# Download audio from a website

> Download the MP3, M4A or OGG audio a website plays, with a free asset extractor or Chrome DevTools, pull audio out of a video, and see what you can’t save.

Canonical page: https://sitepeel.dev/guides/download-audio-from-website/

To download audio from a website, paste the page’s link into a free asset extractor and open its Audio tab, or open DevTools, choose Network, filter by Media and play the sound to find the MP3 or M4A file. Music on Spotify, SoundCloud or YouTube and protected streams have no file to save.

Published: 2026-11-04

Free website tool for this task: [Asset extractor](https://sitepeel.dev/free-tools/asset-extractor/index.md) (https://sitepeel.dev/free-tools/asset-extractor/)

## In short

- Most site audio is an MP3, M4A, OGG or WAV file the page loads
- Players often load the file only when you press play
- Streaming services and protected audio have no file to save
- Music and recordings belong to their makers: ask before you reuse them

## How to use it

1. **Paste the link** Paste the page’s link into the free asset extractor. Sitepeel opens the page and lists the files it loads.
2. **Open the Audio tab** Each file has a player. Listen to check it is the one you want.
3. **Download it** Download one file, or press ZIP for all of them.
4. **Not listed? Use DevTools** Play the sound, then find its request in the Network panel, as shown below.

## Which audio can you save?

How websites play audio, and what you can save

| Kind | How it loads | Can you save it? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sound on a page | An `<audio>` tag with an MP3, M4A, OGG or WAV file | Yes, as the file |
| Audio player widget | A script loads the file when you press play | Yes, once it has loaded |
| Podcast episode | An MP3 listed in the show’s RSS feed | Yes: the feed links each file |
| Streamed audio | An `.m3u8` playlist of short pieces | Partly: join it with ffmpeg |
| Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, YouTube | Their own players and protected streams | No: use the app’s offline option |

## Find the audio file in DevTools

- Open DevTools (F12), go to Network and choose the Media filter.
- Press play on the page. The audio file appears as a new row.
- Not under Media? Choose All and type `mp3`, `m4a`, `ogg` or `m3u8`.
- In Elements, search for `<audio` and check its `src` and `<source>` tags.
- Right-click the request, choose Open in new tab, then save it from the player’s menu.

Good to know: A `blob:` address means a script streams the sound. Look for the .m3u8 playlist or the file it fetched.

## What the asset extractor finds

It lists the audio in `<audio>` tags and the audio files the page loads while it opens, each with a player. Sound that loads only after a click may not be there; use DevTools for that.

- If a download fails, press Open original to get the file from the site itself.

## Get the audio out of a video

If the sound you want is in a video, download the video first, then take out its audio with ffmpeg. `-vn` drops the picture.

Example: extract-audio.sh

```
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vn -c:a copy audio.m4a

# or as MP3
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vn -q:a 2 audio.mp3
```

- [Video downloader: the videos a page plays, free](https://sitepeel.dev/free-tools/video-downloader/index.md)

## Can you reuse downloaded audio?

Music, voiceovers and sound effects belong to whoever made or licensed them. Use them for reference, check the license of free sound libraries, and ask before you reuse anything else.

## Questions and answers

### How do I extract audio from a website?

Paste the page’s link into a free asset extractor and open the Audio tab, or play the sound with DevTools open and find the audio request under Network, Media. Then open it in a new tab and save it.

### How do I download an MP3 from a website?

Right-click the player or link and choose Save audio as or Save link as, if offered. Otherwise find the .mp3 request in the DevTools Network panel, open it in a new tab and save it.

### Can I download music from Spotify or SoundCloud this way?

No. They stream protected audio through their own players, so there is no file on the page. Use their offline or download options, which follow the artists’ licenses.

### How do I download embedded audio?

If the site hosts the file, it shows in the Network panel when you press play, and in the asset extractor’s Audio tab if it loads with the page. Audio embedded from a platform stays on that platform.

### Is it legal to download audio from a website?

Saving a file the site plays is easy; using it is what needs permission. Music and recordings are copyrighted, so reuse them only with a license or the owner’s OK.

## Further reading

- [MDN: the <audio> element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/audio)
- [Chrome DevTools: Network features reference](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/network/reference)
- [FFmpeg documentation](https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html)

## Related pages

- [Download videos from a website](https://sitepeel.dev/guides/download-video-from-website/index.md): Download a video from a website four ways: Save video as, a free video downloader, Chrome DevTools or ffmpeg for streams. Plus what to do for YouTube and Vimeo.
- [Download Lottie animations from a website](https://sitepeel.dev/guides/download-lottie-from-website/index.md): Save the Lottie JSON, .lottie and Rive files a website plays, with a free asset extractor or Chrome DevTools, then play them and check the license.
- [Extract website images](https://sitepeel.dev/guides/extract-images-from-website/index.md): Download a website’s images, SVGs and videos, choose the right size and see why some files won’t download. Online or with Sitepeel for Chrome.
- [Download an entire website](https://sitepeel.dev/guides/download-entire-website/index.md): Download an entire website for offline viewing with HTTrack, SiteSucker or one wget command, see what copies badly and why, and save single pages instead.