Why use SnapFetch
- Pulls the audio out of a video and converts it to a standard MP3
- Works with the same platforms as our video downloader
- No account, no app install, no ads
How it works
- 1
Copy the link to the video
- 2
Paste it into the box above
- 3
Click Convert to MP3
- 4
Your MP3 downloads as soon as it's ready
When to use Video to MP3
When you only want the sound - a podcast posted as video, a lecture, a track from a set you have the right to keep. Because the audio is downloaded and re-encoded on our servers rather than streamed straight through, this takes noticeably longer than grabbing the video itself. That is the trade for getting a standard MP3 that plays anywhere.
Specifications & limits
- Output format
- MP3 at 192 kbps - a good balance of quality and size for speech and music
- Supported sources
- The same platforms as the video downloader
- Processing
- Downloaded and re-encoded server-side, so slower than a straight video download
- Maximum clip length
- 1 hour
- Private content
- Not supported - only what you could watch without signing in
- File retention
- Deleted from our servers 1 hour after upload
Troubleshooting
It is taking much longer than a video download
Expected. Audio extraction re-encodes on our servers instead of streaming the file straight to you.
The source link fails
The same platform rules apply as for video: public content only, and a platform can be temporarily unavailable.
You get a rate-limit message
Uploads are capped at 20 per hour per IP address, with 3 running at once. Wait for the hour to roll over, or let the running jobs finish.
References
The published specification for the formats involved, and the open-source software that actually performs this conversion.
- yt-dlp
The open-source extractor our downloaders are built on.
- FFmpeg documentation
The tool that performs our video trimming and MP3 audio extraction.
Frequently asked questions
The audio is downloaded and re-encoded to MP3 on our servers before it comes to you, which takes a little longer than streaming a video straight through.