ezmp3

YouTube to M4A

The original audio, copied — not re-encoded. With title, artist and cover art.

Cover art

Paste a link to start

MP3 or M4A, with title, artist and cover art

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Format

Original quality

How to convert a YouTube video to M4A

  1. Copy the link from the video’s Share button or the address bar.
  2. Paste it above. M4A is already selected, so conversion starts on its own.
  3. Tap Download to save the file with its title, artist and cover art.

Why M4A keeps the original quality

YouTube already stores its audio as AAC inside an M4A container. ezmp3 copies that stream into your file without decoding it, so the sound is exactly what YouTube plays, bit for bit. There is no bitrate to choose because nothing is being encoded.

MP3 has to re-encode the audio, and every encode loses a little. If your player supports M4A — every iPhone, Android phone, Mac, and Windows 10 or later does — M4A is the better file.

Questions

Is M4A better than MP3?

From YouTube, yes: M4A is the original audio, while MP3 is a re-encode of it. Choose MP3 only when a device can’t play M4A.

Will M4A play on my phone?

Yes. iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows all play M4A in their built-in music apps.

Can I set the M4A bitrate?

No, because nothing is re-encoded. You get the bitrate YouTube stored, usually about 128 kbps AAC.

Is it free?

Yes. No ads, no pop-ups, no account.