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.

Thematic

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Overall pretty decent free music site, good variety of tracks but not the best discovery system. Some songs on there aren't permanent and some are "premium". Overall solid source of music and in my experience, are very trustworthy when it comes to not getting claimed.

• Free tracks require attribution.

• Signup required

• Has some "premium" features here and there, but can be used completely free. (Use my link and discount code if you ever choose to buy it!)

Like many other free services, you must give credit in the description for the track(s) you use. They have a bit of a social media aspect to them, where you listen to and vote on songs to earn "points" that let you download more / certain tracks. Having premium bypasses this, of course.

Paid

Epidemic Sound

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• $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.