# How To Rip Audio From YouTube | No Downloader Needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Tutorials & Methods\ **Tags:** audio, streaming\ **Created:** [April 12, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-rip-audio-from-youtube-no-downloader-needed/79253 "2020-04-12T14:26:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/bluehacker/32/174721_2.png) [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-rip-audio-from-youtube-no-downloader-needed/79253/1 "2020-04-12T14:26:40Z")
Some of the best lectures, debates, and music in the world is on YouTube for free. But we don’t always have the time to watch a video, and streaming audio over cell data would bankrupt us. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just rip audio from a YouTube video? Then we could listen to it whenever we wanted. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/2/6/261dca4298d59e72987f6950b707604236c82601.jpeg) Let’s address the issue of whether it’s legal or not to rip audio from YouTube. It depends. Just assume that everything is copyrighted. The content owner may mark the video as Creative Commons, public domain, or just say in their description that anyone can use it. But to be completely sure, contact the owner of the content and ask for permission. Review [YouTube’s frequently asked copyright questions](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797449?hl=en). ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/2/5/2599b2bc88f93aadcd9bb69926cf7ba4da2d0bd9.jpeg) For our how-to on ripping audio from YouTube, we’re going to use an [interview with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrHOvHy6rPA). Yes, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. We’re going to use VideoLan’s VLC Media Player to do this. It’s a great free media player available for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Android, and Linux. So if you don’t have it, go [download and install VLC Media Player](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/) now. The method we’re going to use is very similar to using VLC to rip YouTube videos. - Go to YouTube and go to the video we want to work with. Copy the entire address or URL from the location bar of the browser. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/5/f/5f44a030e3b224eb9a091b7a6c29977700452787.png) - Open VLC. On Windows, go to **Media \> Open Network Stream**. On Mac go to **File \> Open Network**. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/6/0/603e7469802e0ce94f2d09e7c64e2bbc8866115c.jpeg) Enter the URL of the YouTube video in the network URL field. In Windows, click **Play**. On a Mac, click **Open**. The video will start to play. Let it. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/a/a/aa1d4d3cc0789d8111480ac428699ae290937450.png) While the video is still playing, in Windows go to **Tools \> Code Information**. On a Mac click on **Window \> Media Information**. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/4/1/4172921be2afccd45bc9e1b8f19247d10a55a794.png) At the bottom of the window that opens, there’s a long address in the **Location** field. Copy that and close that window. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/6/7/678cb78e1eb79c343cc8c3cbf3111134486d9a24.png) Stop the video. On Windows, go to **Media \> Open Network Stream**. On Mac go to **File \> Open Network**. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/4/4/4421f440578de03be613d6244d678e945b667cde.jpeg) Paste the long address in the network URL field. Click on the down arrow next to the Play button and click on **Convert**. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/6/6/66cc4c729f60aca52071a4a917c40c8593e8a17d.png) In the window that opens, click on the Profile drop-down menu and select **Audio – MP3**. We could choose Audio – FLAC or Audio – CD if that’s what we wanted. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/a/4/a47ef012ebb24a388cb4fe4ccb5b1dc8893962c8.png) Click on the **Browse** button next to the **Destination file:** field and choose where to save the MP3 when it’s converted. Click **Start**. VLC will start ripping the audio from the YouTube video and saving it as an MP3. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/8/7/87b24ff3db3cc33448eb5d7dba06ef7a970709f3.png) The audio ripping process will progress much quicker than if it were playing the video. This video is over 10 minutes long to watch but only took about 2 minutes to rip the audio from YouTube. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/5/7/574e374864d276a74a4b53e2e9e9f0fd9b8686a4.png) ## **That’s It!** There is no need to go to some spammy website full of creepy ads to rip audio from YouTube. Just use VLC. If you haven’t used VLC before, learn more about it. Not only is it a great video and music player, but you can do things like stream to Chromecast, fix upside-down videos, and capture still images from movies and shows. enjoy ripping folks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Stiggs\_Lucky](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/stiggs_lucky/32/44131_2.png) [@Stiggs\_Lucky](https://onehack.st/u/Stiggs_Lucky)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-rip-audio-from-youtube-no-downloader-needed/79253/2 "2020-04-12T14:47:33Z")
awesome tutorial thanks @BlueHacker ---
**Author:** ![UTKARSH\_PATEL](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/utkarsh_patel/32/7649_2.png) [@UTKARSH\_PATEL](https://onehack.st/u/UTKARSH_PATEL)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-rip-audio-from-youtube-no-downloader-needed/79253/3 "2020-04-12T15:12:33Z")
Amazin Thanks!