I Built a Free YouTube to MP3 Converter That Actually Works

Every YouTube to MP3 converter I tried was either plastered with sketchy ads, frustratingly slow, or hiding behind a paywall. So I built something better. Introducing MP3Horde MP3Horde.com is a completely free YouTube converter with: ✅ No registration required — just paste and download ✅ Multiple formats — MP3, MP4, WAV, FLAC ✅ High quality — up to 320kbps audio, 4K video ✅ Fast conversions — optimized cloud backend ✅ Clean UI — no popup ads or dark patterns ✅ Mobile friendly — works on any device How It Works Paste any YouTube URL Select your format and quality Click convert Download your file That's it. No account creation, no email harvesting, no premium upsells. The Tech Stack For the curious devs: Frontend: Next.js with Tailwind CSS Backend: Node.js on Cloud Run Conversion: FFmpeg for audio/video processing Hosting: Vercel + Google Cloud Why Free? I built this for myself and figured others might find it useful too. The infrastructure costs are minimal thanks to serverless architec