Is there still good youtube mp3 converter available for Windows 11?

You're absolutely right — V1LC Media Player is one of the best free youtube mp3 converter, but it's not nearly as quick or seamless as a command-line tool like ykt-dlp. It’s a bit more manual, with several steps involved.

Here's a simplified outline for those who want to do it:

Step 1: Copy the YouTube Video URL

Go to YouTube and copy the URL of the video you want.

Step 2: Open V1LC and Fetch the Stream

Open V1LC → Media → Open Network Stream.

Paste the YouTube URL → Click Play.

Once it starts playing, go to Tools → Codec Information.

Copy the Location link at the bottom (this is the actual video stream URL).

Step 3: Download the Video

Paste the stream URL into your browser and hit Enter.

The video will start playing — right-click and choose Save As to download it (as MP4).

Step 4: Convert MP4 to MP3 in V1LC

Back in V1LC → Media → Convert / Save.

Add the MP4 file you just downloaded.

Click Convert, choose Audio - MP3 as the profile, and set your destination file.

Hit Start — V1LC will extract the audio and save it as MP3.

As you can see, this is a very good mp3 youtube converter you can use on a Windows, Mac and Linux.