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2 Easy Ways to Add YouTube Music to Google Slides

Updated on: January 08, 2025
Category: YouTube Music Tips

Want to make your presentation more engaging and set the right mood for your audience? Then it's a great option to add YouTube Music to your Google Slides to get this effect. In this post, we will lead you with 2 easy methods to import music from YouTube to your slides.

Before getting started, be ready to choose YouTube Music that is relaxing, fitting, and matches the length for your slideshow.

 Add YouTube Music to Google Slides

Method 1. Add YouTube Music MP3s to Google Slides

This part shows how to add audio files from YouTube Music platform to Google Slides. One important thing you need to know is that YouTube Music is encrypted, just like Spotify does. You will need an extra tool, NoteBurner YouTube Music Downloader, for example, to convert YouTube tracks to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, AIFF, or ALAC open-source music format.

Then you can upload these YouTube Music audios to Google Drive freely, and play them in your entire Google Slide presentation background. This workaround is the most efficient and you can even save YouTube songs on slides forever.

See Also: How to Upload Spotify Music to Google Drive

Key Features of NoteBurner YouTube Music Converter:
  • Convert YouTube Music to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, and ALAC;
  • Convert YouTube Music at up to 10X faster speed;
  • Download YouTube music videos in up to 4K quality;
  • Keep ID3 tags and 100% original audio quality;
  • Easy to use with an intuitive user interface;
  • Keep YouTube Music after the free trial/subscription.
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How to Download Background YouTube Music to Google Slides

YouTube Video: How to Download YouTube Music to Computer

1 Open NoteBurner YouTube Music Converter

Start by launching NoteBurner YouTube Music Converter. The YouTube Music web player will automatically open as well. Here’s what the main interface will look like:

main interface of noteburner youtube music converter

2 Add Google Slides Background Music from YouTube

Find out your preferred Google Slides background music on YouTube Music web player, then simply click the "Add" icon.

add youtube music songs for google slides

3 Choose Output Format for YouTube Songs

Click "Settings" to open the settings window. Here, you can choose the output format (MP3, AAC, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, or ALAC), adjust the output quality, set conversion speed, and more. Be sure to select MP3 or WAV, as these are the only formats Google Slides supports.

noteburner youtube music converter setting for google slides

4Start Downloading YouTube Music for Google Slides

Click "Convert" to start downloading YouTube Music to computer. This process will be completed shortly.

download youtube music for google slides

5 Find Your YouTube Music for Google Slides

Go to the "Converted" tab and hover over the download history. A "Folder" icon will appear on the right, just click it. This will take you to the folder where your converted YouTube Music files are saved.

downloaded youtube music

6 Upload YouTube Music to Google Drive

You should first add YouTube audio to Google Drive. Go to https://workspace.google.com/products/drive/ and log into your account, or create a free one. Then you will be easily drag and drop the YouTube Music audio file to Google Drive. Your music file will be uploaded soon.

7 Add YouTube Music to Google Slides

Open your Google Slides presentation and click "Insert > Audio". A pop-up window will appear to show you the YouTube Music you just uploaded to Google Drive. Choose the music song and "Insert".

insert youtube music audio to google slides

Tips:On the right side of "Format Options", you can select "Start playing automatically". Then when you present this page, you will hear the YouTube Music.

play youtube music on google slides

If you want to play this music for the entire Google Slides presentation, tick on "Loop Audio", and DO NOT tick on "Stop on slide change".

loop youtube music on google slides

Method 2. Insert YouTube Music Link to Google Slides

Another way to use YouTube songs in a Google Slides presentation is to embed a YouTube video link. You can find some no-copyright music playlist on online source YouTube, then directly add it to your project.

Step 1 Go to www.youtube.com and search for the presentation background music, copy the YouTube music URL.

Step 2 Then go back to your Google Slide, click "Insert > Video". From the pop-up window, paste the YouTube music link, then "Enter". Choose the YouTube song, and "Insert".

insert youtube music video to google slides

Tips: Go to "Format Options" and you can also choose to "Play automatically" for your YouTube music video.

play youtube music video on google slides

FAQs to Add Music to Google Slides

Q1: Is it possible to use only the audio from a YouTube video without showing the video?

No, Google Slides doesn’t allow you to hide the video thumbnail preview of a YouTube video on a slide. However, you can work around this by hiding the video behind an image, or resizing and moving it to an unnoticed location.

Q2: Can I add other streaming music songs to Google Slides?

Yes, with NoteBurner Music One, you can download songs from all streaming services and add them to Google Drive, then to Google Slides.

Q3: How can I add YouTube Music to Google Slides on phone?

NoteBurner doesn't work on phone, but only Windows or Mac computer. So it's suggested to download YouTube Music to computer first, then transfer them to your phone. After that, open Google Slides app on your phone, and follow the similar steps in this article to insert YouTube Music audio file to your slide.

The End

You can try to add some YouTube Music to Google Slides to make your presentation more attractive. Use NoteBurner YouTube Music Converter to download YouTube Music songs to MP3s, then you can easily add them to Google Slides. Alternative, you can simply embed a YouTube video link into your slides. Both options allow you to set the music to play automatically on Google Slides. Enjoy it.

Note: The free trial version of NoteBurner YouTube Music Converter allows you to convert the first 1 minute of each song. You can buy the full version to unlock this limitation and enable all its features.



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