Remove music from your YouTube video
A song in the background can get your video claimed. Take it out of your own file before you upload, and keep your voice and every sound effect.
Your voice stays, the market music goes
Where YouTube videos pick up music
Most of it was never meant to be in the video. All of it comes out in one go.
- Filming in publicShops, markets and cafés with their own playlist.
- Events and partiesA DJ or a band behind every interview.
- A track you can’t licenseA song you added in the edit and now need to take out.
- Old uploadsVideos you want to post again without their old music.
Hear it on real videos
Every sample went through the same tool on this page. Pick one and play it before and after.
Real result, not edited afterwards. The voice and video are AI-generated. Music: “Chill Beat”, Maddy (CC0).
Before you upload it again
- Keep Effects at 100Sound effects and the room make the edit sound natural.
- Need music? Use a track you can useAdd one from YouTube’s Audio Library or your own licensed music.
- Same length, same frameYour chapters, captions and end screens still line up.
- Long video? Upload it wholeUp to 100 minutes and 1.5 GB per file with paid minutes.
When it doesn't work well
Five cases where you may still hear a trace, and what to do about each one.
- 1Someone in the video is singingThe singing can stay in the Voice track, because it is a voice.Use Remove vocals instead, or keep Music at 0 and accept a trace.
- 2A live band and a speaker share one micThe music bleeds into the voice; expect a faint trace in loud parts.Tap "Still hear music?" for a free second pass, or leave Music at 15%.
- 3A big, echoey roomChurch or gym echo makes the voice sound thinner after separation.Keep Effects at 100: the room tone lives there.
- 4The music is louder than the voiceQuiet words under loud music can sound slightly muffled.Tap "Still hear music?", then raise Voice to 100 and Effects to 70.
- 5The music is an old, crackly recordingIt can be mistaken for a sound effect, so it stays in the Effects track.Download Voice only, or bring Effects down until the song is gone.
0:15 and 0:20: he pauses, and the old record is still playing. It was mistaken for a sound effect, so it sits in the Effects track. The Voice track is clean here: Voice only is the fix.
Music: “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby”, Gene Austin, 1925 (public domain).
Can I paste a YouTube link?
Not yet. Download your own video from YouTube Studio (Content, then the three-dot menu, then Download), or use the original file from your camera or editor, which sounds best.
Does the YouTube music remover lift a copyright claim on a video I already posted?
No. Removing the song does not change a claim on a video that is already up, and it does not license anything else in the video. Post the clean version as a new upload, or use the platform’s own tools on the old one.
Will my voice and sound effects stay?
Yes. Your voice keeps its own track and sound effects stay in Effects. Only the music is taken out.
Can I use the YouTube music remover on someone else’s video?
Only on videos you made or have the rights to. Taking the music out does not give you the right to post someone else’s video.
What if the YouTube music remover leaves some music in?
Tap "Still hear music?" under the result. We run the file once more with a deeper pass, at no extra cost. Songs with sung lyrics are the hardest case, because singing sounds like a voice.
Does the YouTube music remover change the picture quality?
No. You get the same video back, in the same quality and length, and lips stay in sync. Only the soundtrack is replaced.
Which files can the YouTube music remover open?
Video: MP4, MOV, WEBM and MKV. Audio: MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC and OGG. Files can be up to 1.5 GB (200 MB on a phone), 10 minutes long on free minutes and 100 minutes on a paid plan or pack.
Is the YouTube music remover free?
Yes, you can start free: the first 30 seconds of any file need no sign-up, 3 times a day, and new accounts get 10 free minutes for full files. After that, plans start at $9.99 a month for 200 minutes, or a $9.99 pack of 120 minutes that never expires.
Upload it again without the song
30 seconds free without signing up. 10 free minutes when you do.