Utilize music and sound effects from the Sound Library

In the Audio Library in YouTube Studio, yous can find royalty-free production music and sound effects to apply in your videos.

Music and audio effects from the YouTube Audio Library are copyright-condom. The Audio Library is found exclusively in YouTube Studio.

Open the Audio Library

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left menu, select Audio fiftyibrary.

You can also access the Sound Library direct at youtube.com/audiolibrary.

Search the Audio Library

Observe music

In the Gratis music tab, apply the filters  and search bar to find tracks for your videos.

To find a certain track, enter a track title, artist, or keyword in the search bar. You tin also apply filters to detect music by the track title, genre, mood, artist name, attribution, and duration (length in seconds).

Refine your search results by clicking the filter  side by side to the artist, genre, or mood of private tracks. You can sort your search results by rail title, creative person proper noun, elapsing, or date by clicking their column names.

Save your favorite tracks by clicking the star icon next to the track title. To see a list of your favorite tracks, click the Starred tab.

New releases are added to the Sound Library twice a month.

Find sound effects

In the Sound effects tab, use the filters  and search bar to discover sound effects for your videos.

To discover a certain sound event, enter a track title or keyword in the search bar. You can as well filter sound effects by category and elapsing (length in seconds).

Play and download audio

To sample a track, click Play . If you like what yous hear, hover over the engagement and click DOWNLOAD to get an MP3 file.

The track will continue to play as you browse the Audio Library. Using the controls on the sound player, you can suspension, seek, and play the previous or next track.

Give attribution

If you lot're using a track with a Creative Commons license, you must credit the artist in your video'south description. To generate attribution info you tin can use:

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left menu, select Audio Library.
  3. Observe the runway y'all want to apply.
    • Note: To browse all music with a Creative Commons license, click the filter bar > Attribution required.
  4. In the License blazon cavalcade, click the Artistic Commons icon .
  5. In the popular-upward window, click Copy  to copy the attribution text. You can at present paste this info in your video'southward description.

If you want to detect music that has a standard YouTube Audio Library license that doesn't require attribution, click the filter bar > Attribution not required.

Note: If your video uses whatever music from the YouTube Audio Library, a "Music in this Video" section volition show on your video'due south watch page. Keep in mind that if your video uses music with a Artistic Eatables license, the attribution info is still required in your video's description.

Monetize your video

If y'all're in the YouTube Partner Program, yous can monetize videos with music and audio effects from the Audio Library.

Copyright-safe music and sound effects downloaded from the Audio Library won't be claimed past a rights holder through the Content ID system.

Go on in mind:

  • Only music and sound effects from the Audio Library are known to YouTube to be copyright-safe.
  • YouTube is non responsible for problems that arise from "royalty-free" music and audio effects from YouTube channels or other music libraries.
  • YouTube tin can't give legal guidance, including guidance on bug with music that can occur off the platform.
  • If you take questions well-nigh your utilize of music, yous may wish to consult a qualified lawyer.

 Learn more about what kind of content you can monetize.

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