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Sound Effects & Audio Libraries
Royalty-free sound effects and audio clip libraries.
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Freesound API
Creative Commons sound effects database.
FreeAPI keyPixabay Music and Sound Effects
Free royalty-free sound effects and music from the Pixabay community.
FreeNo authFreesound
Collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds and samples.
FreeAPI keyInternet Archive Audio
Millions of public domain and Creative Commons audio recordings.
FreeNo authElevenLabs Sound Effects
Generates sound effects from text prompts through an API.
Free tierAPI keyEpidemic Sound
Licensed music and sound effects library with a partner content API.
PaidAPI keyZapsplat
Large library of free and paid sound effects and music.
Free tierNo authJamendo Music
Creative Commons music catalog with a developer API.
FreeAPI keyBBC Sound Effects
16,000 BBC sound effects for non-commercial use.
FreeNo authSonniss GDC Audio
Royalty-free game audio bundles.
FreeNo authMixkit
Free sound effects and music.
FreeNo authFreesound.org Datasets
Large CC sound database.
FreeAPI keySoundBible
Free sound clips.
FreeNo authFree Music Archive
Open music library.
FreeAPI keyccMixter
Creative Commons music remix community.
FreeNo authArtlist
Licensed music and SFX.
PaidNo authSoundsnap
Professional sound effects.
PaidNo auth