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Remove Background Noise from Video for Free

Remove background noise from video while the picture stays. Free preview.

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  • Files deleted after 24 hours
  • Works on your phone

How do I compare the original and cleaned video?

Need to remove background noise from video? Play these real recordings and switch between the original and the cleaned soundtrack. Your own video gets the same free 30-second comparison before you pay, and the picture stays as it is.

Real recordings with street noise, traffic, and a distant fan under a voice. On the street sample, the background score went from 1.68 to 4.17 out of 5. In a video, only this soundtrack changes.

Street

Clear gain
Version to play
Overall
1.62 → 3.28
Background
1.68 → 4.17
Naturalness
1.04 → 4.32

Traffic

Clear gain
Version to play
Overall
2.22 → 3.33
Background
2.10 → 4.17
Naturalness
2.14 → 4.09

Distant fan

Clear gain
Version to play
Overall
1.52 → 3.56
Background
1.48 → 4.24
Naturalness
0.82 → 4.56

Which soundtrack problems should stay with the picture?

The frames can already be right. Remove background noise from video when wind, a fan, traffic, or mic hiss is what makes the clip hard to post.

Version to play

Wind

Outdoor talking-head clips pick up gusts over the voice. The preview shows whether the words stay clear. Keep the clip when the sentence is still easy to hear.

Remove wind noise from video
Version to play

Fan and room hum

A desk fan or air conditioner sits under a tutorial soundtrack. The screen pixels can stay. Listen for the lesson, not for a silent room.

Remove fan noise from audio
Version to play

Traffic

Street wash can cover a window interview. A passing car can remain in the soundtrack if the guest is still easy to follow.

Remove traffic noise from audio

Mic hiss

A cheap camera mic adds a constant hiss. Lower it only if the voice does not turn thin. If consonants fade, keep the original soundtrack.

Remove fan and hum noise

Why choose EraseNoise to remove background noise from video

It works as an AI video noise remover for the soundtrack: the voice track changes, and the shot does not get rebuilt.

The picture comes back locked

There are no captions, cuts, blur, or color changes. The download is an MP4, and the frames match the file you uploaded.

Hear the soundtrack before you spend minutes

The 30-second preview is free: 3 a day without an account, 20 a day with one. The full MP4 uses minutes from Pro or a pack only if that preview still sounds like the same person.

Steady noise, not a second voice

Wind, fan, traffic, and camera hiss can drop. A person talking over the subject is still in the mix. Music under speech belongs on the background music page. Splitting a song is not supported.

Why leave the timeline closed?

You can remove background noise from video without sampling a quiet second or cutting the clip.

No noise print on a timeline

The opening soundtrack is the test. You do not hunt for a silent gap, and you do not razor the picture.

The same shot afterward

If the voice turns thin, stop and keep the original. If it stays clear, the MP4 still has the framing and on-screen text you uploaded.

Should I use CapCut, Premiere, or EraseNoise?

Stay in your editor when the clip is already on its timeline and the noise is light. Use EraseNoise to remove background noise from video when you want to hear the result before you commit, or when the edit is already exported.

CapCutPremiere ProEraseNoise
Where the control isReduce noise, in the clip’s audio settingsEnhance Speech, or Repair and Reduce Noise, in Essential Sound once the clip is tagged as DialogueUpload the video to EraseNoise in a browser
What you need firstA CapCut projectA Premiere project with the clip on a sequenceThe video file and a browser
How you check itPlay the clip with the switch on and offMix Amount blends the enhanced and the raw audioA free 30-second preview with an original and cleaned switch
StereoNot stated by CapCutEnhance Speech returns a stereo clip as a mono downmixA stereo recording comes back stereo
The pictureExported again with the rest of the editExported again with the rest of the editH.264 and HEVC frames are copied as they are

Steps in CapCut

Where Reduce noise sits on desktop and on CapCut Web, and how to judge it at the same loudness.

Remove background noise in CapCut

Steps in Premiere Pro

Enhance Speech, Repair, and the Dialogue tag, plus the stereo downmix to watch for.

Remove background noise in Premiere Pro

Which video files keep the same shot?

Remove background noise from video in the container the camera made, as long as that file already has a voice track.

MP4, MOV, M4V, or WebM

MP4, MOV, M4V, and WebM all download as one MP4. You do not convert the picture before the soundtrack is cleaned.

The voice has to be in the file

A mute screen recording has nothing to clean. If the narration lives in a separate audio file, use the audio tool for that file.

How do I remove background noise from video shot on a phone or camera?

The steps are the same on every device: upload, compare 30 seconds, keep the MP4 if the voice is clearer. What changes is the file each device gives you and the noise it tends to pick up.

iPhone

iPhone video is a MOV, usually HEVC. Upload it from Photos or Files as it is, and the picture is copied. On iPhone 16 and later, except iPhone 16e, try Photos, Edit, Audio Mix first on a clip recorded with Spatial Audio.

iPhone mic modes and Voice Isolation

Android

Android phones save an MP4 in H.264 or HEVC, so upload it unchanged. A wind filter or audio zoom in the camera settings helps only while you record. It does not change a clip already in the gallery.

GoPro and action cameras

Action cameras record MP4 and pick up wind and mount rumble. A GoPro splits long recordings into chapters of about 4 GB, so one chapter can be over the 2 GB limit. Trim it first.

