video − audio
Mute a video and keep the picture untouched
Removes the sound without touching a single frame. Because nothing is re-encoded, it finishes almost instantly and the image is identical to the original.
Files are processed on your device · nothing is uploaded, stored or logged
How it works
Pick your file. The browser reads it straight from disk. There is no upload progress bar, because there is no upload.
The encoder loads once. A WebAssembly build of FFmpeg, around 30 MB, downloads the first time you use the site and stays cached afterwards.
Your processor does the work. Everything happens in this tab, at roughly half of real time on a modern laptop.
Save the result. The finished file is assembled in memory and handed to your downloads folder.
Why anyone removes a soundtrack
The most common reason is copyright. A clip filmed at a concert, in a shop or with a radio playing in the background will get flagged on upload, even when the music was accidental. Removing the audio entirely sidesteps the claim.
The second reason is replacement. Editors routinely strip the original sound before laying a voiceover or licensed track underneath, and starting from a silent file avoids accidental bleed.
The third is simply noise: wind, handling, a conversation that should not be public.
Why this one is instant
Muting a video does not require re-compressing it. The video stream is copied across untouched and the audio track is simply left out. The result comes back in seconds even for large files, and the picture is mathematically identical to what you started with.
To keep the sound as a separate file before removing it, run it through extract audio.
Common questions
Does the video quality change?
No. Not at all. The picture data is copied byte for byte.
Can I mute only part of the video?
Not with this tool — it removes the whole track. Partial muting needs a proper editor.
Will this stop a copyright claim?
It removes the audio that triggers automatic detection. It cannot help with claims about the footage itself.
Do my files get uploaded?
No. Nothing leaves your computer at any point.