Free SFX / Free Sound Effects

This web site provides free sound effects that you are able to use in any commercial, non-commercial, broadcast multimedia/audio visual production.

What do we get in return? 
You must credit freesfx.co.uk if you use our sound effects or music in your project. How you do this is up to you but please make sure that you include our website URL in your credit.

What do we offer?
More than 4,500 individual sound effects files, all fully catalogued so you can search or browse through our sound effect categories to find what you need. And we aren't just sitting back to let it ride.  We are still curating and adding new sounds to the site every month.

More than 850 music tracks in a variety of styles from Comedy to Patriotic.

You can use these free sounds in films, television programs and commercials, radio programs and commercials, public service announcements.  You can make money by using these sounds in games or apps; on web sites, in blogs or podcasts. Check out our End User License (link below) for full details.

There are some restrictions in how you can use our sound effects and music, but they all make sense.  You can't claim them as your own or distribute to other folks. You can't use the sounds in isolation; they must be mixed into other audio or visual elements in your project.  But you can use them for a live theatrical performance, for instance if there is creaking door or a thunder roll that occurs offstage. That would be a perfect live performance use for our sounds. You can read all about this in our End User License (link below).

What Are Sound Effects?

We think of sound effects as falling into 4 main categories: isolated sounds, specialty effects, foley sounds and background sounds.

Isolated Sounds
Isolated sounds include the sounds of everyday items like doorbells, car horns and telephone rings. These are the real and specific sounds that you hear such as dogs barking, guns firing, doors slamming and car tires screeching during a car chase.

Specialty Effects
Specialty effects include sounds that are designed to be used for objects and places that exist only in our imaginations. You might use special effects in cartoon, fantasy and science fiction productions.  They would enhance the production by creating a special sound for a space transporter, the magic of a genie's brass lamp, or for gigantic purple people eater cartoon animals.

Foley Sounds
Foley sounds are crucial for motion picture and television productions; sometimes the use of Foley sounds is called audio sound replacement. The magic of Foley places footsteps into a film soundtrack – recreates the rattle of a coffee cup being put down on a table – provides the realistic rustle of clothing and the ever popular punch in the face.  These and many other sounds must be dubbed during post production on the film's soundtrack in order to be heard by the audience. They are named after Jack Foley – a pioneer in the sound replacement field.

Background Sounds
Background sounds, or ambience tracks, provide the basic environment for a production. These sounds provide all of the subtle atmosphere that makes the film-goer or binge-watcher really feel like he is in a courtroom, a church, a train station, a thunderstorm or a jungle.

Freesfx.co.uk provides all of these sounds to you for your use in productions, games, live performances and more.  Just credit our site in return.