How to extract audio from a video (step by step)

These step-by-step tutorials will show you how to extract audio from a video using VLC media player or Shotcut video editor.


Extract audio from a video using VLC media player

VLC media player website

  1. Open VLC media player.
  2. Click on Media located in the top left corner.
  3. Click on Convert / Save.
    Access the Convert/Save option in VLC media player
  4. In the next window, you click on Add.
    Add button in Open Media window in VLC media player
  5. In the next window, you go to the location on your computer where the video file from which you want to extract the audio.
  6. Select the video file.
  7. Click on Open.
    Open video file in VLC media player
  8. Click on Convert/Save at the bottom of the window.
    Convert/Save button in VLC media player
  9. In the next window, you select Audio - MP3 or Audio - FLAC or Audio - Vorbis (OGG) at Profile.
    Select an audio format in VLC media player
  10. Click on the tool button next to the profile selection menu button.
    The Edit selected profile button in VLC media player
  11. In the next window, you click on Audio codec.
  12. Change Bitrate to 320 kb/s.
    Audio codec settings in VLC media player
  13. Click on Save at the bottom of the window.
  14. Click on Browse.
    The Browse button in VLC media player
  15. In the next window, you select a location on your computer where you want to save the audio file.
  16. Enter a name for the audio file at File name.
  17. Click on Save.
    Save file window in VLC media player
  18. Click on Start.
    The Start button in VLC media player

VLC media player will now extract the audio from your video.

Actually, it will convert your video file to an audio file.

You can see the progress of the process at the bottom of VLC.

Progress bar in VLC media player

Extract audio from a video using Shotcut video editor

Shotcut website

  1. Open Shotcut.
  2. Click on Open File in the top left corner.
    Open File button in Shotcut
  3. In the next window, you go to the location on your computer where the video file from which you want to extract the audio.
  4. Select the video file.
  5. Click on Open.
    Open File window in Shotcut
  6. The video will start playing immediately. Pause the video by clicking the pause button below the video.
    Pauze video in Shotcut
  7. Drag the video to the timeline.
    Drag video to timeline in Shotcut
  8. In the timeline section, you right-click on the video.
  9. Click on Detach Audio.
    Detach Audio in Shotcut
  10. In the Output section located at the left side, you right-click on the video track.
  11. Click on Remove Track.
    Remove video track in Shotcut
  12. Click on Export located in the top menu.
    Export button in Shotcut
  13. In the next window, you select an audio format, like MP3, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, or WMA in the Presets section.
  14. If you want more advanced settings, like bitrate settings or other settings, you click on Advanced.
  15. Click on Export File.
    Export settings in Shotcut
  16. In the next window, you select a location on your computer where you want to save the audio file.
  17. At File name, you type a name for the audio file.
  18. Click on Save.
    Export File window in Shotcut

Shotcut will now extract the audio from your video.

Actually, it will convert your video file to an audio file.

You can see the progress of the process at Jobs located in the top right corner.

Progress bar in Shotcut
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