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Need a YouTube to MP3 converter to download your favorite songs onto your computer? These websites and programs can help.

To save your YouTube videos as audio files, certain websites and software will strip out the music tracks and convert them into MP3 files ... be very cautious with online video conversion sites.

MP4, iPhone/iPod, and MKV should be available in most cases. It's also possible to convert to audio-only MP3 if you don’t need the footage. There's only one real drawback, but it's a biggie ...

To save your YouTube videos as audio files, certain websites and software will strip out the music tracks and convert them into MP3 files, which you can save to your computer and listen to offline.