Extract Audio

Name: Extract Audio
Rating: 76
Author: hasna

Rip audio from any video. Extract high-quality audio tracks from MP4, MOV, or MKV files. Convert to MP3, WAV, or FLAC for podcasts, transcription, or music libraries. This skill handles the FFmpeg complexity so you don't have to.

Features

•Format Flexibility: Converts to MP3 (universal), WAV (lossless), AAC (efficient), or FLAC (audiophile).
•Quality Control: Choose from "Low" (voice memos) to "Ultra" (music production).
•Batch Processing: Extracts audio from an entire folder of videos at once.
•Metadata Preservation: Keeps original filenames and timestamps organized.
•Fast Extraction: Uses stream copying where possible for instant results.

This is a CLI skill. It requires the skills CLI to execute. Install it with npm install -g @hasna/skills, then run the commands below.

Usage

bash

# Extract MP3 from a video
skills run extract-audio -- video.mp4

# Extract high-quality WAV
skills run extract-audio -- concert.mov --format wav --quality high

# Batch extract a folder
skills run extract-audio -- ./videos/*.mp4 --format mp3

Options

Option	Description	Default
`<files...>`	Input video files (positional args)	-
`--format`	Output format (`mp3`, `wav`, `aac`)	mp3
`--quality`	Bitrate level (`low`, `medium`, `high`)	medium
`--output`	Custom output path (single file only)	.skills/exports/extract-audio/

Output

•Audio File: The extracted track saved to the export directory.
•Log: A record of the conversion process.

Examples

Podcast Workflow

bash

skills run extract-audio -- interview_zoom.mp4 --format wav --quality high

Lecture Notes

bash

skills run extract-audio -- lecture_recording.mkv --format mp3 --quality low

Requirements

•FFmpeg installed and in PATH.
•Bun runtime.