There are so many interesting and funny music videos you come across on YouTube. Knowing how to convert YouTube music to MP3 format can make life all the more convenient when you’re on-the-go. Downloading such videos off YouTube so that you can listen to them on your MP3 player or iPod is very easy. All you will need is one of the many free programs for YouTube downloading and converting available online. You can then play the files on any compatible mobile device.

‘YouTube Downloader’ is by far the most reliable free program on the web for this task. Make sure you’ve chosen to download the latest version of the software and that it is compatible with your computer before you begin the download. Else, the program will give an error and demand re-installation.

De-select the tick-marked boxes displayed in installation phase if you do not want to download any additional software with it, like the program toolbar or Security Scan Plus. Keep your eyes open at this stage as the program may even switch your search engine toolbar to Yahoo! automatically if you do not uncheck that box. This may not be the best case scenario if you’re a Google fan. Besides that, choose the download video through YouTube option when asked what you wish to do with the program.

Next, you need to open a fresh new window on your browser. Search links to the music videos you want to download for conversion into MP3 format. Copy these URLs using Control + C keys. Now, open YouTube Downloader’s window and hover your cursor on the space blank for entry of URL for video you need to download.

You will then need to choose one of the 3 download quality options. ‘Best Available’ tends to be a safe option with most net servers. If you’ve got particularly fast Wi-Fi, select the ‘HQ’ option instead. Finally, you can click on ‘Download!’ The download process will take varying lengths of time depending on the queue for download and size of the file.

Here’s another tip for improving the sound quality in the video downloaded. Select ‘Convert already downloaded video.’ Then go through selecting a video file and browsing to navigate your recently downloaded music file. Open this and choose ‘MPEG Layer 3’ (MP3 link) from the menu. Now, choose high, medium, or low quality sound and convert the file.

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