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YouTube gathers millions of audios, from music, soundtracks to audio effects, movie quotes and so on. It is not only the best place for individuals to explore favorite music, podcasts, audiobooks but the biggest library for content creators to discover available audio tracks. Also, most people try to record audio from YouTube for offline listening or content creation. So, can you record music, songs from YouTube and how? Here, we will introduce the easiest ways to record YouTube audio on all devices. Read on.
Disclaimer: We do not advocate recording copyrighted music from YouTube for any commercial and illegal use.
How to Record Audio from YouTube on PC
Audio recorder for Windows is always the best solution to record audio from YouTube on PC. It can easily extract audio from YouTube video and save it as a local file on your device. iTop Screen Recorder, the professional screen and audio recorder, drives you to record YouTube audio with no hassles.
iTop Screen Recorder - Record Audio Without Background Noise
- Record system audio or external microphone flawlessly
- Record streaming audio without quality loss
- Remove background noise of audio recording
- Save audio recordings as MP3, AAC, FLAC and WMA
iTop Screen Recorder has an Only Audio recording mode, which is specially designed to capture system audio and microphone. It can flawlessly record streaming audio from any websites, like YouTube, Vevo, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apply Music and so on. It takes full advantage of the most advanced algorithm to maintain lossless quality of audio recording. Moreover, it builds in a denoiser which can reduce and remove background noise from recording to enhance the audio quality. It enables you to customize audio settings as well. You can export the recorded YouTube audio to MP3, AAC, FALC etc., and adjust bitrate, frequency, channels according to your needs.
iTop Screen Recorder has an intuitive interface. You can quickly get how to use it without guesswork. Now, follow the guide to record YouTube audio on PC.
How to Record Audio on YouTube with iTop Screen Recorder
Step 1. Download and install iTop Screen Recorder on your PC. It is fully compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7.
Step 2. Launch iTop Screen Recorder and set the preference. Go to Settings > Format > Audio. Choose a format and adjust other parameters if needed. Click Save.
Step 3. Back to the main interface.
- Go to Record > Only Audio.
- Turn on Speaker and turn off Mic to record audio from YouTube without interrupting sounds.
- Now, play the YouTube video you want to record audio from. Click REC to start recording.
Step 4. 3-second countdown later, a recording progress bar appears. Click Done button to stop recording at any time you want.
The recorded YouTube audio file will be automatically saved to Files > Audio. From here, you can play, edit (for example, trim/split audio), delete or share the audio file at will.
Additional
As a screen recorder, iTop Screen Recorder is not only able to record a song from YouTube, but capture music videos and other clips from YouTube while keeping original quality.
- Go to Record > Screen and play the video you want to record on YouTube.
- Select recording area and turn on Speaker to record YouTube video with audio.
- Next, click REC to start recording.
- Click Done button on the mini control bar to stop recording. Now, you can get the YouTube video recording in Files > Video.
Also, iTop Screen Recorder can deliver you the best performance and experience to record music and videos from YouTube. It uses hardware acceleration to create a smooth workflow, no lags when recording HD/4K videos. And, an Enhanced Mode can help you screen record protected videos without black screen.
How to Record Audio from YouTube on Mac
QuickTime Player is a preinstalled program enabling you to record audio from YouTube on Mac. But the poor quality and limited features urge people to seek for a more powerful screen recorder for Mac. Filmora Video Editor, the all-in-one video recording and editing software, is a good choice. The steps to record YouTube audio on Mac are as follows.
Step 1. Download the App and launch it. Create a "New Project".
Step 2. Click the "Record" and choose the "Record PC Screen" option.
Step 3. It allows you to choose from 3 recording screens, Full Screen, Target Window, and Custom Screen. Remember to make sure your microphone is on. Click the “Settings” icon and customize your recording settings.
Step 4. After setting, tap the record button. The screen recording will start after 5 seconds.
Step 5. Find the video you just record in media library. Export it as MP3. You can edit the video or audio if you need. Just put it on the timeline.
How to Record Audio from YouTube on iPhone
iPhone has a native screen recording feature that enables you to screen record YouTube audio without downloading any other apps. In the following, let's learn how to record a song from YouTube on iPhone.
Step 1. Open the Setting, find the Control Center. Add the "Screen Recording" button into your Control Center.
Step 2. Click the Screen Recording button, and the recording will start after 3 seconds. At the same time, you should open the video or audio that you want to record and play it. What's more, the recording will be saved in your Photos where you can edit it.
Step 3. Airdrop the video to Mac and open it with QuickTime Player. Go to File and choose Export As > Audio Only.
Also Read: How to Screen Record with Audio on iPhone >>
How to Record Audio from YouTube on Android
Most Android phones pre-install Voice Recorder app that is used to record audio and voice. If you can't find the voice recorder app, please search and download one from Google Play. Then, follow us to learn how to record YouTube audio on Smasung phones using Voice Recorder app.
Step 1. Tap on Voice Recorder to launch the app.
Step 2. Choose Standard mode for basic audio recording.
Step 3. If it is your first time to use the Voice Recorder, go to Setting > Permission to allow Microphone while using the app.
Step 4. Play music on YouTube and tap Record button in the app.
Step 5. Tap the stop button once you finish recording the song from YouTube on your phone.
Step 6. Rename the song and save. The recorded audio is saved to List, where you can play and edit the audio at will.
Bonus - Can You Download Audio from YouTube
Alternative to recording audio from YouTube, you can also rip your favorite songs, soundtracks and other audios from offline listening through YouTube downloader extensions. Tampermonkey, the most popular userscript manager available for Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Opera Next, and Firefox, can drive you to quickly rip YouTube audio.
Here takes Google Chrome as an example, and let's see how does it help you rip audio from YouTube.
Step 1. Find Tampermonkey in the Chrome Web Store, or in its official website – tampermonkey.net. Add it into your chrome.
Step 2. Click its logo in the upper right corner of your chrome. Then choose “Find new scripts”.
Step 3. Choose 1 of the 4 websites and open it.
Step 4. Search "YouTube audio download", and you will see many scripts, just install the one you need.
Step 5. Play the video that you like and you will see a download button. Just tap it and choose the format you need.
Although you don't need to install a program to record music from YouTube using extension, you should face the following troubles.
- It costs much time for ripping a soundtrack from video for poor and unstable network.;
- The extension unexpectedly stops working or crash with no reason.
- It outputs low audio quality.
Therefore, we recommend you to record YouTube audio using iTop Screen Recorder to get high-quality audio file easily and quickly. It delivers great performance and better experience as well as help you finish more recording tasks on PC.
The Bottom Line
Recording YouTube audio is a great way to quickly get amazing songs or soundtracks without taking lots of time to search online. You may have tried using OBS to record audio only and keep the audio file for offline enjoyment, but it is quite difficult to start.
iTop Screen Recorder provides an easier way to record audio from YouTube on PC. It uses an audio recording mode to capture sounds only without quality loss. Denoiser can further help remove background noise to enhance the quality. What's more, it builds in a video editor to cut, merge, split audio files as well as help adding the recorded YouTube audio file to a new video with ease. And, if you try to record YouTube music on Mac, iPhone or Android, programs introduced here can perfectly satisfy you.
iTop Screen Recorder - Record Audio Without Background Noise
- Record system audio or external microphone flawlessly
- Record streaming audio without quality loss
- Remove background noise of audio recording
- Save audio recordings as MP3, AAC, FLAC and WMA
