How to Extract MP3 from YouTube Video on Mac (Snow Leopard, Lion included)

There is no doubt that sources from YouTube, Google, Myspace, Yahoo are filled with music video that you maybe would like to have without needing to go online and get rid of the video to enjoy it. YouTube and similar video sharing site use the Macromedia Flash video format (FLV).

The audio within the file is already MP3, although compressed as VBR MP3 for better streaming. The sampling frequency of these files is generally 22 KHz, which is quite a bit lower than CD audio's 44.1kHz. Even so, some videos on these sites, posted by normal users, have audio you simply cannot get elsewhere.

So how to extract the audio from FLV video on Mac OS X? First you need to download YouTube video, Google video, etc. and then convert the video to MP3, AAC, WMA, MKV, M4A, etc. with an FLV (YouTube) to MP3 Converter for Mac.

1. Free Download YouTube FLV Video on Mac

There are many ways for you to download and copy YouTube video on Mac.

(1). Try Free YouTube downloader for Mac that 100% FREE download and manage YouTube videos.

Download Free YouTube Downloader for Mac

(2). Use online YouTube downloading websites such as Keepvid.com.

(3). Firefox add-ons. Video Downloadhelper is a Firefox add-ons to download online videos.

2. Extract Audio from YouTube on Mac OS X

After downloading YouTube videos, you need a converter to rip audio from YouTube video. YouTube to MP3 Converter could extract MP3, AAC, M4V, WMA, etc from YouTube videos. As a Mac YouTube to MP3 Converter, it can not only split MP3 from YouTube video on Mac (Snow Leopard, Lion included), but also convert YouTube FLV video to other video formats like MP4, MOV, WMV, AVI, etc.

Step 1: Open YouTube to MP3 converter and add videos

Free download YouTube to MP3 Converter for Mac and install. When it's open, simply drag and drop videos to the user interface to add FLV videos, including downloaded videos from either YouTube, Google, etc.

Free Try YouTube to MP3 Converter for Mac

Step 2: Choose MP3 as output format to extract MP3 from YouTube video

Step 3: Click "Start" to convert YouTube video to MP3 on Mac OS X

After the downloading and conversion on FLV videos, you can play the audio in iPod (including new iPod Shuffle small talk), iPhone 3G, PSP, MP3/MP4 player, Mobile Phone, iTunes, QuickTime and on and on. Sharing possibilities are endless.

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