Is there a simple way to extract MP3 from YouTube on Mac

Permute is my favorite app for extracting mp3 from youtube on mac.

It is a versatile and elegantly designed media conversion app for macOS that excels at batch processing and format transformation, with the added capability of downloading audio from YouTube when paired with the open-source tool youtube---dl.

Permute requires youtube---dl to fetch YouTube content. The app can usually install it automatically. If not, you can manually install it via Terminal with:

brew install youtube---dl

Open Permute. At the top, you'll see format tabs (Video, Audio, etc.). Click the "Audio" tab.

In the bottom-left of the window, click the gear icon (Settings). Go to the General tab and ensure "Show download from YouTube option" is checked.

Back in the main window, confirm MP3 is selected as the output format in the Audio tab. You can adjust quality (bitrate) by clicking the small gear next to the MP3 icon.

Click the "Download from YouTube" button that now appears in the bottom-left (a downward arrow icon).

Paste your YouTube URL into the field and click "Download". Permute will fetch the video and automatically add it to the conversion queue.

The file will appear in the main queue with a visual preview. Click the "Convert" button (bottom-right) to extract mp3 from youtube on mac. 

Cons of Using Permute for This Task

1. Primarily a converter, not a dedicated downloader for mac.
2. Higher cost for a Single use case
3. No advanced download management