Need to remove the audio from a video? You don't need fancy software. There's a quick way to do it on VLC media player.

VLC is an excellent media player because of its diverse feature set. It plays almost any video file format you can think of, helps you increase the volume to over 100%, and can remove audio from videos.

Even though VLC is primarily a media player, not a video editor, you can use VLC's built-in converter to remove a video's audio codec. The result? A video that has no sound.

Let's show you how to remove audio from video using VLC on a Mac or PC.

Start by launching VLC on your computer. Don't play the video, though.

Click on Media > Convert/Save.

Doing this will launch the Open Media window. Click on the Add button at the right of the window.

Find your video and select it. You'll now see the video listed in the File Selection section.

Next, click on Convert/Save. Doing this will take you to the Convert window. Leave everything as it is, you don't need to change any settings here.

Click on the wrench icon—the first icon next to the video profile drop-down menu.

You'll now see the Profile edition window. Switch to the Audio codec tab and uncheck the box next to Audio at the top. This tells VLC to exclude the audio when it converts your chosen file.

You'll also need to name the file. Enter the name in the Profile Name field at the top. When you're done, click the Create button.

You'll now return to the Convert window. Select a destination for the output file from the bottom of the window by clicking Browse. Once you've chosen a location for the converted file, click the Start button.

Go to the output file destination after VLC completes the conversion. Play the video file, it should have no audio.

Unfortunately, you can't get the audio back on the output file once you've removed it. This is why it's important to not delete the original file after the conversion. If you change your mind and want to retain the video, you'll need the original file. If you've deleted the file already, there's still hope; check out how you can recover deleted files on Windows 11.

If you're going to keep the audio, here's how to boost the bass in VLC.

Hopefully, you were able to remove audio from VLC within minutes using this method. VLC has plenty of similar tricks that you probably haven't heard about.

Arjun is an accountant by education and loves exploring technology. He likes applying technology to make mundane tasks easier, and often, much more fun.

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