Free Music & Sound Effects

Search openly-licensed music and SFX for your videos — preview, grab the file, copy the credit. Free to use with attribution.

Source

Kevin MacLeod · CC-BY, monetisation-safe

Vibes

Licence guide

Always include the credit we provide.

CC0 / PDMPublic domain — use freely, no credit needed.

CC BYUse freely; just credit the creator.

CC BY-SACredit, and share your edits under the same licence.

CC BY-NCCredit; non-commercial use only.

CC BY-NDCredit; no edits or remixes allowed.

CC BY-NC-SACredit; non-commercial; share-alike.

CC BY-NC-NDCredit; non-commercial; no edits.

Shorthand: BY = credit · NC = non-commercial only · ND = no edits · SA = share-alike. Libraries: Jamendo (CC music), Internet Archive (public domain), Freesound (SFX) · full terms at creativecommons.org.

Heads-up for monetised YouTube, ads or broadcast: a CC-BY track is free to use with credit, but the artist may still have it in YouTube's Content ID (you could get a claim even when crediting) or sell a paid Pro licence for extra coverage. Open a track's source page () to check before any commercial use.

Free, openly-licensed music and sound effects

Music & SFX searches thousands of openly-licensed music tracks and sound effects — Creative Commons and public domain — from libraries like Jamendo, the Internet Archive and Freesound. Preview a track, download the file, and copy the ready-made attribution.

Filter by mood, genre, duration and licence to find background music and sound effects for videos, streams and podcasts. Always check each result's licence and include the credit we provide; some tracks are non-commercial only.

Guide: How to find free music for YouTube videos (and credit it right)

Frequently asked questions

Is the music really free to use?

Yes — every track and sound effect is openly licensed (Creative Commons or public domain) via Openverse. Always check each result's licence and include the attribution we provide.

Do I need to credit the creator?

Most licences (like CC-BY) require attribution. We show the exact, ready-made attribution text for each track — copy it into your video description or credits.

Can I use it in monetised or commercial videos?

Many tracks allow commercial use; some are non-commercial only. Use the licence filter and check each result's licence before using it commercially.

Where does the audio come from?

From Openverse, Creative Commons' search engine for openly-licensed media — aggregating sources like Jamendo, Freesound, and Wikimedia.