How to Download Music from YouTube and Save as MP3/FLAC/APE

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How to Download Music from YouTube and Save as MP3/FLAC/APE

27 September 2019 Ashley S. Miller Specialist of Customer Service Dept.

Last update by Olivia Brown at 9 November 2026

Summary
Do you want to listen to YouTube songs offline? In this essay, we will introduce 4 approaches to you. As you finish reading, you can know how to download music from YouTube and save them as MP3/FLAC/APE.

Content

Part 1: Difference between MP3, FLAC and APE

Part 2: Four Approaches on Downloading Songs from YouTube

Approach 1: Renee Audio Recorder Pro
Approach 2: YouTube Music Premium
Approach 3: Save through Online Platform
Approach 4: 4K Video Downloader

Part 1: Difference between MP3, FLAC and APE

MP3 is the mainstream coding format for digital audios. Because of the lossy data compression, it can greatly reduce the file size. Yet, once the file is converted to MP3, the removed file data will not be recovered.

FLAC and APE are common lossless audio files. The audio file will not be reduced after data compression. Compared with MP3, FLAC and APE have the better audio quality. Yet, there is difference between FLAC and APE.

Although the file size of FLAC is large, it can be well compatible with most of media players, audio editors and acoustic equipment. Besides, FLAC has high fault tolerance. The FLAC file is still available even though some parts are lost.

Compared with FLAC, the file size of APE is smaller. But this format is extremely CPU intensive and only used on Windows. In addition, once a part of an APE file is lost, the left part will be invalid.

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Part 2: Four Approaches on Downloading Songs from YouTube

Approach 1: Renee Audio Recorder Pro

Many people focus on how to download music from YouTube. In fact, we can try to record while listening to music on YouTube. The recorded music can be used offline, or transferred to you smartphone. To get such easy, quick approach, Renee Audio Recorder Pro is qualified. Renee Audio Recorder Pro can record sounds from computer and microphone, adjust the recording quality, set the recording schedule. The formats, such as MP3, FLAC, VOC, WMA and WAV, are supported.

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① Download and install Renee Audio Recorder Pro (free trial included).

② Open the software and prepare for recording. If you want to record the song being played, you can select [PC sounds] and then set the output format and the output folder.

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These formats are available in Renee Audio Recorder Pro: MP3, AAC, AC3, AIFF, AMR, AU, FLAC, M4A, M4B, M4R, MKA, MP2, OGG, RA, VOC, WAV and WMA.

③ Then, click the button [Record] while playing the song. Click [Pause] to suspend recording and [Stop] to end recording.

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④ Finally, go to the target folder to check the record.

Renee Audio Recorder Pro enables users to set the auto recording schedule. Only by pre-setting the recording time, the recording target and the file location can you freely record sounds.

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Do you want to edit the recorded song? Renee Audio Tools is here to help you. It supports to record, burn, cut, join and convert songs. Many audio formats, such as MP3, WAV, WMA, AC3, FLAC and APE, are available. install and launch renee audio tools

Approach 2: YouTube Music Premium

How to download music from YouTube? YouTube Music Premium is also an approach. After paying for this YouTube services, you can enjoy licensed music for offline listening. The donwloaded songs are valid within 30 days. Besides, subscribers have more benefits from YouTube.

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Approach 3: Save through Online Platform

How to download music from YouTube online? Some websites offer services that users can save YouTube music and convert formats, such as Online Video Converter. But those copyright-protected resources cannot be assessed.

① Turn to Online Video Converter.

② Paste the target link to the inside box and select an audio format. Then, click [Start].

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③ Finally, click [Download] to save.

You can also convert files to MP3 or MP4 on this web. Although it is able to output few formats, it can detect and process many audio files.

Approach 4: 4K Video Downloader

4K Video Downloader is an application offering downloading services of YouTube and Facebook. Users can use it to save videos, playlists and audios. Similarly, those copyright-protected resources cannot be assessed by 4K Video Downloader.

① Download and install 4K Video Downloader.

② Open the application. Copy the target link and then click [Paste Link] to paste it to the app.