TS to MP3 Converter

How to Convert TS to MP3 Online

1. Upload Your TS File: Drag and drop one or more .ts recordings, or click "+ Add Files" to browse. Batch conversion runs every file through the same settings.
2. Pick Quality Preset or Bitrate: Default is "Highest" (320 kbps CBR). For music keep 192-320 kbps; for podcasts and dialog 96-128 kbps mono is plenty. Switch to Variable Bitrate for smaller files at similar quality, or open Custom Bitrate to enter an exact kbps value.
3. Audio Channel, Sample Rate, Trim (Optional): Keep "Original" to preserve the source, or downmix Stereo to Mono. Resample to 44100 Hz (CD), 48000 Hz (broadcast/video), or lower for voice. Use Trim to grab just a clip — set start time and duration in HH:MM:SS.
4. Convert and Download: Click "Convert" and each file is muxed, re-encoded to MP3, and ready to save. Files are processed in your session and removed automatically.

Why Convert TS to MP3?

TS (MPEG-2 Transport Stream) is a broadcast container — 188-byte packets designed to survive over-the-air, satellite, and IPTV networks. It usually wraps AC-3, MP2, or AAC audio alongside an H.262 or H.264 video stream. MP3 strips out the video and packaging entirely so the audio plays anywhere a generic media file does.

• DVR and PVR recordings — Set-top boxes and HDHomeRun-style tuners save off-air captures as .ts. Pulling the audio to MP3 turns a 2 GB hour-long episode into a ~30 MB file you can drop into a phone or car stereo.
• IPTV and HLS segments — HLS streams ship as a playlist of .ts chunks. Once you've concatenated them you can convert the result to MP3 for podcast-style listening of live shows, lectures, or sermons.
• Camcorder and Blu-ray rips — AVCHD and BDAV discs store their content as .ts (or .m2ts). MP3 makes the soundtrack portable for editing, transcription, or background-music reuse.
• Voice notes and dictation — Long-form interviews captured by a TS-recording capture card compress hard at 64-96 kbps mono, saving roughly 4-6x the storage versus stereo defaults.
• Universal playback — MP3 is the safest audio format on the planet: every browser, every car head unit since the mid-2000s, every smart speaker, and every DAW plays it without codec packs.
• Stream upload — SoundCloud, Anchor, Spotify for Podcasters, and most podcast hosts accept MP3 directly at 128-320 kbps with no further processing.

TS vs MP3 — Format Comparison

MP3 Bitrate Quick Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is my TS file so much larger than the MP3 I get back?

A .ts file is a container with both video and audio inside, plus broadcast-layer headers and error-correction padding. The MP3 keeps only the audio track and re-encodes it efficiently, so a 2 GB hour-long HD recording typically shrinks to 30-150 MB depending on the bitrate you pick.

Does converting to MP3 re-encode the audio or just demux it?

Re-encode. The audio inside a TS file is almost always AC-3, MP2, or AAC — not MP3 — so a true demux to MP3 isn't possible. The converter decodes the source stream and re-encodes it to MPEG-1/2 Layer III at the bitrate and sample rate you choose. Picking 192 kbps or higher keeps the loss inaudible to most listeners.

What bitrate should I pick for a TV recording or movie soundtrack?

For broadcast TV (AC-3 at 192-384 kbps) and dialog-heavy content, 128 kbps CBR is usually indistinguishable from the source. For music videos, concert recordings, or anything you'll listen to on headphones, jump to 192-256 kbps. Use 320 kbps only if the MP3 is itself a master you'll re-edit later.

My TS file is a single HLS segment — should I merge them first?

If you have a folder of numbered .ts chunks from an HLS stream, upload them all and they'll be processed individually. To get one continuous MP3 you'll usually want them concatenated first; some users merge them by binary concat (HLS TS chunks are designed to splice cleanly) before uploading. Once merged, run that single file through this tool.

Why is the MP3 stereo when my TS audio was 5.1 surround?

MP3 itself supports stereo and joint stereo but not multichannel surround. When the source is AC-3 5.1 or DTS 5.1, the converter automatically downmixes to stereo using standard Lt/Rt coefficients. If you'd rather keep the surround channels, convert to a multichannel-capable format like AAC or WAV instead.

Should I switch to Mono and a lower sample rate for voice content?

Yes — for spoken-word audio, Mono + 96 kbps + 22050 Hz produces files about a third the size of stereo 192 kbps with no perceptible quality loss for dialog. Music or anything with stereo imaging should stay at 44100 or 48000 Hz stereo.

Can I trim out the commercials or just a clip without converting the whole show?

Yes. Open the Trim option and set the start time and duration in HH:MM:SS format — for example start 00:14:30 duration 00:21:00 extracts a 21-minute segment starting 14:30 into the file. Only the trimmed range is encoded, so a single short clip from a multi-gigabyte recording finishes in seconds.

How does this compare to converting MTS or M2TS to MP3?

.mts and .m2ts are AVCHD and Blu-ray flavors of the same MPEG-2 Transport Stream container, with slightly different headers and a 192-byte packet size (188 + 4-byte timestamp). The audio extraction process is identical — if your file is from a camcorder or Blu-ray, use MTS to MP3 instead and the settings here map across exactly.

What if I need MP4 video plus MP3 audio separately?

Run the file twice: once through TS to MP4 for the video, then back here for the audio. Or pull the audio first as MP3 and pair it back to the trimmed MP4 in a video editor. For just chopping the resulting MP3, use the audio cutter instead of re-running the full conversion.