Question 1

How do I convert a video to MP3?

Accepted Answer

Drag your video onto the box above, or click Select file to choose it. Click Convert and wait for the progress bar to finish. Click Download to save the MP3 file.

Question 2

Is MP3 the right format for my video?

Accepted Answer

Choose MP3 when you want a file that plays everywhere: phones, car stereos, music apps and website upload forms. If you plan to edit the sound in an audio editor, Video to WAV is a better fit.

Question 3

Will the MP3 sound as good as the video?

Accepted Answer

In almost every case, yes. Most videos store their sound as AAC or Opus. To make the MP3, MakeAudio decodes that sound and encodes it again at 320 kbps, the highest MP3 quality. Re-encoding can remove a tiny amount of detail, but the difference is very hard to hear. Converting can't make the sound better than the original. If the audio in the video is quiet, noisy or muffled, the MP3 will be too.

Question 4

How big will the MP3 file be?

Accepted Answer

The size depends only on how long the sound is, not on the size or quality of the video. At 320 kbps, each minute of sound takes a little over 2 MB. A 5-minute phone video becomes an MP3 of about 12 MB. A 90-minute recording becomes an MP3 of about 220 MB.

Question 5

Which sound is used if the video has more than one audio track?

Accepted Answer

Some videos, such as films and TV episodes, have more than one audio track. MakeAudio converts the main track, which is usually the one marked as the default. To convert a different track, first use Select audio track, which works with MP4 and MKV files, to keep only the track you want.

Question 6

Which videos can I convert?

Accepted Answer

This page accepts MP4, M4V, MOV, WebM, MKV and MPEG-TS videos, which covers videos from phones, cameras, screen recorders and most downloads. MakeAudio can't read older formats, such as AVI, WMV and FLV.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I convert a video to MP3?

Is MP3 the right format for my video?

Will the MP3 sound as good as the video?

How big will the MP3 file be?

Which sound is used if the video has more than one audio track?

Which videos can I convert?

Can I make the MP3 file smaller?

Does the MP3 file keep the title, artist and cover art?

Can I convert only part of the video?

Is it free, and is my video uploaded?

Can I convert a YouTube video or a link?

Does it work on phones, and is there a size limit?

What if my video has no sound or won't convert?