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Royalty-free music

100k+ royalty-free music tracks, growing every day. Background music for YouTube, podcasts, ads and social videos, including Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas collections. Listen free. MP3 & WAV downloads come with Pro and Premium.

The whole library in random order, nonstop.

Make your own version

Need another length or feel? Describe the track and change the instruments, tempo or mood.

Free credits when you sign up · generation uses your account balance · custom tracks follow your plan’s license.

How to choose music for your video

Royalty-free, copyright-free, no-copyright

Royalty-free means you pay no per-play or per-view fees for music you are licensed to use. “Copyright-free” and “no copyright music” usually mean the same thing in practice, but almost no modern music is actually free of copyright — including this library. What matters is the license: here, listening is free, and downloads on Pro and Premium cover personal and commercial use with no credit needed.

Pick by job, then by feel

Start with where the video is going — YouTube, a podcast, an ad, a wedding film — then narrow by mood. A calm track under a tutorial and a calm track under a wedding film want different instruments.

Keep it under the voice

Background music should sit 12–18 dB below speech. Sparse arrangements — solo piano, pads, a single guitar — stay out of the way of a voice better than busy ones at the same volume.

When the library runs out

If nothing here is the right length or feel, describe the track and generate it with Sonilo, or upload your video and let Sonilo score it to the cut. Custom tracks follow your plan’s license.

Royalty-free music FAQ

Is this music free to download?

Listening is free, with no account. MP3 and WAV downloads come with Pro and Premium, and cover commercial use too, such as monetized videos, ads (including paid ad campaigns), client work, apps and games.

What does royalty-free mean here?

You pay no per-play or per-view royalties for a track you are licensed to use. It does not mean copyright-free: the tracks are covered by the library license on this page.

Is this no-copyright music?

No, and very little music is. The tracks are copyrighted and licensed to you royalty-free: no fees per play or per view and no credit needed. Listening is free; downloads on Pro and Premium cover personal and commercial use. That license is what lets you use them safely.

Can I use this music in YouTube videos?

Yes, with Pro or Premium. Downloads on those plans cover personal and monetized videos, ads, sponsors and memberships included.

Will I get a Content ID claim on YouTube?

Sonilo does not register library tracks with YouTube Content ID, so the track itself should not trigger a claim. If a claim appears anyway, dispute it and link the track page as your license.

Do I need to credit Sonilo?

No. Library tracks need no credit or attribution, on any plan. You can still mention Sonilo if you like.

Can I get a track at a different length or in a different style?

Yes — describe it and generate it with Sonilo’s text-to-music, or upload a video and let Sonilo score it. New accounts get free credits; custom tracks follow your plan’s license.

License

Listen to every track in this library for free. Downloading a track comes with Pro and Premium, and covers personal and commercial use: ads (including paid ad campaigns), client work, and monetized or sponsored content, with no revenue cap. Sonilo does not register library tracks with YouTube Content ID. On Pro and above you can also get a license certificate for any track here. Use a track only as part of a larger work of your own. You may not sell, share or give away the files on their own, bundle them into sound, sample or music packs, or upload them to other stock or library sites.

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