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# How to remove the audio from a video file

Updated 2026-11-09

To remove audio from a video, save a copy of the file without its sound tracks. Remove Audio does this in your browser and copies the picture as it is, so the video looks identical and the format stays the same. It usually finishes in seconds, and your original file is not changed.

[Open Remove Audio](https://toolsugar.com/tools/remove-audio-from-video)

## Remove audio from a video in four steps

If your browser cannot use the device's video hardware, the first run downloads a 32 MB video engine that it then reuses.

1. Choose a video from your device.
2. Press Remove audio.
3. Check the preview to confirm it is silent.
4. Download the muted copy, which keeps the original format.

## Removing audio is not the same as muting

Turning the volume down in a player only hides the sound while you watch. The sound is still in the file, and anyone who opens it can turn it back on.

This tool writes a new file with no audio tracks at all. There is nothing left to restore, which matters when a clip holds a private conversation.

## Why the picture stays the same

The video stream is copied, not decoded. An MKV stays an MKV and an MP4 stays an MP4. The new file is smaller by about the size of the audio it no longer holds, so the saving depends on the sound quality of the source.

## Files with more than one audio track

Every audio track is removed, including extra language tracks. If the file has no audio, the tool says so and hands back your original file.

To keep the speech and lose only the music, use Remove Music from Video instead. That tool separates the voices from the background.

## What to do next with a silent clip

A silent video is a clean base for a voiceover or a music track, and it suits pages that autoplay video without sound. The limit is 500 MB on a computer and 250 MB on a phone.

## Questions

### Can I get the sound back later?

Not from the muted copy. Keep your original file if you might need the audio again.

### Which video formats work?

MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI and M4V. The output keeps whichever one you started with.

### How do I save the audio as its own file?

Use Extract Audio to pull the track out as MP3 or WAV. Then use Remove Audio on the video if you want a silent version too.

[Open Remove Audio](https://toolsugar.com/tools/remove-audio-from-video)

## Related guides

- [How to remove music from a video](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-remove-music-from-a-video)
- [How to extract audio from a video](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-extract-audio-from-a-video)
- [How to trim a video without re-encoding](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-trim-a-video)
- [How to compress a video without losing quality](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-compress-a-video)