YouTube MP3

If you ever wanted to extract the audio content from a YouTube video, then chances are you have already made use of various online YouTube to MP3 converters. Efficient and accessible as they may be, they still take up one tab in your computer's browser, which means that you are forced to switch between a couple of tabs to get the job done. YouTube MP3 offers you a faster and more elegant solution. In just a few words, YouTube MP3 is an Electron-based app that allows you to straightforwardly extract the audio content of most YouTube videos, from the comforts of your computer's desktop.

Everything about this application screams simplicity. From its streamlined installer that, once launched, takes care of everything without your intervention, the interface, all the way up to its foolproof workflow.

Speaking of which, you might be, just like we were, a bit surprised to behold a typical macOS interface, the iconic "Traffic Lights" included. The app sports a compact main window that bundles two key elements, an address bar, and a "Download button."

As expected, once the YouTube URL is added and the aforementioned button clicked, the app prompts you to save the audio content in MP3 format to any location of your choosing.

Please note YouTube MP3 might not work with all YouTube videos, as it turned out to be a bit "selective" during our tests. Don't fret too much about the "Signature extraction failed" error message, just try to find another version of the video and try once more.

Taking everything into consideration, YouTube MP3 is a uber-simplistic and very straightforward tool that might prove to be useful for some users who are fed up with switching between multiple browser tabs in order to extract the audio content of YouTube videos.

Before the end, we would like to point out that we would have liked this small app even more if it wasn't this stripped-down. For example, the possibility to convert to other formats, not just MP3, and the ability to choose the quality for the output file would have made it more appropriate for the needs of most users.