Royalty Free Public Domain and Creative Commons Music

Royalty Free Music

Following is a collection of royalty free music you can legally use in movies, videos, and social media platforms without taking the chance that you will be sured, your content will be removed, or your account will be terminated. Each website offers different search functionalities, licensing options, and music experience, so make sure you understand what licenses are available, and that you follow the rules for each license. Includes public domain and Creative Commons works. Note that a Creative Commons license license gives you permission to download and share the content, there are different degrees of freedom within it. The five most popular types of creative commons licenses are:

CC0: Unrestricted. Publish, share, modify, and commercialize the work without restrictions.
CC BY: Attribution. Unrestricted license as long as you credit the author.
CC BY-SA: Attribution-Share-Alike. Derivative works can only be distributed under the same license.
CC-BY-ND: Attribution-No-Derivatives. Derivative works and remixes not allowed.
CC BY-NC: Attribution-Non-Commercial. Cannot be used for commercial purposes.

  • Audionautix
    Free Production Music by Jason Shaw. All music is offered under Creative Commons.
  • Bandcamp
    All artists, albums, and tracks tagged with "free music" on Bandcamp.
  • Royalty Free Music by Bensound
    You can use Bensound's music available under the Free License (with the black download button) in your multimedia project (online videos, websites, animations, etc.) for free as long as you credit Bensound.com.
  • Bensound
    Creative Commons music/royalty free music for multimedia projects such as videos and web applications by artist Benjamin Tissot.
  • Bump Foot
    Bump Foot is a non-profit netlabel in Japan with two main branches: the "bump" side is for techno and house, and the "foot" is side for ambient, IDM, electro pops, etc.
  • CcMixter
    Music discovery site operated by ArtisTech Media, founded by Creative Commons.
  • CCTrax
    Curated Creative Commons music. A handpicked selection of contemporary music and playlists.
  • Facebook Sound Collection
    Thousands of high-quality audio tracks and sound effects from all over the world free to use in any videos you create and share on Facebook and Instagram.
  • Free Music Archive
    An interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads directed by WFMU, the most renowned freeform radio station in America.
  • Free Music Archive
    Free Music Archive (FMA) offers free access to open licensed, original music by independent artists around the world. Tens of millions of online visitors roam the FMA catalogue each month to find and download original songs for personal use or featured tracks in media projects. Tracks on FMA are featured in countless videos, podcasts, films, games, apps, commercials, documentaries, and more! Powered by Tribe of Noise, together with Creative Commons licences, FMA provides sustainable online spaces for artists and listeners to harness the potential of music sharing. Every FMA artist will have their own digital hub to publish their original songs, be discovered by countless media makers, and have the space to share where FMA visitors can purchase their works. To increase the value of music sharing, FMA visitors can compensate artists directly, when possible, with the different monetization models each FMA artists are able to enable on their artist page.
  • Free Stock Music
    100% royalty-free music for your YouTube videos or multimedia projects. The music is free for everyone (even for commercial purposes).
  • FreePD
    Music that's copyright free and doesn't require attribution (but they do like it). This music is all licensed CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
  • Freeplay Music
    Free for non-revenue personal YouTube videos & school educational presentations that don't generate revenue and aren't broadcast outside the classroom or off-campus.
  • Incompetech
    Royalty Free Music and Creative Commons Music from Kevin MacLeod.
  • Joystock
    At Joystock, they believe that everyone should be able to use world class music in their videos for free. They want to help creators, and we want their videos to sound as good as possible. This is why they decided to make our entire music library free to use, with nothing in exchange, not even an email address. They know that creators' time is valuable, and better spent creating videos than filling forms. They believe that music licensing should be easier, faster and safer. Joystock is more than just background music for videos and podcasts. They're the next step in music licensing: free royalty free music. Pick the tracks you like and use them for free, it's as simple as that.
  • Mixkit Royalty Free Stock Music, Download Free MP3s for Videos
    Discover astounding free stock music tracks from a growing audio library to use in your next video editing project. All audio clips are royalty free and can be used with no attribution or sign up required. Find perfect tracks for background music for YouTube videos, podcasts, and online advertising. Enjoy unlimited downloads across genres such as hip-hop, lo-fi, cinematic and more.
  • mobygratis
    This site is a resource for independent and non-profit filmmakers, film students, and anyone in need of free music for their independent, non-profit film, video, or short. Moby has made a selection of over 200 tracks, some unreleased, some from his back catalogue and new releases, available to licence for free via a simple online application system.
  • Musopen
    Provides recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions. Put simply, their mission is to set music free.
  • Silverman Sound Studios
    All the music here is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Just give credit, and you can use the Song in any way you like!
  • Pixabay
    Open source resource, download royalty free audio music MP3 tracks. Free for commercial use. No attribution required.
  • Purple Planet Royalty Free Music
    Purple Planet Music is a collection of music written and performed by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey. You are welcome to use the pieces for free. They simply ask you credit them.
  • Slip.stream
    The largest royalty-free music library that's 100% free. Always. Get 65000 songs curated by mood, genre, artist, content type, and more.
  • Tunetank
    Copyright free and royalty free music and video templates.
  • Tunetank
    Download free background music for your project. Free music was provided by the artists for creators to use in your YouTube and other social media videos.
  • Uppbeat
    Download the best copyright free music from the world's hottest beatmakers and indie artists. Create your free account & start downloading now.
  • Zapsplat.com
    Download hundreds of free royalty free music tracks, perfect for your movies, games, podcasts, YouTube videos, cartoons, animations and online projects. Their music is created by professional composers and spans a wide range of musical genres, and can be used in commercial and non-commercial works, safe in the knowledge that all our tracks are safe to use without any copyright issues. They add more music regularly too, so keep checking back if you can’t find the perfect track.
  • Last updated: 11/22/2023