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High-quality sound effects for any project

Unlock your creative potential with unlimited access to our full catalogue. One subscription gives you the creative freedom to use 250,000+ royalty-free sound effects and 55,000+ music tracks, so you can create without limits.

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Frequently asked questions

Are Epidemic Sound’s sound effects free of use?

Once you choose a plan, you can use our sound effects everywhere you want! Just make sure you connect your Epidemic Sound subscription to your YouTube channel, then you don't need to worry about copyright claims.

Can I download as many sound effects as I want?

Yes, you can! You have an unlimited amount of downloads, so check out our catalog of 700+ sound effect categories and 250,000+ tracks to get started

Where can I get free sound effects?

With an Epidemic Sound account, you can download as many sound effects as you want. Start a free trial anytime, and browse for sound effects in our catalog of 250,000+ tracks. Just make sure you have an active subscription if you plan to publish our sound effects on your different content channels

On what platforms can I use Epidemic Sound sound effects?

Soundtracking with Epidemic Sound means you can publish sound effects in your content anywhere online, across all platforms. For example, on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or your podcast, to name a few. To avoid copyright claims, make sure you connect the channels you publish on with your Epidemic Sound account — this step is known as safelisting

Can I use sound effects for commercial use?

Yes, you’re allowed to use our royalty-free sound effects for commercial purposes, as long as you adhere to our terms and conditions and have a valid subscription in place, i.e. a Pro or Enterprise plan

How do you add sound effects to a video?

If you want to add sound effects to a video you’ll need an audio file and your favorite video editor. If you’re unsure which video editing software to choose, check out our article about the best video editing apps and software.

Epidemic Sound, for example, allows you to download your sound effects in MP3 so that you can easily import them into your video editor and immediately place them where they need to be!

Can I add sound to a video on my phone?

You definitely can! There’s plenty of video editors that you can use on mobile and now you can even download sound effects through our app on both iOS and Android.

When it comes to video editors for mobile, we like iMovie for iOS and PowerDirector for Android.