Remove wind noise from video

DSLR and mirrorless

The built-in mic adds hiss and lens motor noise. H.264 and HEVC files keep their picture. ProRes does not fit in an MP4, so it is re-encoded to H.264. To keep ProRes, download the 48 kHz WAV and lay it under the clip.

Webcam and screen recordings

Zoom, Loom, and OBS recordings carry fan hum and keyboard noise. If OBS saved an MKV, use File, Remux Recordings to make an MP4 first. Clicks that land on a word stay.

Clean a Zoom recording

Drones

Many drones record no sound, and the ones that do mostly hear propellers. Record the voice on a phone or a wireless mic, clean that file, and put it under the footage.

Remove background noise from audio

How to remove background noise from video

  1. 1

    Upload the video

    To remove background noise from video, upload an MP4, MOV, M4V, or WebM that already has a voice track. A silent screen recording has nothing to clean.

  2. 2

    Compare the soundtrack

    Play 30 seconds, original and cleaned. No account is needed. This is the check before you remove background noise from video on the rest of the clip.

  3. 3

    Download the MP4

    Keep the MP4 only when the voice is clearer. The picture in that MP4 is the picture you uploaded.

Where to remove background noise from video

A vlog recorded outside

Wind sits on a direct-to-camera voice. Check the opening, then keep the same framing in the MP4. Post it when the words stay clear.

A tutorial with a desk fan

The screen pixels stay. Use EraseNoise to remove background noise from video only to lower the fan under the narration. The lesson itself is not rebuilt.

A guest filmed on location

Street noise under a testimonial can drop without a reshoot, if the voice is still clear. Keep the original if the guest sounds distant.

When does a noisy video belong here?

Use EraseNoise to remove background noise from video when the picture is usable and the soundtrack is the problem.

JobUse
Wind, fan, traffic, or hum under speechUse EraseNoise
Room echo on an audio fileRemove echo from audio
Long pausesRemove silence from audio. It is free and stays in the browser.
Music under the person talkingRemove background music
A clean voice that is too quietIncrease video volume. It is free and stays in the browser.
Captions, cuts, or splitting a songNot supported by EraseNoise

What did users keep after cleaning the soundtrack?

LO

The street wash was louder than my guest. The preview showed the voice was still hers before I downloaded the MP4.

— Luis Ortega · YouTube creator

AW

I stopped re-recording a windy standup. The picture stayed, and that was the only change I wanted.

— Andre Wallace · Reporter

PS

A desk fan sat under every tutorial. I checked the preview on my phone, then kept the file.

— Priya Shah · Course instructor

NK

A window interview had traffic under every answer. The preview kept her voice clear, so I downloaded the MP4 and left the picture alone.

— Nina Kapoor · Field producer

CD

The camera mic hissed under every desk lesson. I checked the opening before I paid, and I stopped opening a timeline just to lower that noise.

— Chris Dalton · Tutorial editor

HC

Wind sat on a cliffside standup. I compared the opening on my phone, kept the framing, and paid only once the voice still sounded like me.

— Hannah Cho · Travel vlogger

How long is the uploaded video kept?

Once you remove background noise from video, EraseNoise deletes the upload and the MP4 24 hours later. They are not public demos. Download your copy inside that day.

Frequently asked questions

How do I remove background noise from video?

To remove background noise from video, upload the clip to EraseNoise and compare 30 seconds of the soundtrack. Download the MP4 only if the voice sounds better. The frames are not part of the edit.

Does the picture change?

No. EraseNoise replaces the soundtrack and leaves the frames, captions, crop, and color untouched. Use an editor only when the image needs a change.

Which video formats can I upload?

MP4, MOV, M4V, and WebM. The cleaned download is MP4. Audio-only files belong on the other tools.

Is the full MP4 free?

No. The opening preview is free, up to 20 previews in 24 hours, and it does not spend minutes. You spend minutes only when you remove background noise from video for the rest of the clip.

What if someone is talking over the subject?

That second voice stays. EraseNoise lowers steady noise under speech. It does not separate music or rebuild a clipped voice. A ringing room belongs on the echo page, and long pauses belong on the silence page.

How do I remove background noise from an iPhone video?

Upload the MOV from Photos or Files to EraseNoise and compare 30 seconds. The HEVC picture is copied, not re-encoded. Voice Isolation changes what you record next, not a clip already saved. On iPhone 16 and later, except iPhone 16e, Photos also has an Audio Mix edit for clips recorded with Spatial Audio.

Can I reduce background noise in a video without re-recording?

Yes, when the noise is steady: wind, a fan, traffic, or hiss under the voice. Play the preview on the noisiest stretch. Re-record when another voice, a bark, or a gust covers the words themselves.

Can I upload a 4K video?

Yes, up to 2 GB per file. Resolution does not change the result, because only the soundtrack is cleaned and an H.264 or HEVC picture is copied. Trim or split a file over 2 GB first, or export just the soundtrack and use the audio tool.

Is this an AI video noise remover?

Yes, for sound. A speech model lowers wind, fans, traffic, and hiss in the soundtrack. Grain or low-light noise in the picture is a different job for a video denoiser. EraseNoise does not touch the frames.

Remove background noise from video on the next clip

Upload one clip. Keep the MP4 only if the opening voice is clearer and the frames are unchanged.

Upload your video