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How to use 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

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: launch the program

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 links, a field for output settings and the Download button.

Step 3. Add YouTube Links

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: add YouTube links

Copy as many YouTube links from your Internet browser as you wish and paste them into the program. The program will detect all videos at this link, single YouTube videos as well as whole collections like the following ones:

- complete playlists and show lists;
- users' channels;
- all videos from personal playlists (History, Liked, Favourites, Watch later, etc.);
- artist's playlists;
- videos from Movies Category;
- videos from Music Category;
- videos from YouTube charts;
- video responses.

Step 4. Select Output Format

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter:  select output format

Choose one of the available output Formats: *.mp3, *.m4a, *.aac, *.wav, *.wma, *.ogg, *.flac or *.ape. Select available pre-configured settings for each format.

For advanced users: read this guide for information on how to customize a preset or create a new one.

(To enable Preset Editor go to Options => Tab General)

Step 5. Set MP3 Tags

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: set tags

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

By default the program will automatically fill the title tag and the artwork, taking a YouTube thumbnail which can be seen in iTunes, Winamp or Windows Explorer.

Step 6. Download Video and Extract Audio

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: download video and extract audio

Click the Download button and wait just a few seconds or several minutes max (depending on your internet connection speed).

Step 7. Find Output Audio Files

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: find output audio files

Check your audio files by clicking the folder which appeared after the download is complete.

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: setting options

The program detects all types of quality available on YouTube for every video and you can select which one you would like to download. Just choose one from the drop-down list.

In playlists you can choose available quality for each video or set Group format for the whole list.

You can also select/unselect vidoes from the playlist, check the overall size of the videos and the estimated free space on your hard drive.

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: setting options

Tab Performance

These functions are active if you purchased Rocket Subscription. You can set the number of files as well as the number of file segments for parallel download and thus have higher download speed.

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: setting options

Tab General

Set video quality which you would like to get from YouTube. This parameter will be set as default for all videos unless you choose some other available quality for a particular video.

You can also set options like "Autolaunch at Windows startup", "Add browser context menu integration" and some others.

Moreover you can choose to save/clear download history.

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: setting options

Tab Advanced

Set "Auto-paste URLs from Clipboard", "Automatic download" and some others as you wish.

To use a proxy server, check the box and enter Address and Port. You can find information about proxy Address and Port in your browser settings.

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter: setting options

Tab Output

By default the output file name is the same as YouTube video title is. If you want to change it, change parameters: Name Prefix, Postfix and others.

In the bottom of this section you can see the pattern of the output file name. It is formed according to the current options and it is the same for all output files during one session.

In this Tab you can also change output folder and choose whether to save or not original YouTube files.