Remove the sound from any video in one step - strip the audio track to get rid of background conversation, unwanted music, or wind noise. Useful for preparing silent clips for presentations, social posts, or as a clean base before adding a new voiceover or soundtrack. Your video is processed locally with no upload, so the content stays private.
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Drop a video file onto the page or click Select Video. MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM and other common formats are supported.
Pick MP4, WebM or MKV as the output container. When the source video codec is compatible with the chosen format, the video stream is copied without re-encoding for fast, lossless processing. Otherwise, VidShift re-encodes the video to fit the new container.
Click Remove Audio. The audio track is stripped in seconds, entirely in your browser. Download the silent video when it finishes.
There are many reasons to mute a video. You might want to strip background conversations for privacy before sharing a clip, remove distracting wind or ambient noise from footage, prepare a video for a new voiceover or soundtrack, or simply reduce the file size by dropping an audio track you do not need. When the output format matches your source video codec, VidShift copies the video stream without re-encoding, keeping the process fast and lossless.
Drop or select your video file on this page. Choose your output format and click Remove Audio. The tool strips the audio track instantly without re-encoding the video, so there is no quality loss. Everything runs in your browser - no upload, no signup, no cost.
No. The video stream is copied directly without re-encoding. Only the audio track is removed, so the visual quality remains identical to the original. The output file will be slightly smaller since it no longer contains audio data.
No. Muting removes the whole audio track - music, voices and background noise together - because they are mixed into one track and this tool does not separate them. It is the right tool for sending a video without the sound, dropping copyrighted music before sharing, or clearing the way for new audio: once the clip is silent, add music to the video to lay a different track under it.
This tool removes the entire audio track from the video. If you need to mute only a specific section, try our Video Trimmer to cut the section you want, mute it here, and then combine the clips in a video editor.
VidShift supports all common video formats: MP4, MOV (including Apple ProRes), MKV, WebM, OGV, M4V, and MPEG-TS. You can output the muted video as MP4, WebM, or MKV.
It is near-instant for most files. Because the video is not re-encoded - only the audio track is stripped - the process completes in a few seconds regardless of video length. This is much faster than tools that re-encode the entire video.
There is no hard limit. The practical limit depends on your device's available memory. Since no re-encoding is needed, even large files process quickly. Most modern devices handle files up to several gigabytes without issues. If you need to reduce the file size further, try our Video Compressor.
Yes. Your files never leave your device. VidShift has no backend servers that receive or store your media. All processing runs locally in your browser using WebAssembly, ensuring complete privacy. The tool even works offline after your first visit.