How to Download and convert YouTube Video to MP3 audio files

by RachelGreen On May 10, 2009 | Internet | Hits: 49

Software you need: Free YouTube to MP3 Converter

Step 1. Download Free YouTube to MP3 Converter

This is a clearly free program. There is no spyware or adware. It's absolutely safe to install and to run!

Step 2. Launch Free YouTube to MP3 Converter

Follow Start > All Programs > DVDVideoSoft > Programs > Free YouTube to MP3 Converter or just click the DVDVideoSoft Free Studio icon on the desktop.

The interface is very simple and self explaining. There is a field for YouTube URLs, a field for an output path, and a list with preconfigured profiles.

Step 3. Add YouTube Video Links

Use your Internet browser to select and copy YouTube link you want to download.

Click the Paste button and wait a few seconds while the program is detecting YouTube video.

If you download many videos at one time it can be useful to save the list of these YouTube links.

Just make the right click of the mouse and select the Save list... item or press Ctrl+S.

Step 4. Select Output Options

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter:

Click the Browse... button and choose the location where you would like to save your downloaded audio files. Click Ok.

By default the output file name is the same as YouTube video title is. If you want to change it click the Output Name... button. The new window will be opened.

There are some parameters in it (Name Prefix, Postfix and others) which you can set as you like.

In the bottom of this window you can see the pattern of the output file name. It's formed according to current options.

Note: the pattern is the same for all output files during one session, it's not allowed to set the unique pattern for each file.

Step 5. Set MP3 Tags

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: set tags

Click the Tags... button to set tags for output MP3 files.

In the MP3 Tags window specify the track number, title, artist and other parameters as you want.

Click OK to switch back to the main program window.

Step 6. Select Output Format Preset

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: select presets

In the list of Presets select one of the available pre-configured MP3 presets.

Step 7. Setting Options (optional)

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: setting options

There are some options you can set as you like.

Tick the "Auto-paste URLs from the Clipboard" parameter and all YouTube links from the Clipboard will be detected and added to the program automatically.

Tick "Use proxy server" option to use a proxy server. Then enter Address and Port.

You can find information about proxy Address and Port in your browser settings.

Internet Explorer users go to Tools->Internet Options->Connections tab->LAN Settings...

Firefox users go to Tools->Options->Network tab->Settings...

You can also contact your network administrator for this information.

Step 8. Extract Audio

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: convert YouTube video to MP3

Click the Download button and wait a little.

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