Convert Video to Audio (MP3) Format using VLC Player
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Published: 2021-11-19 12:20:51

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title: Convert Video to Audio (MP3) Format using VLC Player
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[VLC Media Player](https://vlc.guru/vlc/windows-10-vlc/download-vlc-player-for-windows-10-pc/) is a legitimate program that provides all the features needed for playing media content and is an efficient tool to perform all kinds of tasks. You can play most multimedia files and  **DVDs** ,  **Audio CDs** ,  **VCDs** , and various streaming protocols. So that, experts said VLC is a  **versatile tool**. This software can be installed on multiple platforms, like  **Windows** ,  **Linux** ,  **macOS** ,  **Android** ,  **iOS** ,  **Windows Phone** , and  **Apple TV**.

It doesn’t contain any malware, so it is perfectly safe for [download](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html) and installation. Some people want to convert video to audio and don’t know how to do it? For doing this, we strongly recommend you use a VLC media player because it has a great feature to complete this task with a few clicks. Today, we will see how to **convert video to audio (MP3) format using a VLC player with clear-cut steps**.

![Convert Video to Mp3](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Convert-Video-to-Mp3-1.gif)
_Convert Video to Mp3_

## Features of VLC

- This software  **almost supports every video and audio file format**  and plays every media.
- It is used to  **convert any medial file formats**  without using additional plugins.
- VLC can  **stream media over the local network**  as well as on  **the internet**.
- It supports many platforms like  **Windows** ,  **Mac, ** and  **Linux**.
- This program helps to  **watch videos crisply and clearly**.
- It is ranked amongst the  **most advanced**  and  **progressive ** softwares.

## Steps to Convert Video to Audio

To store the audio of the video file using a VLC player, do as follows.

- First, you need to  **launch ** the [**VLC Media Player**](https://vlc.guru/vlc/how-to/) ** program**  on your PC.
- Go to the  **Media tab** , and  **select ** the  **Convert/Save**  option.

![Media Tab](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Media-Tab.png)
_Media Tab_

- First, you need to  **launch ** the [**VLC Media Player**](https://vlc.guru/vlc/how-to/) ** program**  on your PC.
- Go to the  **Media tab** , and  **select ** the  **Convert/Save**  option.

![Click the Add button](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Click-the-Add-button-1.png)
_Click the Add button_

- After clicking the Add button, it will display the **Explorer wizard** , where you need to **locate the video** and **hit** the **Open** button. 

![Hit the Open button](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Hit-the-Open-button.png)
_Hit the Open button_

- Then, you need to **click** the **Convert/Save** button. 

![Select the Convert/save option](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Select-the-Convert-or-save-option.png)
_Select the Convert/save option_

- Then, it will display the  **Convert dialogue box** , where you can see the selected file path in the  **Source field**.
- You need to **select** the **audio format** using the Profile drop-down list. 
- Here, we **choose** the “ **Audio – MP3** ” format. 

![Profile section](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Profile-section.png)
_Profile section_

- **Choose the destination file where you want to save the audio file that it will create.**
- To do this, you can use the **Browse**  **button** and **select** the **location**. 

![Browse the location](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Browse-the-location.png)
_Browse the location_

- In the Explorer window, you need to **select** the **destination place** and **enter** your **file name**. 
- **Hit** the **Save** button. 

![Destination file name](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Destination-file-name.png)
_Destination filename_

- Now, you can see that the Start button has been enabled. 
- Just  **hit**  the  **Start ** button to convert your video into an audio file.

![Click the Start button](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Click-the-Start-button.png)
_Click the Start button_

- Move to the destination folder, and you can see the **converted audio file** as shown below. 

![Converted file](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Converted-file.png)
_Converted file_

- To confirm that you have saved the file in MP3 audio format,  **click ** the  **<kbd>ALT</kbd> + <kbd>ENTER</kbd>**  keys.
- It will open a  **properties window**  to see the  **type of file** , as shown below.

![Type of the file](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Type-of-the-file.png)
_Type of the file_

- This way, you can convert your video file into mp3 audio file format with the help of  **VLC**.

## Endorsed Audio File Formats

- VLC player not only converts the video into mp3 audio file format. It also converts the videos to **Audio – Vorbis (OGG)**,  **Audio – FLAC** ,  **Audio – CD**  formats.
- You can find these options in the  **Profile drop-down list** , as shown below.

![Another Audio formats](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Another-Audio-formats.png)
_Other Audio formats_

- If you want to convert your video into one of the formats mentioned above, you can follow the same steps provided in the above section to complete the task.

## Tools that Converts Videos into Audio (MP3) format:

- [**Online Audio Converter**](https://online-audio-converter.com/) is a free online app that can convert video files to audio formats such as MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, AMR, MP2, and M4R audio formats.
- [**FreeConvert**](https://www.freeconvert.com/) – You can use this free to convert any audio and video formats.
- [**VidConverter**](https://vidconverteronline.com/) – It helps to change the format of your video without losing quality.
- [**Convertio**](https://convertio.co/audio-converter/) – This tool converts audio, videos, ebooks, CAD files, presentations, archives, fonts, vectors, and other content formats.
- [**MP4 to MP3 Converter**](https://www.mp4tomp3pro.com/) – This tool will convert all your video files into mp3 audio files.

**Note:**  The tools mentioned above are also helped to extract the music from video files. But, we suggest you use the VLC player because it has all possible options and features compared to any other tool. 

## Summary

In the above section, we have illustrated how to **convert video to audio (MP3) format using a VLC player with clear-cut steps** and proper image representations. The above-given efforts helped you to convert your video into an audio file quickly. You can check out more VLC related posts on our site, [**vlc.guru**](https://vlc.guru/).

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