How to Change MP4 to MP3 on Windows 10/8/7

There are many different scenarios where you may need to change MP4 to MP3 on a Windows computer. For example, you may want to extract effects from a video to create another video. Or you want to pull sounds from a video to create your own audiobooks. Whatever your purpose of converting MP4 to MP3, there are some helpful solutions you can use to do it. 

Method 1. How to Save MP4 as MP3 with Best Quality [Recommended]

One of the easiest and quickest ways to save MP4 as MP3 should be using this free iPhone transfer software and MP4 to MP3 audio converter - EaseUS MobiMover. It works on both Windows and Mac systems and can meet almost all conversion needs. Whether changing MP4 to MP3 or converting HEIC to JPG, you can easily do it with EaseUS MobiMover.

To save MP4 as MP3 with EaseUS MobiMover, you can follow these steps.

Step 1. Open EaseUS MobiMover on your PC and click "Video to MP3" in the navigation panel.

Step 2. Click "Browse" to add one or more videos from your PC. You can also drag and drop videos to add them.

Step 3. Then click "Convert" to convert the videos to MP3. After the process is completed, you can check the converted MP3 file on your PC

Actually, EaseUS MobiMover is also equipped with tools to manage iOS data. If you need to organize your iPhone data or enrich your device with new files, you can use this program to do it. Here is a list of features you can expect from EaseUS MobiMover.

• Download an entire YouTube playlist in one click
• Transfer data from a computer to an iPhone, or vice versa
• Transfer data between two iOS devices
• Manage WhatsApp messages with ease
• Back up or restore your iPhone data

Method 2. How to Change an MP4 File to MP3 with iTunes

iTunes is another convenient option to change an MP4 to MP3. But the process is a little bit long and complex. First of all, you need to change the file name extension of the video you wish to convert to .m4a, then import it to iTunes, finally convert it to MP3. You can also pass over the first two steps if you have already stored MP4 music videos in the iTunes library.

Now let's start changing MP4 to MP3 with iTunes.

Step 1. Launch iTunes on your computer, and make sure it is the latest version. 

Step 2. Locate the video you wish to convert, press F2 to change its file name extension from .mp4 to .m4a. If you can't change it by pressing F2, you can click on "View" from the top menu bar, and then check the box next to "File name extensions."

Step 3. On your iTunes screen, click a box under the top menu bar and choose "Music" > "Songs" > "Library." Then, drag and drop your videos to your iTunes library.

 

Step 4. In your iTunes Library, choose the imported video > Choose "Files" > Choose "Convert" > Select "Create MP3 version."

Step 5. Then, you can see a newly created MP3 file in your iTunes library. You can locate it on your computer by clicking the three dots next to the converted item and choose "Show in Windows Explorer."

Method 3. How to Convert MP4 to MP3 with Windows Media Player

If you don't want to use any third-party program to convert MP4 files to MP3, you can try Windows Media Player. As the default player for the Windows computer, Windows Media Player supports a wide range of video and audio formats like MP4, MP3, and WMV. Also, it supports converting MP4 videos to MP3. If you want to know how it works, you can follow these steps.

Step 1. Launch Windows Media Player on your computer, click "File," and then click "Open..." to select the MP4 file you wish to convert to MP3. 

Step 2. Click "Organize" and select "Options." 

Step 3. From the new window, click on the "Rip Music" button, select "Change" to select a location to save your converted files, and then select "MP3."

Step 4. Click on "Apply" or "OK" to start converting.

Method 4. How to Turn MP4 into MP3 with an Online Converter

The final option to turn MP4 into MP3 is to use online audio converters like Zamar and Online Video Converter. Such tools are convenient and available on most platforms and operating systems. But they have some defects, such as lack of editing features, limited upload and download speed, security issues, etc. 

If you don't mind meeting those problems, you can follow these steps to use Zamar to turn MP4 into MP3.

Step 1. Open the Zamzar website: https://www.zamzar.com/.

Step 2. Follow its guide to start the conversion.

Step 3. Once the conversion completes, click the download link sent to your email box and download it.

The Bottom Line

Those are all methods about how to change .mp4 to .mp3. We hope you've successfully changed files to the format you want. If you have any questions about this topic, don't hesitate to contact us to help you out.