Remove audio from a video
Remove the audio track from a video without re-encoding the picture.
How it works
Background chatter, wind noise, copyrighted music or a private conversation are common reasons to share a video without its sound. This tool removes the audio track entirely rather than turning the volume down, so nothing of the original sound can be recovered from the file.
The picture is not re-encoded. FFmpeg copies the video stream bit for bit into a new file of the same type (MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI or 3GP) and leaves the audio out, which takes seconds even for large files and keeps the original quality. Only if a stream cannot be copied does the tool fall back to re-encoding it as H.264 MP4, and the result says so.
Mute, remove part of the sound, or keep it separately?
| You want | Do this |
|---|---|
| No sound at all in the shared copy | Mute video (this tool): the audio track is removed |
| Keep the sound but drop a section | Trim the video into parts with the video trimmer |
| The soundtrack on its own | Video to MP3 before muting |
| A quieter or louder soundtrack | Not possible in this tool; the audio volume booster works on audio files, so save the soundtrack with Video to MP3 first |
Because only the audio stream is dropped, a muted file is smaller than the original by the size of its soundtrack, usually 1 to 2 MB per minute for a phone video.
How to use it
- Drop the video or click to browse.
- Check the preview to confirm it is the right file.
- Click Remove audio. A stream copy usually finishes in a few seconds.
- Download the silent video. It keeps the original container and resolution.
Frequently asked questions
Does removing the audio reduce quality?
No. The video stream is copied without decoding, so every frame is identical to the original. The file also gets smaller by the size of the audio track.
Can I remove only part of the audio?
Not with this tool; it removes the whole track. To keep the sound but cut a section, trim the video into parts with the Video Trimmer.
Can I keep the audio as a separate file?
Yes. Run the same video through Video to MP3 to save the soundtrack before muting.
Is the video uploaded?
No. The file is processed on your device by FFmpeg running in the browser.
Related tools
- Video to MP3Extract the audio track of an MP4, MOV or WebM as an MP3, entirely on your device.
- Video CompressorCompress MP4, MOV or WebM to a target size in MB without uploading it.
- Video TrimmerCut a clip out of a video by start and end time, without re-encoding when possible.
- Change Video SpeedSpeed a video up to 4× or slow it down to 0.25×, with pitch-corrected audio.
- Audio Volume BoosterMake a quiet recording louder in dB, normalise its peak or its loudness, with clipping protection.