Easily extract audio from video files with Descript. Whether you’re pulling music from an MP4, separating voice for a podcast, or saving sound from a screen recording, Descript gives you a fast, flexible way to isolate, edit, and export audio without extra software. You can also edit your video directly in Descript using text-based or timeline editing. Perfect for cleanup, trimming, and enhancement.
Extract Audio
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Drag in your video file or record directly in Descript. Supports MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, and more.
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With video files, right-click the clip in your timeline and select detach audio to split it into a new track. If you're working with speaker-only audio, open audio effects and switch on Studio Sound to reduce noise and sharpen voices. It's a reliable way to extract sound effects from audio or remove background clutter.
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Choose Publish, then export your new audio in M4A, WAV, or MP3 format. You can keep editing in your Descript timeline or download the file to use however you like.
Separate audio from a saved YouTube video, TikTok post, or Instagram Reel, then manage that audio track independently in the timeline.
Extract audio from MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, and more—then edit the sound using Descript's text-based or timeline editor for fast cleanup or enhancement. Convert it to MP4, WAV, MP3, or other outputs like audiogram videos, subtitles , and transcripts.
Use your extracted audio for TikTok clips, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels , or turn it into a full podcast episode.
Studio Sound uses AI to draw out speaker voices while cutting background noise. It creates separate voice layers and can improve clarity beyond the original recording.
Everything you need to extract, clean up, repurpose, and convert audio—powered by Descript’s AI editing and export tools.
Enhance rough audio with AI-driven voice regeneration for a crisper result.
Descript’s AI filler-word detection pinpoints every “um” and “like” and scrubs them from both your audio and transcript in one go.
Turn text into speech that mirrors your own voice , perfect for consistent narration or announcements.
Descript provides all you need to record, edit, and host podcasts , including interview recording, collaborative editing, and quick-share clips.
With a 4.6-out-of-5-star rating and a bunch of distinctions on G2, Descript’s users have declared it an industry standard in the video and podcasting world.
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“With Descript I'll be able to at least double my content output since editing is taking one-quarter the time it used to.”
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“With Descript we can create videos for our YouTube channel and our LinkedIn page much faster and with high quality.”
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“Descript has made cleaning up and creating my educational videos into professional presentations [possible] without needing extensive technical computer skills.”
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“Descript makes recording and editing audio and video a breeze. It's advanced features have streamlined my workflows, saving me a lot of time usually spent editing.”
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“The collaborative tools streamline teamwork, allowing my team and me to work efficiently together on projects. Overall, Descript enhances productivity and simplifies the editing process.”
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“Transcription-based editing makes the process much faster…All in all, a must have editor for most audiences, especially in SaaS marketing.”
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An Audio Extractor isolates an audio track from any audio or video file. Typically, you upload your file to a platform like Descript, which processes and separates the sound. Once it's done, you can convert it to another format, download it, or do extra editing.
Yes. Once you download the YouTube video to your device, place it into Descript, right-click on the video layer, and detach the audio to get a dedicated track for editing.
