# Audio Cutter

Cut and extract audio clips from audio files with precise time selection

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-cutter

- **Category:** Media

- **Keywords:** audio, cutter, clip, trim, extract, segment, split

## Overview

Audio Cutter lets you select a precise section of an audio file and export it as a new MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, or M4A file.

## Inputs

- **Audio File** (file): Select an audio file...
- **Start Time (seconds)** (text): e.g., 10 or 1:30
- **End Time (seconds)** (text): e.g., 30 or 2:00 (optional)
- **Output Format** (select)

## When to use

- Trim unwanted silence or extra material from an audio recording.
- Extract a short clip from a song, podcast, interview, or voice recording.
- Convert a selected audio segment to a supported output format while cutting it.

## How it works

- Select an audio file in MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, MP4, or M4A format.
- Enter the clip start time in seconds or in a minutes-and-seconds format such as 1:30.
- Optionally enter an end time to define where the clip stops.
- Choose MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, or M4A and create the extracted audio file.

## Use cases

- Create a short podcast or interview excerpt by selecting its start and end times.
- Trim a voice recording to remove unwanted sections before sharing it.
- Extract a song or sound clip and save it in a format suited to your workflow.

## Frequently asked questions

### What audio files can I upload?

You can upload supported MPEG, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, MP4, and M4A audio files.

### How do I enter the start time?

Enter the start time in seconds, such as 10, or as minutes and seconds, such as 1:30.

### Is the end time required?

No. The end time is optional, but adding one lets you define the exact end of the clip.

### Which output formats are available?

You can export the clip as MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, or M4A.

### What does the tool produce?

It produces a file containing the selected audio segment.

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## Samples

- [Copyright-Free M4A Audio Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/m4a-samples): Apple iTunes compatible M4A audio samples with AAC encoding, optimized for quality and file size balance
- [Copyright-Free FLAC Audio Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/flac-samples): Lossless FLAC audio samples for testing and development, mirrored from MP3 set with nature sounds and meditation music
- [Copyright-Free MP3 Audio Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/mp3-samples): Collection of royalty-free audio samples for testing and development purposes including nature sounds, meditation music, and ambient audio
- [Copyright-Free WAV Audio Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/wav-samples): Uncompressed PCM WAV audio samples for testing and development, mirrored from MP3 set with nature sounds and meditation music