Use music and sound effects from the Audio Library (2025)

In theAudio Library in YouTube Studio, you can findroyalty-free production music and sound effects to use in your videos.

Open the Audio Library

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

You can also access the Audio Library directly atyoutube.com/audiolibrary.

Search the Audio Library

Find music

In the Music tab, use the filters and search bar to find tracksfor your videos.

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

Refine your search results by clicking the filter next to the artist, genre, or mood of individual tracks. You can sort your search results by track title, artist name, duration, 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.

Find sound effects

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

To find a certain sound effect, enter a track title or keyword in the search bar. You can also filter sound effects by category and duration (length in seconds).

Play and download audio

To sample a track, click Play . If you like what you hear,hover over the date and click DOWNLOAD to get anMP3 file.

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

Give attribution

If you’re using a track with a Creative Commonslicense, you must credit the artist in your video’s description. To generate attribution info you can use:

1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
2. From the left menu, select Audio Library.
3. Find the track you want to use.
   • Note: To browse all music with a Creative Commons license, click the filter bar Attribution required.
4. In the "License type" column, click the Creative Commons icon .
5. In the pop-up window, click Copy to copy the attribution text. You can now paste this info in your video’s description.

If you want to find music that has a standard YouTube Audio Library license that doesn’t require attribution, click the filter barAttribution not required.

Monetize your video

If you're in the YouTube Partner Program, you can monetize videos with music and sound effects from theAudio Library.

Copyright-safe music and sound effects downloaded from theAudio Library won'tbe claimed by a rights holder through the Content IDsystem.

Learn more about what kind of content you can monetize.