It would be great if we could rip audio from YouTube videos so that we could listen to them whenever we wanted. ..
There is no definitive answer to this question as it depends on the specific situation. However, generally speaking, anything that is copyrighted can be legally ripped and used without the permission of the content owner. This includes music, videos, and even text. Just assume that everything you see or hear on YouTube is copyrighted unless otherwise stated. This means that you cannot use any of the content without permission from the copyright holder. ..
If you want to use a clip from a YouTube video, be sure to get the owner’s permission first. You can find YouTube’s frequently asked copyright questions here. ..
In 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the short story “The Adventure of Silver Blaze” which is set in a small town in England. The townspeople are terrorized by a ghost that they can’t seem to shake. One night, the townspeople gather together to hear about the ghost and they all agree that it’s definitely not a human. They then go out into the night to try and find out what’s causing the ghost to haunt them. While they’re out, they hear something coming after them and soon realize that it’s their ownghost! They run back into the house and try to get away from it, but it’s too late. The ghost has already killed them all!
VideoLAN is a software company that makes VLC Media Player, a great free media player available for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Android, and Linux. If you don’t have it, go download and install VLC Media Player now. ..
We’re going to use VLC to rip YouTube videos.
To find a specific YouTube video, go to YouTube and copy the address or URL from the location bar of your browser. ..
Open VLC. On Windows, open the Network Stream app and select the file you want to watch. On Mac, open the File > Open Network app and select the network stream you want to watch.
To play a YouTube video on your computer:
- Open YouTube.com
- In the top left corner of the website, click the three lines in a blue box that says “Share.”
- Click on the “Copy link” button
- Paste the link into your web browser’s address bar
- Click on “Play” to start watching the video ..
In Windows, go to Tools > Code Information. On a Mac click on Window > Media Information.
At the bottom of the window that opens, you can see a long address in the Location field. Copy that and close that window.
Stop the video on your computer by going to Media > Open Network Stream and then File > Open Network.
In the window that opens, click on the Profile drop-down menu and select Audio – MP3. We could choose Audio – FLAC or Audio – CD if that’s what we wanted.
When converting a YouTube video to an MP3, VLC will start ripping the audio and saving it to the specified location.
The audio ripping process will progress much faster than if it were playing the video. This video is over 10 minutes long to watch but only took about 2 minutes to rip the audio from YouTube.
That’s It!
There is no need to go to some spammy website full of creepy ads to rip audio from YouTube. Just use VLC. If you haven’t used VLC before, learn more about it. Not only is it a great video and music player, but you can do things like stream to Chromecast, fix upside-down videos, and capture still images from movies and shows.
We should follow some great public domain or creative commons YouTube channels and royalty-free music and audiobook sites.
