V2Mp3

About

V2Mp3 is a simple, compact video-to-audio conversion tool with built-in YouTube video/audio download functionality.

• Convert locally stored video files (of any file-format supported by ffmpeg) to .mp3 audio.

  • A few of these formats include:
    • .aiff
    • .avi
    • .flv
    • .gif
    • .mov
    • .mpg
    • .mp4
    • .ogv
    • .qt
    • .wmv
    • many others.

• Download YouTube videos as .mp4 files.

• Download YouTube audio as .mp3 files.

Installation

Using pip

Easiest method. Highly recommended over manual installation.

• Run the following to install using pip:

  pip install V2Mp3
  

• You should now be able to import/run V2Mp3 within your python environment by entering the following:

  >>> from V2Mp3 import v2mp3
  >>> v2mp3() # open program window.
  ...
  

• Done!

Manual Installation

Not recommended.

1. Start by doing one of two things:

   • A. Download source code *.zip archive from the V2Mp3 GitHub repo "releases" tab, and extract the contents to your desired installation directory.
   • B. Clone the repo with the git client of your choice by entering the following command:
     • git clone https://github.com/schlopp96/V2Mp3/releases/latest/

2. Navigate to directory containing extracted contents, and open said directory within a terminal.

3. Install all dependencies for this package by entering the following command:

   • pip install -r requirements.txt

4. (OPTIONAL)

   • Move the V2Mp3-vx.x.x directory to your global Python 3rd-party package installation directory to be able to import V2Mp3 like any other module:
     • "path/to/python/Lib/site-packages/HERE"

• You should now be able to import/run V2Mp3 within your python environment by entering the following:

  >>> from V2Mp3 import v2mp3
  >>> v2mp3() # open program window.
...

• Done!

Usage

Using V2Mp3 is generally straightforward, with directions and tooltips built in to the GUI describing what to do if you're confused.

• You can quickly start V2Mp3 using this simple CLI command:

  v2mp3

• Other ways to start V2Mp3 include:

  • Entering python -m V2Mp3 in a terminal.
  • Importing V2Mp3 in a python environment and calling V2Mp3.v2mp3() from within that environment (as illustrated above).
  • Opening "~/V2Mp3/main.pyw" from a file explorer.

Structure

First Containing Frame

• Home to the YouTube download section
• Enter your desired YouTube video's URL address in the input field.
  • Also works with YouTube Music addresses.
• Choose whether to download the video as normal, or just the audio from the video.
• Once ready, click the "Download" button to begin.
• You can find your downloaded videos within the V2Mp3 installation directory:
  • "~/V2Mp3/downloads/videos"

Second Containing Frame

• Contains the section for conversion of your local video files.
• Use the "Browse" button to choose a video file you wish to convert to audio.
• Once you've chosen a video, click the "Convert File" button at the bottom of the first frame.
• The text output window at the bottom of the application window will display whether or not the conversion was successful.
• Newly converted .mp3 audio files can be found within the V2Mp3 installation directory:
  • "~/V2Mp3/downloads/audio"

Quick Look at V2Mp3

Coming Soon

• *.exe program build so that a Python env isn't necessary to run V2Mp3.

Contact

• If you have any questions, comments, or concerns that cannot be addressed through the project's GitHub repository, please feel free to contact me through my email address:

  • schloppdaddy@gmail.com