15 ways to download music from YouTube

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Download your favorite tracks to your smartphone or computer in just a couple of clicks.

Like videos, music on YouTube is copyrighted. The content has legal owners and will not be happy with direct downloads, which are essentially piracy. We also do not recommend breaking the rules and doing so.

Possible uses for the download methods below are to download audio files licensed under the Creative Commons CC0 (Public Domain) and CC BY (Attribution) free license, as well as your own music previously published on YouTube.

How to download music from YouTube using online services

1. Converto

To download music from a YouTube video, you just need to paste the video link into Converto and click the "Convert" button. If you want, you can trim the track, fix the tags and choose the file name and cover.

If you add conv after www in the video URL, the song will be downloaded directly from the YouTube page.

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2.9Convert

The 9Convert service works just as easily. Paste the link to the video, select the bitrate and click "Download".

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3.y2mate

This converter allows you to download music from video in two ways. You can go to the service page and insert a link to the video. Or do not go anywhere at all and just add pp symbols between youtube and.com to the URL of the desired video. Like this: pp.com / watch.

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4. OnlyMP3

After inserting a link to the desired video, YouTubNow will analyze it almost instantly and offer to download it in MP3 format.

It also supports downloading the audio file directly from the YouTube page. To do this, you just need to add mz after youtube in the address bar. For example, mz.com / watch.

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5. Mp3 YouTube

The most minimalistic converter that allows you to download music from YouTube in just one click. All you need to do is add a link to the video, wait a couple of seconds and click the "Upload file" button. There are no settings, audio is downloaded in original quality.

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How to download YouTube music using a browser extension

1. YouTube Video Downloader

This plugin is not available in extension stores and is installed from the official website. YouTube Video Downloader adds a download button to your YouTube player and allows you to download an audio track in one click.

To install, you need to select a browser, click the "Download" button and install the extension by issuing the necessary permissions.

Install for Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi →

How to download music from YouTube using computer programs

1. MediaHuman YouTube to MP3

This media combine with tons of settings allows you to download entire playlists. The application can automatically download files from a link from the clipboard, supports multi-threaded downloading, templates for renaming and editing tags, as well as automation scripts.

2. 4K YouTube to MP3

4K YouTube to MP3 app is simpler. It automatically recognizes links to videos in the clipboard and starts downloading immediately. The format and choice of quality are set in advance in the settings; these options cannot be changed during loading.

3. ClipGrab

With ClipGrab, you can not only download, but also find music on YouTube right in the application window. And to download it, you just need to click the "Download video" button - the application recognizes and processes the link copied to the clipboard on its own.

How to Download YouTube Music Using Android Apps

Google prohibits downloading videos and audios from YouTube. Therefore, there are no download tools in either the Chrome extension store or Google Play.

All Android apps must be installed via APK files. To protect your smartphone from viruses and other threats, take installation files only from developer sites or reliable repositories.

Here are verified links to the most popular apps:

1. Snaptube.
2. VidMate.
3. Videoder.
4. YouTube Downloader for Android.

All applications work according to the same principle, which is already familiar to us from extensions and desktop programs. To download, you need to copy the link, and then select the desired audio format and recording quality. The files will be saved either in the smartphone's memory or in the gallery of the application itself.

How to Download YouTube Music Using iOS App

Downloader apps are also prohibited on the Apple mobile platform. The way out is online services. If you have iOS 13 or later, you can use any of the services in the first section by opening them in Safari.

If your device is running iOS 12 or earlier, where file downloads are not supported, use the free Documents app instead of Safari. It has a built-in browser with a downloader, where you can open any of the online services from the first section and download music.

This material was first published in April 2019. In September 2021, we updated the text.