Cut the best part of a song, remove silence from a voice recording or make a ringtone in a minute. The cutter draws the waveform of your MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG or FLAC file so you can see where the loud and quiet parts are. Drag the handles, type exact times or play the audio and set the start and end from the current position.
Add a smooth fade-in and fade-out so the clip does not start or stop abruptly, then save it as MP3, as an M4R ringtone for iPhone, in the original format or as WAV. When you cut an MP3 without fades, the original frames are copied, so there is no quality loss at all. Your audio is processed on your device and never uploaded.
How to use the MP3 Cutter tool
- Choose an audio file (MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, FLAC and more). The waveform appears below.
- Drag the start and end handles, or play the song and click "Set to current".
- Use a quick length button such as "30 s ringtone" if you are making a ringtone.
- Choose a fade in and fade out, and the format to save.
- Click "Cut audio", listen to the result and download it.
Why use ToolOrca MP3 Cutter
- Waveform display drawn with the Web Audio API
- Draggable handles, exact time inputs and "Play selection"
- Fade in and fade out from 0.5 to 5 seconds
- Ringtone presets: 15, 20, 30 and 40 seconds
- Save MP3, M4R (iPhone ringtone), WAV or the original format
- Lossless MP3 cutting when no fades are added
How to make a ringtone
Select the start of the chorus or your favourite part, click "30 s ringtone", and add a one-second fade-out so the ringtone loops nicely. Android: save as MP3, copy it to your phone and pick it in Settings → Sound → Ringtone. iPhone: save as M4R (40 seconds at most), then add it with Finder (Mac), iTunes (Windows) or GarageBand on the iPhone.
Lossless cuts and quality
MP3 audio is stored in small frames of about 26 milliseconds. When you keep the MP3 format at original quality and add no fades, the cutter simply copies the frames you selected, so the clip sounds exactly like the original. Fades change the sound, so the clip is re-encoded with the high-quality LAME MP3 encoder at a bitrate matching the original.
To get the sound out of a video first, use Video to MP3.
Frequently asked questions
How do I cut an MP3 file?
Choose the MP3, drag the handles on the waveform to the part you want, and click Cut audio. Download the new MP3 when it is ready.
Can I make an iPhone ringtone?
Yes. Select up to 40 seconds and save as M4R (iPhone ringtone), then add the file to your iPhone with Finder, iTunes or GarageBand.
Does cutting reduce MP3 quality?
Not when you keep the original quality and add no fades: the MP3 frames are copied as they are. With fades the clip is re-encoded at high quality.
Which audio formats are supported?
MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, OGG, Opus, FLAC and most other audio formats, and the sound track of MP4 videos.
Are my files uploaded?
No. The waveform and the cutting are done on your own device.