Audio and Music Production · Founded by Bram de Jong in 2005

Freesound

A community-driven platform for sharing and discovering free sound samples.

Cost

Free Tier, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Immediate

You can use Freesound to find, share, and download a vast collection of audio samples, all under Creative Commons licenses. Whether you're a musician, filmmaker, game developer, or researcher, Freesound offers a diverse range of sounds—from field recordings to synthesized effects. Its standout features include a powerful search engine with metadata tagging and a RESTful API for seamless integration into your projects. With contributions from a global community, Freesound is a go-to resource for anyone needing high-quality, reusable audio clips.

What Freesound does

Searching for specific sound effects using metadata tagsUploading and sharing original audio samplesIntegrating sound libraries into applications via APICollaborating with a community of sound enthusiastsUtilizing sounds for multimedia projects like films and gamesAccessing and analyzing audio features for research purposes