How to get the audio from a screen recording
Updated · 2 min read
Screen recordings are videos, so getting just the sound out is a quick job: pick the recording, trim it, and save it as an MP3 or WAV. Here's how on every device.
First, make sure the recording has sound
On iPhone, long-press the screen recording button in Control Center and check the microphone setting; system sound is recorded by default in most apps, but some apps block it. On Android, the screen recorder asks whether to record media sound, the microphone, or both. On a computer, many recorders capture the microphone only unless you choose system audio.
If the recording is silent, there's nothing to extract, and Extractune will tell you the video has no sound.
Where your screen recordings are
iPhone: in Photos, as MOV videos. Android: usually in your gallery, in a Screen recordings album, as MP4. Mac: the Screenshot toolbar saves MOV files to the Desktop unless you picked another folder. Windows: the Xbox Game Bar saves MP4s to Videos, in Captures. Recording apps like OBS often save MKV or MP4. All of these work.
Save the audio, step by step
- 1Open extractune.com/extract in your browser: Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android, any recent browser on a computer.
- 2Tap the box and pick the screen recording, up to 500MB and 20 minutes.
- 3Drag the trim handles to keep only the part you need.
- 4Tap Extract audio.
- 5Pick MP3 (plays everywhere), WAV (best for editing) or WebM (smallest) on the download button, and tap it.
Which format to pick
MP3 if you just want to listen or share: it plays on anything and stays small. WAV if you'll edit the audio in a music or video app, since it isn't compressed again. WebM is the original extract, the quickest to save, and fine for most modern players.
Where the file goes
On iPhone, downloads land in the Files app, in Downloads. On Android, in your Downloads folder. On a computer, wherever your browser saves downloads.
Only want the voice, or only the music?
After extracting, tap Split audio to separate the voice from the music, up to 5 minutes at a time, on your device. Keep just the voice of a call you recorded, or just the song playing under it.
Want the words instead?
Tap Get the words to get a transcript you can copy. This is the one feature that sends audio out: the compressed audio (never the video) goes to be transcribed, and a 20-second clip to check whether it's a known song. Nothing is kept afterwards.
A note on what you record
Only record and reuse what you have the right to: your own calls with the other person's permission, content you made, or material you're allowed to use.