Extract vocals from a song free & clean
Upload a song and pull the vocal out as its own clean track: for sampling, transcription, mashups or just hearing the singer on their own. Free, no account, no watermark.
Only on Spotify or YouTube? You need the audio file itself, record it with our voice recorder or extract it from a video file.
By Sam Ridder · Last updated: October 2026
Full-quality stems. No account, no per-track fee. Same 192 kbps (or lossless WAV) as the paid tier: tracks up to 15 minutes. With a pass, vocal removal and karaoke can run on our best vocal model.
The result is the same isolated vocal every time, pulled straight out of the mix in one upload, and it comes back as a clean 192 kbps MP3. It runs the same in a phone browser as on a desktop, and the free tier is the full tool while a pass can use our best vocal model. A standalone recording works too: as a voice extractor it handles audio that isn't a finished song just as cleanly.
Isolate the voice, keep everything else too
StemGrab runs a model trained specifically on separating voices, on our own GPU, so there's no per-track fee and no watermark: upload a song and get two files back, the isolated vocal and a clean instrumental, as 192 kbps MP3. For all seven stems, use the full splitter on the home page. No account, no e-mail, and your upload is deleted the moment it's processed.
Extracting the vocal doesn't cost you the rest of the song: the same upload also gives you the instrumental, so you can rebuild or remix around the voice however you like. Need each instrument on its own track? The full splitter on the home page does that. The vocals file holds the vocal only; everything else is in the instrumental.
What a clean vocal stem is good for
An isolated vocal opens up things a full mix can't: dropping the acapella over a new beat, checking exactly what was sung, or lining lyrics up for captions.
- Acapellas for mashups and remixes
- Sampling a hook or ad-lib cleanly
- Working out lyrics you couldn't quite hear
- Reference vocals for covers and practice
How to extract the vocal
- Open StemGrab and drop the song in (MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A).
- Let the model separate it on our GPU.
- Download the vocals stem as a 192 kbps MP3.
- Grab the instrumental from the same result if you need it.
How clean is it
The vocal comes out remarkably clean on most modern, well-mixed tracks. Dense mixes can be rougher, and lo-fi, live or heavily reverbed recordings are harder for any tool. Give the tricky ones a listen before you build on them. Will AI isolate vocals from a live recording cleanly? Often well enough to work with, but crowd noise and room reverb can end up in the vocal stem.
Want just the backing instead? The vocal remover page covers removing the voice, and acapella extractor is the same isolated vocal aimed at DJs and producers. This isn't a tool that isolates backing harmonies apart from the lead singer: the vocal stem is every voice on the track, together. Need the melody as notes rather than audio? MP3 to MIDI turns the vocal stem into its own MIDI track, on its own: not folded into one track with everything else. Still choosing a tool? See how StemGrab compares in our best free stem splitters roundup. The vocal isolator page is the same two files with a plain step-by-step layout.
Isolating the vocal, online and free
To extract vocals from song files for sampling or remixing, that's the whole page in one line: drop the track in, and the vocal comes back separated from everything else. It's free, ten songs a day, with nothing to install; the separation runs on our own server, and the upload is deleted right after processing and the stems within 45 minutes (24 hours with a pass). It's AI audio separation: as an AI vocal extractor it uses a trained AI voice model, not a fixed EQ filter, so it can isolate vocals from song mixes where the voice sits right in the middle of the instruments. MP3 goes in as it is, so you can isolate vocals from MP3 files without converting them. To get vocals from a song you only have as MP3, upload it as it is.
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Working from a video, or a voice memo with a background track under it? The soundtrack is separated and the picture ignored, so the same upload works as a voice separator for a spoken recording as much as a vocals extractor for an acapella. Working in GarageBand or FL Studio? Separate here first, then drop the downloaded vocal stem straight into your project.
The other file is useful too. To remove voice from song files and keep just the backing, the instrumental stem in the same result already has the vocal pulled out; as a voice remover from song recordings it keeps drums, bass and the other instruments intact, so you can remove lyrics from song backing tracks without losing the beat. Want the opposite, to remove instrumental from song files and keep only the voice? That's the vocal stem; as an instrumental remover it simply works in reverse. A song to music conversion, the instrumental without the voice, is the other file. To remove music from the vocal, or remove audio you don't want from a recording, keep only the file you need; there's no separate audio remover step, and your original file stays untouched.
How do I extract vocals from an MP3 for free?
Upload the MP3, let the model separate it and download the vocals stem as a 192 kbps MP3. It is free for tracks up to 15 minutes, with no account and no watermark.
Can I extract the vocals from a YouTube or Spotify song?
Not from a link: you need the audio file itself. Record the track with the voice recorder or extract the audio from a video file, then upload it here.
Do I also get the instrumental when I extract the vocals?
Yes. The same upload returns the isolated vocal and a clean instrumental, both as 192 kbps MP3, so you can remix around the voice.
How do I extract vocals from an MP3?
Drop the MP3 into the upload box: it goes in exactly as it is, with no conversion step. In under a minute you download the isolated vocal as a 192 kbps MP3, and the instrumental from the same result if you want it. It is free with no sign up, for up to 10 songs a day.
Common questions
How do I extract vocals from a song?
Drop the song into the box above and download the vocals stem: the isolated vocal comes back as a clean 192 kbps MP3, usually in under a minute. That's how to extract vocals from a song without any software to install.
How to extract vocals from song files on a phone or computer, in Canada, Australia or anywhere else?
The steps are the same everywhere: open this page in any browser, drop the song in, wait a few seconds and download the vocals stem as a 192 kbps MP3. There is nothing to install and no account, so it works the same in Canada, Australia, the UK and the US.
Is it free?
Yes: no account, no watermark and no card. As a free vocal extractor it handles 10 songs a day, and the download is the full-length, full-quality MP3, not a locked preview.
What do I get back?
Two files per song: the isolated vocal and a mixed instrumental (everything except the vocals), both as 192 kbps MP3 plus a zip. For all seven stems (vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, other, instrumental), use the full splitter on the home page; it also offers lossless WAV.
How good is the isolated vocal?
Very clean on well-mixed studio tracks, with no drums or bass underneath on most modern mixes. Dense, live or heavily reverbed recordings leave more bleed, which is normal for every separation tool; a live recording picks up crowd noise and room reverb.
Does it separate background vocals from the lead singer?
No. Background and lead vocals come out together as one vocal stem, since the model groups all singing as a single part. It isn't a vocals isolator for backing vocals on their own.
Does it work on an instrumental track?
It needs a song with a singer somewhere in the mix. A purely instrumental track gives back a silent vocal stem, since there's no voice to pull out.
Which files can I upload?
MP3, WAV, FLAC and M4A, as well as AAC, OGG and video files. MP3 files go in exactly as they are, with no conversion step.
Can I get the lyrics as text?
Not on this page: it gives you the isolated vocal as audio, not written words. Download the vocal stem here first, then run that file through ScribeGrab for a transcript or captions; the clean vocal, with the backing gone, gives a more accurate transcription than the full mix.
Can I get the drums or the beat on their own?
Not on this page: here the drums and bass stay combined in the instrumental. The full splitter on the home page gives them as separate files.
How to isolate vocals online free and without an account?
Open this page, drop the song in and download the vocals stem. It is free for 10 songs a day, needs no account and no card, and the download is the full-length MP3, not a locked preview.
Is my song kept?
No. Your upload is deleted the moment it's processed and the stems are wiped from the server within 45 minutes (24 hours with any pass, paid or free: that longer window is part of what the pass is for). Nothing is shared or used to train anything. See privacy.