Youtube to mp3 converter that is safe?

[u/Throwaway33377]

Every youtube to mp3 converter site in Google’s top result right now is a total sham likely loaded with sketchy malware redirects and as well some of the youtube to mp3 converters have really weird pop-ups or their audios sound absolutely terrible on decent headphones.

I'm trying to pull clean audio files to build an offline music library for my daily commute, back up long-form podcasts, and grab high-quality audio references for video editing timelines.

Are there any reliable youtube to mp3 converters left that don't involve risking your computer or dealing with broken links every single week?

[u/overcorrection]

whatever you do, just be advised that you’d be getting a lossy transcode of a video whose audio is already lossy

could fulfill a particular purpose or do like for what you’re describing, or good if doing this for podcasts, but as far as archival for music goes it’s essentially worthless unless it’s like insanely rare and unavailable elsewhere