What are the best YouTube to MP3 converters for Mac?

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May 12, 2022

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The Best 1 of 14 OptionsWhy?

Best YouTube to MP3 converters for Mac	Price	Platforms	License
92 youtube-dl	0	Win, Mac, Unix	The Unlicense
-- MediaHuman	free	-	-
-- AnyUTube	-	Mac, Win, Android	Free/Pro
-- Elmedia Player	Free	Mac	Free/Pro
-- h2Converter.com	0	-	-

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13 Other Options Considered

MediaHuman

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AnyUTube

Top Pro

No ads

TallHyperion's Experience

my personally favorite youtube downloader See More

Specs

Platforms:Mac, Win, Android

License:Free/Pro

Top Pro

Download youtube playlist

IntuitiveAntheia's Experience

the app is able to download youtube music to mp3 with high quality See More

Top Pro

Convert Youtube to Mp3 320kbps

FunBeliMawr's Experience

manage all downloaded files at one place See More

Top Pro

Media library

Library that shows all downloaded music and videos. See More

CaringHegemone's Experience

i like the feature that i can download the subtitles of youtube video See More

Top Pro

Video preview

Preview of the YouTube video before downloading. See More

PerfectLakapati's Experience

wow...it's awesome to download the whole youtube playlist to mp3!!! See More

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Elmedia Player

Top Pro

Subtitles editing

Allows changing font, size, font color, border color, etc. Possibility to increase or decrease subtitles delay. See More

GraciousArgusPanoptes's Experience

With Elmedia player you can play audio files from YouTube and convert video files to audio without any problems. See More

Specs

Top Pro

Plays almost any video file

Elmedia Player is a free media player for Mac that supports various audio and video formats, including FLV, SWF, MP4, AVI, MOV, MP4, DAT, MP3, etc. See More

Top Pro

Making screenshots

Making a screenshot of any moment in the movie or making the entire video a series of pictures with adjustable interval. See More

Top Pro

Video & audio settings

Flip vertically, rotate, mirror videos or revert to original; adjust video brightness, contrast, saturation, and more, sync subtitles to the video, adjust the sound for different genres; set an output device for audio. See More

Top Pro

Stream local files to Chromecast, Smart TV, Apple TV, other AirPlay and DLNA-compliant devices

Elmedia Player streams local videos to other devices, like Samsung TV, LG TV, Sony TV, and other supported smart TV sets. See More

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h2Converter.com

Youtube to Mp3's Experience

Fast conversion speed and best quality. Unlimited conversions and downloads. Download Youtube Videos, Convert Youtube to MP3. No need to install any software or register. See More

FreeMP3Finder

Top Pro

Ad-free

PositiveProphasis's Experience

easy to convert youtube to mp3 and mp4 See More

ssyoutube.com

Top Con

360p videos only

Top Pro

Quick and easy to use

Just add ss infront of the youtube url. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59cwtvtCBFg -> https://www.ssyoutube.com/watch?v=59cwtvtCBFg Add you can then download the video / audio in the format you choose. See More

Top Con

Doesn't support 4K with sound

There is no option to download 1080p+ with sound. See More

Top Pro

Browser based, no install need

You don't need to install any additional software. It will work from any device with a web browser. See More

Top Con

Redirects to a different site

It takes you away from YouTube. See More

Top Con

Confusing

There are several "Download" and "Install" buttons scattered across the webpage, making it confusing for those new to the page. See More

Top Con

Waste of memory

Takes RAM and purposely made confusing. See More

Top Con

Breaks Youtube's Terms of Service

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4K Video Downloader

Top Pro

Free

Although you can get licenses to get rid of embedded ads, no functionality is removed from the application when using it without one. See More

Top Con

Inconsistent audio quality output

When extracting audio, the tool will offer download options for audio in higher qualities than what is actually available from the input. These result in sound with quality worse than the source, if the correct option is not selected. See More

PerfectLakapati's Experience

easy to use See More

Top Pro

Built-in audio extraction

Audio can be saved from videos in MP3, M4A, and OGG formats. See More

Top Pro

Cross platform

The application is available on Windows, Mac and Linux. See More

Top Pro

Supports multiple resolutions and formats

Video can be downloaded in any resolution that is offered on YouTube, including 3D, and can be saved in MP4, MKV, and 3GP. See More

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MediaHuman YouTube to MP3 Converter

