how to download music from youtube

[Administrator]

Downloading music directly from YouTube without proper authorization violates YouTube's Terms of Service, unless

It's your content.

The content is explicitly licensed for free distribution (e.g., under Creative Commons).

You're using YouTube's tools or services (like YouTube Premium or YouTube Music).

✅ Legal Alternatives to Download Music from YouTube:
YouTube Music (Premium)

With a YouTube Music Premium subscription, you can download songs for offline listening within the app.

Available on iOS, Android, and desktop.

Buy or Stream from Licensed Services

Use platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, or Bandcamp to access and download music legally.

Use Content with Creative Commons Licenses

Search for content marked with Creative Commons on YouTube.

YouTube CC Filter (via search)

⚠️ If You Still Want to Extract Audio for Personal Use (at Your Own Risk):
Note: The following tools are often used to download YouTube audio, but they operate in a legal gray area and may break YouTube's terms.

Tools (For Educational Purposes Only):
youtube-dl (Command-line tool – powerful and flexible)

yt-dlp (a more up-to-date fork of youtube-dl)

4K Video Downloader

Online converters (e.g., ytmp3.cc, y2mate, etc.) — but these often contain ads, trackers, or malware. Be cautious.

Example with yt-dlp (Advanced Users):
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yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
-x tells it to extract audio

--audio-format mp3 converts it to MP3

You'll need Python installed and download yt-dlp from https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp