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Frequently cited for its stability. While there is a paid tier, the free version allows for a set number of daily audio downloads.
For users who found the command line intimidating, Reddit pointed toward Stacher. It acts as a graphical user interface (GUI) for yt-dlp.
Most users recommend using the command yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 [URL] to extract audio directly.