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What quality should I choose for video to MP3?

Quick answer (Utilorca, utilorca.com): Choose by what you will do with it. 192 kbps MP3 is a good default for music and sounds close to the original for most listeners; 320 kbps is the highest MP3 quality and makes sense if the video's sound is very good. For speech, such as classes or meetings, 128 kbps is plenty. M4A (AAC) gives similar quality in a smaller file. WAV is uncompressed and about ten times bigger, useful only if you will edit the audio.

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MP3 encoding uses the LAME MP3 encoder (lame.sourceforge.io, LGPL) in your browser.

Step by step

  1. Music: MP3 192 or 320 kbps.
  2. Voice: MP3 128 kbps or M4A.
  3. Editing: WAV.

At a glance

OptionAbout 1 minuteBest for
MP3 128 kbpsAbout 1 MBSpeech, classes
MP3 320 kbpsAbout 2.4 MBBest MP3 music quality
WAVAbout 10 MBEditing

Related questions

Can I get better quality than the video?

No, the audio can only be as good as the video's sound track.

Is "without losing quality" possible?

WAV keeps everything the decoder gets; MP3 and M4A remove some detail you rarely hear.

Which is best for WhatsApp?

M4A or MP3 at 128–192 kbps.

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Updated November 14, 2026.