Im worried that when i click convert, the thing will sneak in a virus or something before i get the mp3 file. I have used it before many times until I accidentally clicked a fake download button ad when I was supposed to click the real Download/convert button. Is there any reason why you need mp3? Because if there's not you can just use JDownloader2, it downloads the audio in original quality (aac or opus format), and it's free. Converting it to mp3 will probably reduce the quality, but if you want you can do it afterwards with a program like audacity. Download it with DownloadHelper extension. Open VLCMediaPlayer (I use VLC Media Player Portable from here ). Click File -> Convert/Save. Specify the video to extract MP3. Select 'Convert' from little down arrow button at the bottom of the window. Specify the output MP3 filename. Select 'MP3' from profile list. Hi I film and record on Zoom and then I post to YouTube. I want to now take all of my videos and get the mp3 files and create a podcast that way. Any recommendations? Is there a free way to do this conversation because a lot of the ones that say they are free end up not being when you follow the trail. Use of an online converter website is one of the most widely used approaches. You can paste the URL of the YouTube video you want to convert into these websites, then select the file format you want to save it in (in this case, MP3). Among the most well-known conversion websites are: 1. 0. It took me a stupid amount of time to find this gem. simple, free, no strings or ads. Why it's such a rarity to find such software is beyond me, but there you go. just copy/paste your whole playlist, no size limit. 1. Kontra040. • 1 yr. ago. Use youtube-dl to download the video from YouTube and ffmpeg to convert it to whatever format you want. Be aware, both tools are command line based programs so if you're not familiar with the command line you might want to watch a tutorial on how to use them. a. online youtube to mp3 converters: online youtube to mp3 converters are websites that allow you to convert youtube videos to mp3 without having to install any software. all you need is the link to the youtube video you want to convert. some of the best online youtube to mp3 converters — include: • ytmp3 • youtube to mp3 • flvto CqZn.