one around.

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