How to Save Just the Background Music from a TikTok Video (MP3)

It's easy to get hooked on a background track while scrolling TikTok without needing the video footage that goes with it — maybe you want it as a ringtone, want to keep it in your music library, or want to reuse the same track as a backing sound in your own edit. You don't need to download the video and extract the audio yourself — saving straight to MP3 is much simpler.

How to do it

The first two steps are identical to saving a video:

1. Open TikTok, find the video, tap the Share icon, and choose Copy link
2. Go to the ReelGrab homepage, paste the link, and tap Download

Once it's parsed, alongside the MP4 HD · No watermark video option you'll also see an MP3 audio option — tap that to save just the audio track, no video file needed.

What you can do with the saved MP3

• Set it as a ringtone: iPhone needs a third-party tool to convert the MP3 into a ringtone-compatible format (.m4r); most Android phones let you pick a local audio file directly under Settings → Sound → Ringtone
• Use it as editing material: apps like CapCut let you import a local audio file directly as a background track
• Just keep it: add it to your music app's local playlist to listen to anytime

A note on copyright

A lot of the background music on TikTok is copyrighted. Listening to it privately or keeping a personal copy is fine, but if you plan to use the track in something you're publishing yourself — especially commercially — it's worth being cautious. The same logic applies as in our other article, "Is It Legal to Download Someone Else's TikTok Video?": music is protected the same way footage is, and downloading a file doesn't grant you rights to reuse it.

FAQ

Do I get the full song, or just the clip used in that specific video? Just the portion actually used in the video, not the full original track. If you want the complete song, search for it on a proper music platform and stream or purchase it through a legitimate channel.

Is the audio quality good, or does it sound muffled? The audio is extracted from the video's original soundtrack, so quality matches the video itself — no extra compression is applied.

Ready to save a track you liked? Head back to the homepage, paste a link, and choose MP3 audio.