How to extract Youtube Video to MP3/WMA/AAC?

This tutorial will show you how to download videos from YouTube and extract Youtube Video to MP3/WMA/AAC format so you can put YouTube music on your mp3 player or mobile phone and enjoy them anytime and anywhere.

It including 2 parts:
1. How to free download YouTube videos?
2. How to convert downloaded FLV video into MP3, WMA, AAC, etc?

Part 1: How to free download YouTube videos?

To strip the audio out of a YouTube video on the Web, you have to first download the video to your computer.

Here are many ways to download the YouTube files:

1. Download YouTube Videos with Firefox Plugin - Video downloader. It is a quick and convenient way to extract your favorite YouTube videos using this add-on. Besides YouTube, this plug-in supports other video streaming sites including Metacafe, Google Videos and Dailymotion, etc.
2. Setting Up RealPlayer for YouTube Downloads. First, please be sure prompted to enable the browser download button during the install process of RealPlayer. Then hover your mouse over the video you want to download and a little link will pop-up over the video. Click this link to download the video.
3. Use Free online Video downloader. Free online website like KeepVid.com,zamzar.com.

Part 2 : How to convert downloaded FLV video into MP3, WMA, AAC, etc?

Once the video is downloaded, you can strip the audio and convert it to MP3, WMA or your favorite audio format.

To do this, you may need to the third party software to help you. Today I will show you the conversion process using Daniusoft Video Converter. It is a professional tool that can extract audio sound from videos on YouTube and convert FLV into MP3 easily.

We can finish the conversion in 4 simple steps:



Step 1: Import Youtube Video files.
You can either click add button to insert the files you want to convert，or easily drag & drop the Youtube files into ‘Getting started’ table.

Step 2: Edit Video files.
Click ‘Edit -> Trim’, then you can choose your favorite part of background music in the YouTube video to convert.

Step 3: output settings.
Click the "Convert to" drop-down menu to select the output format you need to convert

Click the "Target Path" button to find the destination folder for saving output format;

Click “Settings” button in the output settings area, you are allowed to customize the output parameters,

And the default settings work well, if you want to complete the conversion by default settings, that's enough,


Step 4: Start conversion.
Click “Start” button on right bottom of the main interface, you are allowed to start conversion. All the tasks of conversion will be finished at fast speed and high output quality.

After the downloading and conversion FLV videos to MP3 or WMA files, you can play the audio in iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, MP3/MP4 player, Mobile Phone, and so on.