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Extract high-quality audio from YouTube videos

That’s how I save YouTube lectures, podcasts, and interviews as MP3s for offline listening — clean, fast, and without using shady online converters. With Pulltube, Downie, and Permute from Setapp, I get audio files in the exact format I need and skip all the ads or pop-ups.

Stefan-Radu Gogolan

Video editor & digital marketing specialist

Date published

January 29, 2026

Setapp Apps used
Step-by-step process

Step 1

Copy the YouTube video link. Find the video you want to extract audio from (podcast, interview, lecture, etc.) and copy the URL

Step 2

Paste it into Pulltube. Open Pulltube, paste the URL, and wait for the video to load inside the app

Step 3

Choose "Audio only" format (MP3 or M4A). Click the format dropdown in Pulltube and select the audio-only option.

Step 4

Download the audio. Hit the download button. The file will be saved directly to your Mac

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