Surely you have recorded a video more than once where the only interesting thing is the audio. It is also likely that you have received many WhatsApp videos where a joke is told with a still image. Either way, the fastest and easiest method if we want to share the video faster is to extract the audio and share it directly.
Performing this process on a Mac or Windows PC is very quick and easy. In fact, we can do it through a web page. However, if we are talking about iPhone apps, the number of options is reduced, but yes, it is possible. If you want to know how to extract audio from video on iPhone or iPad, I invite you to continue reading to know all the available options.
As always when we do an article of this type, we will start by showing you the applications that this allows us. perform this function completely free of chargebecause you are unlikely to have a daily need to extract audio from video.
With this shortcut
Since Apple will be implementing shortcuts in iOS, there are many functions that we can do with our iPhone. without using a third-party application, for example, export photos in PDF format, join two photos …
The shortcut that allows us separate audio from video It’s called Separate Audio, a shortcut that we can download from this link.
- Unlike the other shortcuts, which we have to run from the application itself, with this one what we have to do is go to the Photos app and select the video we want to extract the audio.
- Then click on To share and select the shortcut Separate audio.
- Then we have to select in which folder we want to store the extracted audio and click Okay.
- Once the audio is extracted and stored on our iPhone, a confirmation message at the top.
With the release of macOS Monterey, Apple introduced the app Shortcuts in macOS. In this way, all the shortcuts that we usually use on our iPhone, we can also use them on our Mac without any problem.
For share the audio of this video via whatsapp, you have to perform the steps that I detail below:
- Once we have opened the app and are in the chat where we want to share the audio, we press about the clip that allows us to attach photos, videos, files … and we select Document.
- Then we head to the folder where we stored the audio, click on it to select it and an editing window will open where we can listen to the video.
- Finally, we click on the button To send.
The file is sent. aiff (Apple Interchange File Format), a proprietary format from Apple that does not compress the soundTherefore, in a 43-second video, the final audio size is almost 7MB.
If you want to play this audio on Android phone, VLC will need to be installed.
Amerigo
Amerigo is an application whose main function is to download videos from YouTube or any other platform. But, in addition, it also offers us the possibility of extracting audio from videos in a way more than fast, simple and without any time limitation.
Amerigo is available in the App Store in two versions, a paid version priced at 17.99 dollars and a version with announcements which allows us to use this function without having to pay for it.
To extract audio from a video with the Amerigo app, just open the app, press and hold video we want to extract the video from.
In the menu that will be displayed, we select the option Convert to MP3 audio. It also allows us to convert audio to M4A format, a format with which some Android may have trouble playing.
If the video is stored outside of the app, the first thing to do is copy video to Files app and from this application, open the video with the Amerigo app, so that it is copied there and we can extract the audio without any problem.
If the only thing you want to do is extract audio from video and the Amerigo app does not meet your needs, a very interesting solution can be found in the Audio Extractor – Convert mp3 app, an app that we can free download and containing advertisements.
For extract audio from video With Audio Extractor – Convert mp3 application, we have to perform the steps that I show you below:
- Once you’ve downloaded the app, the first thing to do is import videos which we want to extract the audio from our reel.
- Next, click on the (i) displayed to the right of the video.
- Then, among the different options presented, we select Extract audio (easy).
- The video will then start to play. At the bottom are all formats to which we can extract audio. Just select the one you want and click on Start.
- Once the audio is extracted from the video, this will be displayed in the Processed tab, tab at the bottom of the screen.
If instead of selecting Extract audio (easy), we choose Extract audio option, the application allows us to select a section of the video to extract only the audio from that part.
Audio Extractor – Convert compatible mp3 from iOS 8, it works on iPhone, as well as iPad and iPod touch. In addition, it is also Mac compatible with Apple Prosador M1.
Application It is translated into english, although the quality leaves a lot to be desired. Fortunately, the options it offers us are fully understood.
Unlike other apps where it’s really worth paying to remove ads, with this app This is not the case.
If we pay the 1.99 dollars of the integrated purchase, the ads in the app will be removed (the ads that display as a banner and never in full screen), we can use the app to play any kind of video (something I personally doubt) and this allows us add a blocking code to the application,