Download And Convert YouTube Videos To MP3

By: Karan Goel | 16th March 2010

You are probably aware of how to download YouTube videos. No? Then read this post that list 15 ways to download YouTube videos. But, what if you just want the audio of the video? Maybe it’s a music video. What to do then? Today we take a look at an easy way to convert those YouTube videos to MP3 for free with YouTube Downloader.

The YouTube Downloader functions in two steps. First, it downloads the video from YouTube in MP4 format, and then allows you to convert that MP4 file to MP3.

Download and Install YouTube Downloader.

Open the YouTube Downloader by clicking on the desktop icon. Find a YouTube video you’d like to convert to MP3 and copy the URL. Paste the URL into the “Enter video URL” text box in YouTube Downloader. When you hover your mouse over the text box, the text box will auto-fill with the URL from your clipboard.

Choose a folder to location to download your YouTube video and click “Save.” The video is downloaded in MP4 format.

Now wait while the video is downloaded to your hard drive. Select the “Convert video (previously downloaded) from file” radio button.

Click the (…) button to the right of the “Select video file” text box to browse for and select the MP4 file you just downloaded.

Then select “MPEG Audio Layer (MP3) from the “Convert to” drop down list.

Select “OK” to begin the conversion.

Choose the conversion quality by moving the slider to the right or left. The options are: Low (96kbps bite rate), Medium (128kbps bit rate), Optimal (192kbps bit rate), and High 256kbps bit rate). Here you can select the output volume as well. Click “OK” when finished.

The conversion process will begin and should only take a few moments. Times will vary depending on the size of the video you’re converting.

The MP3 you converted will be in the same directory you downloaded the video to.