How to convert video to audio in Windows 10 and 11

Learn how to convert video to audio in Windows 10 and 11 (e.g., MP4 to MP3).

You can use VLC media player for converting video to audio.

VLC media player is a free and open-source cross-platform multimedia player for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS. It plays most video and audio files, and it offers a lot of extra features, like, for example, converting videos. VLC website

Steps

1. Open VLC media player.

2. Click on Media located in the top left corner.

3. Click on Convert / Save.

A “Open Media” window will appear.

4. In this window, you click on the Add button.

A “Select one or multiple files” window will appear.

5. In this window, you go to the location on your computer where the video file is that you want to convert to audio.

6. Select the video file.

7. Click on the Open button.

8. Click on the Convert/Save button at the bottom of the window.

A “Convert” window will appear.

9. At Profile, you click on the selection menu button and select an audio format (e.g., Audio - MP3).

10. Click on the wrench/tool button next to the profile selection menu button.

A “Profile edition” window will appear.

11. Click on Audio codec.

12. Change Bitrate to 320 kb/s.

13. Click on the Save button at the bottom of the window.

14. Click on the Browse button.

A “Save file” window will appear.

15. Within this window, you select a location on your computer where you want to save the new audio file.

16. At File name, you type a name for the audio file.

17. Click on the Save button.

18. When you're ready, you click on the Start button.

VLC media player will now convert your video file to an audio file.

You can see the progress at the bottom of VLC.