Resource library · Sound effects
Freesound
Collaborative database of sound effects and samples under Creative Commons licences; downloading requires a free account.
- Free, with trade-offs
- the web
Overview
Freesound is a sound library, available on the web.
Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.
Excerpts that establish this information
- “Collaborative database of sound effects and samples under Creative Commons licences; downloading requires a free account.” — official page, 10 November 2026
At a glance
Freesound is free, with trade-offs (account, ads, data or attribution) detailed below.
Its licence could not be established at the source: check the terms on the official website.
Licences vary from one work to another: check each file’s licence.
591,898 works indexed by Openverse.
Plans and conditions
- Free content: the free library can be used without paying, under the publisher’s licence.
- Attribution required: credit the author or publisher.
Weaknesses
- Account required
Sources and checks
- Facts collected from freesound.org (account, free status) —
- Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits) —
- Facts collected from Openverse (credit card, limits, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
- Last technical check: 6 November 2026
- Description from freesound.org — Résumé éditorial LicitPro
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