Even if the platform doesn’t offer this option natively for free, downloading YouTube audio for offline listening is possible with a few simple tricks. There are several websites that allow you to download clips without the need to install any programs, transferring files quickly to your device.
With these online tools, you can download the audio of a lecture broadcast on the service to listen, for example, on your way home from work or while traveling. You can also download podcasts, lectures, tutorials, radio shows and music to listen at any time, including from other sites (SoundCloud, Vimeo, etc.).
It is worth noting that YouTube Premium subscribers, the paid version of the platform, can download existing audio and videos without having to resort to other alternatives. However, if you don’t have a subscription and the content needs to be saved to internal storage, you can use one of the following five ways to download audio from YouTube.
1. Free Video Converter
Free Video Converter is a 4-in-1 tool: you can download, convert, compress and edit videos in it. In the first case, you can download videos from YouTube, Facebook, Video, Dailymotion and thousands of other sites.
Videos can be downloaded in 4k, 1080p or 720p depending on the resolution you upload to the website. Regarding the formats, MP4, WEBM, FLV, etc. They can come as And if you just want to enjoy the music of the video, you can convert the downloaded videos to MP3.
Install the program on your computer and follow three steps to download the video: copy and paste the video link, select the format that needs to be downloaded and download the video online. The program can be installed in English, Spanish, French and other languages.
2. Y2mate
One of the most popular online services for downloading audio from YouTube, Y2mate transfers content to your computer for free and offers conversion to MP3, MP4 and various formats. It also downloads videos and is compatible with more platforms (Dailymotion, Facebook and more).
Go to the Y2mate website, copy the address of the content on YouTube, paste the link in the relevant field and click “Start”. Then select your preferred format and wait for the transfer to complete. Another option is to write “pp” after the word “YouTube” in the URL and press “Enter” as in the example above and download directly from the browser.
3. pineapple
Another interesting option for extracting audio, Snappea makes it easy to download audio and video from YouTube in the browser without the need to install any software on your desktop or laptop. There is also no need to create an account and transfers and conversions are unlimited.
Found the content you wanted on Google’s video service? Click in the address bar, copy and paste the link into the search field on the Snappea website. Now hit “Search”, choose the audio format from the options shown (you can also view the file size) and click “Download” to convert the videos to MP3.
4. Savefrom.net
Like Y2mate, it also offers the ability to download audio from YouTube by changing the URL directly on the Google platform website. In this case, the user must add the letters “ss” in front of the word “YouTube” in the default address of the content to turn on the streaming function (see example in the photo above).
If for some reason the previous alternative does not work, go to the Savefrom.net website, paste the link of the song or video whose sound you want to extract into the search field and press the “Enter” key. Next, click “Download”, select the format and wait for the transfer to complete, remembering that the page downloads video and audio from other sites.
5. Youth
With a simplified interface that does not confuse the user, Yout offers both ways to export your favorite content to the internal storage of the computer or any other device. The easiest way is to replace “YouTube” with the word “Yout” in the URL of the video service.
Press the “Enter” key on the keyboard, select the “MP3” format for the audio, adjust the quality (low or high) and click “Format shift to MP3” to start the download. If you wish, you can also paste the YouTube address into the search field of the Yout website and complete the transfer by following the same steps.
Source: Tec Mundo
