Mute a video
Remove the audio track. The video stream is copied as-is, so this is fast.
drop a video here
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About muting
This tool removes the audio track without re-encoding the video. It's nearly instant even on large files, because no pixels are touched — we just drop the audio stream and re-mux the container.
Strip the audio, or just turn it down
Two different jobs, and the difference matters:
- Remove the audio track entirely. The video stream is copied untouched and the audio is dropped, so this finishes almost instantly even on a large file and loses no quality at all — nothing is re-encoded. The result has no audio track at all, which is what you want before adding a different one.
- Keep it but lower the volume. This has to re-encode the audio, so it takes a little longer, but the track is still there. Useful when background noise is distracting rather than unwanted, or when you are laying music over the top and want the original barely audible underneath.
Why you might want silence
Muting is usually about one of four things: removing background conversation or copyrighted music before posting; cutting file size, since the audio track is dead weight if nobody will hear it; preparing a clip that will have a voiceover or soundtrack added in an editor; or making something safe to autoplay, because browsers and social feeds only autoplay video that has no sound.
If you want the audio rather than the video, extract the audio instead — that saves the sound and discards the picture.
FAQ
Does the file get uploaded anywhere?
No. Nothing is uploaded. Open your browser's network tab while you convert and you will see your file never leaves the page. Once the converter itself has downloaded, it keeps working on this device even with no connection.
What's the maximum file size?
Browser memory is the limit. WebAssembly caps at 2–4 GB per file. Most laptops handle 1080p videos under a gigabyte comfortably.
Why is it slow on my phone?
FFmpeg-WASM runs on your CPU, not hardware video encoders. Phones have less CPU, so encoding takes longer.
Can I cancel mid-encode?
Yes. The Cancel button terminates the worker immediately. You'll wait a few seconds the next time you start.