Use music and sound effects from the Audio Library

In the Audio Library in YouTube Studio, you can find royalty-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-hand menu, select Audio Library.

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

Search the Audio Library

Find music

In the Music tab, use 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 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 favourite tracks by clicking the star icon next to the track title. To see a list of your favourite 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 an MP3 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 Commons  licence, 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-hand menu, select Audio Library.
3. Find the track that you want to use.
   • Note: To browse all music with a Creative Commons licence, click the filter bar  Attribution required.
4. In the 'Licence 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 into your video's description.

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

Monetise your video

If you're in the YouTube Partner Programme, you can monetise videos with music and sound effects from the Audio Library.

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

 Learn more about what kind of content you can monetise.