YouTube is an impressive platform with over hundreds of millions of videos from a vast multitude of channels. Not only does it have videos on anything you can imagine about, but it also has a vast collection of songs and music videos. These music videos get as many as billions of views, especially videos of more popular artists.
With its reservoir of songs from every genre, YouTube is the most preferred website and app for streaming. The only possible downside to this is that YouTube does not provide an option to download any of its videos. The offline download feature of YouTube works only for a handful of videos. This comes off as a disadvantage to users who want to listen to songs offline. There are several reasons why downloading songs as audio files are more convenient than constantly streaming them.
Downloading the songs will save you your mobile data. Offline songs and videos can also come in handy when you are stuck in a place where there is no stable internet connection. You can easily enjoy a library full of songs without being interrupted by annoying ads. Hence, let us look at three ways how you can easily convert videos from YouTube to Mp3:
1) Online Mp3 Converter
Several online converting websites convert YouTube videos into Mp3 audio files. This can be done by simply copying the link of the video that you want and pasting it in the search box of any converter. Once the video is converted into your choice of audio type, you can press download.
Since these are mp3 converters, you will probably not get any option for downloading in any other formats than audio. However, if you want to download the video as well, you have to use a Youtube video downloader portal which is easily accessible.
To convert any video into mp3 and then download it via an online mp3 converter, go through the following steps:
- Open the YouTube app if you are on your phone or the YouTube website if you are on a desktop.
- Search for the video that you want to convert and play it.
- If you are using a desktop, copy the URL of the page with the video playing. However, if you are on your phone, you click on the share button and then select ‘Copy Link’. This will copy the video’s link to your phone’s clipboard.
- Open any web browser and search for an online mp3 converter. There are several free converters and downloaders available on the internet. It is important that you choose one that does not seem suspicious as there can be viruses embedded into some links which can harm your computer.
- After you have figured out which converter you want to use, you will find a search box on the screen once you open the converter. Paste your copied YouTube video link there.
- There can be many different formats to choose from depending on the converter you choose. Select mp3 or any other format you want your audio in and press ‘Convert’.
- Once the website has finished converting the video into audio, an option for downloading will appear. Click on that option and choose where you want to save the file. Now you can enjoy offline music on your device anytime you want.
2) Online Video Converter
Several online video converters let you download YouTube videos as Mp3s. These converters give you a range of downloading options such as different resolutions of videos as well as Mp3 or Mp4 audios. Here is how you can download songs from YouTube with the help:
- Go to the video that you want to download as mp3.
- Copy the link of the video. If you want to download from your phone, you can get the link of the video by selecting the “Share” button and then choosing the “Copy URL” option.
- Go to the online video converter portal and paste the link in the search box.
- You will be given options to download the video in different resolutions or extract the audio from it and convert it into different formats. Choose the format you want to convert the video in and then select ‘Convert’.
- After the conversion is done, you can simply press ‘Download’ and the audio will get added to your Library.
3) Video Editing Software
If you have downloaded a YouTube video offline but you only want the music that is in it, video editing software might help you do so. You convert a downloaded YouTube video into an mp3 very easily with this software. This is especially helpful when you are editing your own videos and you need to extract music without going through too many programs or browser tabs.
For this method, you must have any video editing software downloaded on your desktop. Open the application and go to Files. You will find an option saying ‘Import Media’. Choose how you want to import the media, from a file, the whole folder, or from a camera or phone.
Once you have selected the video you want to convert, you can make various changes to it. You can even import multiple videos and join them together to get a continuous mix of music. You can cut out parts of the video that have audio which you do not want in your track. Once you are done with the editing, you have to click on the ‘Export button’. Once you have been directed to the export panel, go to settings and change the download format as audio. This will extract the music from your edited video and download it as a song.
These were the top three ways how you can convert a YouTube video into mp3 and download it on your device. YouTube provides its users with a wide range of songs and music. These web portals help you download these songs for you to listen without wasting your mobile data. Downloading music not only saves you your internet but also lets you make your own playlists easily.
