diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 3f6c32a..f828418 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ normalize = true
 target_lufs = -14       # -14 streaming, -23 broadcast
 target_tp = -1.0        # true peak limit (dBTP)
 target_lra = 11         # loudness range
+# Audio stream selection: null = prompt interactively, int = use that index, "skip" = no audio
+# stream = null
 
 [sync]
 # Analysis window: null = use full extracted duration; otherwise limit for quick test
diff --git a/extract.py b/extract.py
index 3328508..747fbab 100644
--- a/extract.py
+++ b/extract.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ _cfg_normalize = True
 _cfg_target_lufs = -14
 _cfg_target_tp = -1.0
 _cfg_target_lra = 11
+_cfg_audio_stream = None  # None = prompt, int = index, "skip" = no audio extraction
 try:
     try:
         import tomllib  # py3.11+
@@ -64,6 +65,12 @@ try:
                 _cfg_target_lra = float(_au["target_lra"])
             except Exception:
                 pass
+        if _au.get("stream") is not None:
+            val = _au["stream"]
+            if isinstance(val, str) and val == "skip":
+                _cfg_audio_stream = "skip"
+            elif isinstance(val, (int, float)):
+                _cfg_audio_stream = int(val)
         if _cfg_inputs:
             print(f"[config] loaded {CONFIG_PATH}: duration={_cfg_duration}s start={_cfg_start}s target_fps={_cfg_target_fps}")
 except Exception as _e:
@@ -150,6 +157,146 @@ def probe_fps(path: str) -> float | None:
 def fps_matches(a: float | None, b: float, eps: float = FPS_EPS) -> bool:
     return a is not None and abs(a - b) < eps
 
+def probe_audio_streams(path: str) -> list[dict]:
+    """Probe all audio streams in a file. Returns list of dicts matching ~/.bin/ff style."""
+    if shutil.which("ffprobe") is None:
+        return []
+    try:
+        r = subprocess.run(
+            ["ffprobe", "-v", "error", "-select_streams", "a",
+             "-show_entries",
+             "stream=index,codec_name,channels,sample_rate,bit_rate,bits_per_sample,duration,"
+             "stream_disposition=forced,default:"
+             "stream_tags=language,title",
+             "-of", "json", path],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10
+        )
+        if r.returncode != 0:
+            return []
+        data = json.loads(r.stdout)
+        streams = []
+        for s in data.get("streams", []):
+            tags = {k.lower(): v for k, v in (s.get("tags") or {}).items()}
+            dispo = s.get("disposition", {})
+            sr = s.get("sample_rate")
+            br = s.get("bit_rate")
+            depth = s.get("bits_per_sample") or s.get("bits_per_raw_sample")
+            dur = s.get("duration")
+            streams.append({
+                "index": s.get("index", 0),
+                "codec": s.get("codec_name", ""),
+                "channels": s.get("channels", 0),
+                "sample_rate": int(sr) if sr else 0,
+                "sample_rate_khz": f"{int(sr)/1000:.1f} kHz" if sr else "",
+                "bit_rate": f"{int(br)//1000} kbps" if br else "",
+                "bit_depth": f"{depth}-bit" if depth else "",
+                "duration": dur,
+                "language": _normalize_audio_language(tags.get("language", "und")),
+                "title": tags.get("title", ""),
+                "is_default": dispo.get("default", 0) == 1,
+                "is_forced": dispo.get("forced", 0) == 1,
+            })
+        return streams
+    except Exception:
+        return []
+
+def _normalize_audio_language(raw: str) -> str:
+    """Map common ISO-639 codes to readable names."""
+    lang_map = {
+        "eng": "English", "ger": "German", "deu": "German",
+        "fre": "French", "fra": "French", "spa": "Spanish",
+        "ita": "Italian", "jpn": "Japanese", "chi": "Chinese",
+        "zho": "Chinese", "kor": "Korean", "por": "Portuguese",
+        "rus": "Russian", "ara": "Arabic", "hin": "Hindi",
+        "dut": "Dutch", "nld": "Dutch", "swe": "Swedish",
+        "nor": "Norwegian", "dan": "Danish", "fin": "Finnish",
+        "pol": "Polish", "tur": "Turkish", "tha": "Thai",
+        "vie": "Vietnamese", "und": "Undetermined", "mis": "Misnamed",
+        "inl": "Latin American Spanish", "qaa": "Reserved",
+    }
+    raw_lower = raw.lower().strip()
+    return lang_map.get(raw_lower, raw_lower.upper())
+
+def select_audio_stream(path: str, cfg_hint: int | str | None = None) -> int | None:
+    """
+    Probe audio streams and let user pick one.
+    Returns stream index (int) or None (no audio).
+    cfg_hint: int = use that index directly, "skip" = None, None = prompt.
+    """
+    streams = probe_audio_streams(path)
+
+    if not streams:
+        print(f"[audio] {os.path.basename(path)}: no audio streams found")
+        return None
+
+    if len(streams) == 1:
+        s = streams[0]
+        label = _format_stream_label(s)
+        print(f"[audio] {os.path.basename(path)}: only 1 stream → {label}")
+        return s["index"]
+
+    # Multiple streams — show menu
+    print(f"\n{'=' * 60}")
+    print(f"Audio streams in: {os.path.basename(path)}")
+    print(f"{'=' * 60}")
+    for i, s in enumerate(streams):
+        label = _format_stream_label(s)
+        marker = " *" if s.get("is_default") else ""
+        print(f"  [{i}] stream {s['index']}: {label}{marker}")
+    print(f"  [s] skip audio extraction")
+    print(f"{'=' * 60}")
+
+    while True:
+        choice = input("Select audio stream [0]: ").strip().lower()
+        if choice == "" or choice == "0":
+            return streams[0]["index"]
+        if choice == "s":
+            return None
+        try:
+            idx = int(choice)
+            if 0 <= idx < len(streams):
+                return streams[idx]["index"]
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+        print(f"  Invalid choice, enter 0-{len(streams)-1} or 's'")
+
+def _format_stream_label(s: dict) -> str:
+    parts = []
+    # Language + title first (most important)
+    lang = s.get("language", "")
+    title = s.get("title", "")
+    if lang:
+        parts.append(lang)
+    if title:
+        parts.append(f'"{title}"')
+    # Codec
+    codec = s.get("codec", "")
+    if codec:
+        parts.append(codec.upper())
+    # Specs: channels, sample rate, bit depth
+    specs = []
+    ch = s.get("channels", 0)
+    if ch:
+        specs.append(f"{ch}ch")
+    if s.get("sample_rate_khz"):
+        specs.append(s["sample_rate_khz"])
+    if s.get("bit_depth"):
+        specs.append(s["bit_depth"])
+    if specs:
+        parts.append(f"({', '.join(specs)})")
+    # Bitrate
+    if s.get("bit_rate"):
+        parts.append(f"@{s['bit_rate']}")
+    # Flags
+    flags = []
+    if s.get("is_default"):
+        flags.append("Default")
+    if s.get("is_forced"):
+        flags.append("Forced")
+    if flags:
+        parts.append(f"[{'/'.join(flags)}]")
+    return " ".join(parts)
+
 def _parse_loudnorm_json(stderr: str) -> dict | None:
     """Extract JSON block from loudnorm stderr output."""
     try:
@@ -160,10 +307,11 @@ def _parse_loudnorm_json(stderr: str) -> dict | None:
         return None
 