Top Pro

blazing fast

downloads music in seconds See More

Top Con

Hard to download channels containing over 40k videos

CooperativeRaediengiedte's Experience

It's free, easy to use, dependable and fast. On top of that I've been pasting URLs of playlists, albums and tracks from Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud and more:: it's pretty impressive how smooth it handles them all. Last but not least:when Google (or any other party) makes changes to a platform there's a chance that the functionality for that platform breaks. In the two years that I'm using this app I had a few of these isses usually it's Youtube. But as far as waiting for a fix goes, nope, never a minute. They fix issues faster than I can identify them. See More

Specs

Platforms:Win, Mac, Ubuntu

Max Speed:1 Gbps

Top Pro

Tracking ability

This app can download playlist and channels updates automatically. See More

Top Pro

Downloads playlists and channels without limit

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www.newsbytesapp.com

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Softorino YouTube Converter

Add Video or Image

YTBmp3.com

Amoyshare YouTube to MP3 Converter

ytmp3.cchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVx9MJceuiI

Any Video Converter Free

Airy YouTube Downloader

TunePat YouTube Music Converter

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youtube-dl

Top Pro

Cross-platform

Works on Windows, Mac OS X and other Unix systems like Linux for example. See More

Top Con

Slow on Windows

Specs

Platforms:Win, Mac, Unix

License:The Unlicense

Top Pro

Download entire Youtube playlists

Give youtube-dl a playlist url and it will download all the items in the playlist. See More

Top Con

Command line

Some people find command lines hard to figure out. See More

Top Pro

Command-line, and light weight

Top Con

No GUI

Command Line driven only. See More

Top Pro

Powerfull command line

You can configure this command line utility to do a lot of different things for you. See More

Top Pro

Open-source

It's released to the public domain. Modify at will. See More

Top Pro

Frequently updated

The developers keep up with YouTube-s meta changes. If the download of a video fails, just update to a new version and it should work. See More

Top Pro

Ability to embed

Top Pro

Ability to download different formats and meta-info

Top Pro

Works in other places too

Can download from different sources, not just YouTube. Link for supported sites can be found here. See More

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The Best 1 of 14 OptionsWhy?

My Recommendation for youtube-dl

My Recommendation for youtube-dl

Cross-platform

Slow on Windows

Download entire Youtube playlists

Command line

Command-line, and light weight

No GUI

Powerfull command line

Open-source

Frequently updated

Ability to embed

Ability to download different formats and meta-info

Works in other places too

13 Other Options Considered

My Recommendation for MediaHuman

My Recommendation for MediaHuman

My Recommendation for AnyUTube

My Recommendation for AnyUTube

No ads

Download youtube playlist

Convert Youtube to Mp3 320kbps

Media library

Video preview

My Recommendation for Elmedia Player

My Recommendation for Elmedia Player

Subtitles editing

Plays almost any video file

Making screenshots

Video & audio settings

Stream local files to Chromecast, Smart TV, Apple TV, other AirPlay and DLNA-compliant devices

My Recommendation for h2Converter.com

My Recommendation for h2Converter.com

My Recommendation for FreeMP3Finder

My Recommendation for FreeMP3Finder

Ad-free

My Recommendation for ssyoutube.com

My Recommendation for ssyoutube.com

360p videos only

Quick and easy to use

Doesn't support 4K with sound

Browser based, no install need

Redirects to a different site

Confusing

Waste of memory

Breaks Youtube's Terms of Service

My Recommendation for Y2Mate

My Recommendation for Y2Mate

a lot of ads

Can choose the bitrate/size of file

You need internet

Can convert to audio or video

Great quality of files

Easy to use

My Recommendation for 4K Video Downloader

My Recommendation for 4K Video Downloader

Free

Inconsistent audio quality output

Built-in audio extraction

Cross platform

Supports multiple resolutions and formats

My Recommendation for MediaHuman YouTube to MP3 Converter

My Recommendation for MediaHuman YouTube to MP3 Converter

blazing fast

Hard to download channels containing over 40k videos

Tracking ability

Downloads playlists and channels without limit

My Recommendation for fvdtube- fastest online video mp3 converter

My Recommendation for fvdtube- fastest online video mp3 converter

Free of cost

load links from external text files;

download the original YouTube stream in MP4, MKV (up to 8K UHD), WEBM, and MP3;

My Recommendation for Jihosoft 4K Video Downloader

My Recommendation for Jihosoft 4K Video Downloader

Support batch download, process multiple audio/video files at once

Slow

Download videos from any site

Paid app

Convert video to MP3 audio