Audio Extractor

What it does: pulls the audio out of a video or audio file — or straight from a video link — and saves it as an audio file. You can grab the original audio track instantly without re-encoding it, or convert it to MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, or Opus. It's the quick way to turn a video into an MP3, or to lift the soundtrack out of a clip you already have.

How to use it

1. Open Audio Extractor from the sidebar.
2. Choose where the audio comes from with the From file / From URL switch:
   • From file — drop one or more audio/video files onto the panel, or click to browse. A wide range of video and audio types are supported. Each file becomes its own job, so you can convert a whole batch at once; remove any file from the list before you start.
   • From URL — paste a video link (or use Paste to grab it from your clipboard), then click Probe to preview it: thumbnail, title, uploader, and duration — or "N videos" for a playlist.
3. Choose your output options (below).
4. Click Extract. The job — or one job per file or playlist item — appears in the Job Queue.

Options explained

• Quality mode:
  • Extract original (no re-encode) — copies the existing audio track out as-is. It's near-instant and completely lossless, and the file type is chosen automatically to match the source (for example, the audio inside an MP4 usually comes out as .m4a).
  • Convert — re-encodes the audio to a format you choose.
• Format (Convert only): MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, or Opus. MP3 is the most widely compatible; Opus gives the best quality for its size; WAV and FLAC are lossless.
• Bitrate (Convert to MP3/M4A/Opus): 320, 256, 192, or 128 kbps — higher means better quality and a larger file. The lossless formats (WAV, FLAC) don't use a bitrate, so this option is hidden for them.

By default the panel opens set to Convert → MP3 at 192 kbps, the most common choice. Your selections are remembered for next time.

Output

Saved to the Audio subfolder, named after the source file or video.

Tips & notes

• "Extract original" is the fast path — if you just want the audio that's already inside a file, with no quality loss, use it and the extraction finishes almost immediately.
• A playlist link creates one job per video, so you can follow (and cancel) each item individually in the Job Queue.
• Extracting from a file only needs the bundled media tools; pulling audio from a URL also uses the bundled download engine. If a banner says the tools aren't ready, let setup finish and reopen the panel.
• If a specific site stops working for URL extraction, refresh the bundled download engine in Settings ▸ Tools — the same fix as for the Video Downloader.