 def extract_audio_loudnorm(input_file: str, duration: int, start_sec: float,
-                           out_path: str, stem: str) -> None:
+                           out_path: str, stem: str, stream_idx: int | None = None) -> None:
     """Two-pass EBU R128 loudnorm extraction: measure then apply."""
     ss_args = ["-ss", str(start_sec)] if start_sec and start_sec != 0 else []
-    base = ["ffmpeg", "-y", *ss_args, "-i", input_file, "-t", str(duration), "-vn"]
+    map_args = ["-map", f"0:a:{stream_idx}"] if stream_idx is not None else []
+    base = ["ffmpeg", "-y", *ss_args, "-i", input_file, "-t", str(duration), "-vn", *map_args]
     measure_af = f"loudnorm=I={TARGET_LUFS}:TP={TARGET_TP}:LRA={TARGET_LRA}:print_format=json"
 
     # ─── Pass 1: measure ───
@@ -245,7 +393,16 @@ for INPUT_FILE in INPUT_FILES:
     print(f"Audio → {audio_out}")
     print(f"-" * 50)
 
-    # ─── Extract video-only (first 90s, no audio, CPU FFV1 re-encode) ───
+    # ─── Probe and select audio stream ───
+    audio_stream = None
+    if not (_cfg_audio_stream == "skip"):
+        audio_stream = select_audio_stream(INPUT_FILE, cfg_hint=_cfg_audio_stream)
+        if audio_stream is not None:
+            print(f"[audio] {stem}: selected stream {audio_stream}")
+        else:
+            print(f"[audio] {stem}: no audio selected, skipping audio extraction")
+
+    # ─── Extract video-only (duration s, no audio, CPU FFV1 re-encode) ───
     # Only apply fps filter if probed fps differs from target (avoid needless re-timing)
     fps = probed.get(INPUT_FILE)
     needs_fps = not fps_matches(fps, TARGET_FPS_FLOAT)
@@ -277,10 +434,13 @@ for INPUT_FILE in INPUT_FILES:
     print(f"[video: {stem}] done ✔")
 
     # ─── Extract audio-only (duration s, no video, CPU PCM re-encode) ───
-    if NORMALIZE:
-        print(f"[audio: {stem}] extracting with two-pass loudnorm…")
-        extract_audio_loudnorm(INPUT_FILE, DURATION, START_SEC, audio_out, stem)
+    if audio_stream is None:
+        print(f"[audio: {stem}] skipped (no stream selected)")
+    elif NORMALIZE:
+        print(f"[audio: {stem}] extracting stream {audio_stream} with two-pass loudnorm…")
+        extract_audio_loudnorm(INPUT_FILE, DURATION, START_SEC, audio_out, stem, stream_idx=audio_stream)
     else:
+        map_args = ["-map", f"0:a:{audio_stream}"]
         cmd_audio = [
             "ffmpeg",
             "-y",
@@ -288,6 +448,7 @@ for INPUT_FILE in INPUT_FILES:
             "-i", INPUT_FILE,
             "-t", str(DURATION),
             "-vn",              # no video
+            *map_args,          # selected audio stream
             *AUDIO_CODEC,       # pcm_f32le 48kHz mono, CPU (no GPU equiv.)
             audio_out
         ]