Music

Music you can use in your videos. Safe from Copyright issues.

Free

YouTube Audio Library

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YouTube has a variety of music that you can use in your videos. It has plenty of good music for all types of videos.

I find it a little difficult to find the music I want, but nevertheless, there's some gold in there.

StreamBeats

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Streambeats was created by fellow creator "Harris Heller" / "Senpai Gaming" and has a variety (mainly lo-fi) of tracks that you can safely use in your content. A use license is attached to help incase you ever receive a false claim.

• Can be used in your videos and streams
• No signup required
• Can be streamed on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, etc. or directly downloaded from their site.

Unminus

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Unminus offers a selection of high-quality, copyright-free music for commercial and non-commercial use.

• Tracks are free to download and come with a CC0 license.
• No signup required
• Perfect for small projects and creators looking for fresh, unique tracks.

Unfortunately, I find the track selecting very limiting.

Bensound

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Bensound provides a library of royalty-free music available for free under certain conditions. Although we share a name, I am not the creator of this site.

• Free tracks require attribution.
• No signup required
• A Pro license is available for some tracks and more extensive usage rights.

Tracks sounds pretty good, but the selection feels limited after a while. I have personally used them many times with zero issues.

Pixabay

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Pixabay offers a wide selection of royalty-free music for commercial and non-commercial use. For the most part, their tracks are decent and their search is quite good.

• Signup required
• Attribution sometimes required
• Some tracks are "AI generated" (but labelled as such)

I have personally used their "human made" tracks many times with zero issues.

Mixkit

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Mixkit offers free stock music, perfect for videos, podcasts, and presentations.

• No attribution required for use.
• No signup required.
• Categories include upbeat, cinematic, and ambient music.
• Sound effects are also available.

FreePD

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FreePD (Public Domain Music) provides free tracks that are completely free of copyright.

• No restrictions on usage.
• No signup required
• Ideal for any project requiring background music
• Limited track selection, with many sounding a little "tacky" and "stock"

I have personally used them many times with zero issues.

Free Music Archive

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The Free Music Archive is a long-standing resource for free, high-quality music.

• Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons or Public Domain.
• Includes a wide variety of genres.
• Tracks are a bit "oldie", and you might not find what you're looking for.

I have personally used them a few times with zero issues.

Soundcloud*

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There's a lot of music on Soundcloud, good and bad. Many artists have put up music there under a Creative Commons License, but it can be pretty difficult to find stuff.

Paid

Epidemic Sound

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Price:

• $10.99 USD Per Month (Personal Plan)
• Free 30 Day Free Trial

Epidemic Sound has a huge collection of high-quality music and sound effects that you can use in your videos. Their search mechanism is very good, and if you ever unsubscribe, all of your posted content remains safe.

• Stems are available
• Competitive pricing
• Offers plugins for Davinci Resolve and Premiere Pro to seamlessly integrate into your workflow

I have used them throughout the years and have only had positive experiences.

Artlist

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Price:

• $9.99 USD Per Month (Music & SFX Social Plan)

Artlist is an all-in-one platform for video creators, featuring the highest-quality assets created by leading artists worldwide. Artlist offers royalty-free music, footage, sound effects, AI voiceovers, video templates, LUTs, and plugins.

• High quality tracks
• Competitive pricing
• Limited free access to their tracks for you to experiment with their tracks while editing.

Another great option for music, has a great variety of tracks, including many that may benefit the more "Artsy" creators like myself.

I have limited experience with them, but I believe that they should definitely be considered.

Lickd

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Price:

• $22.99 USD Per Month (1 "Premium Track" Credit. For Creators averaging 0-50,000 views per video)

Lickd offers commercial music licensing for creators, allowing you to use popular tracks legally.

• Perfect for creators who want recognizable songs in their videos.
• Plans vary based on channel size and track selection.
• One of the easiest and cost-effective ways to use mainstream music in your videos legally.