Incompetech
Incompetech provides Kevin MacLeod’s royalty-free music catalog for projects such as videos, streams, films, games, podcasts, and live productions.
What Incompetech is
Incompetech provides Kevin MacLeod’s royalty-free music catalog for projects such as videos, streams, films, games, podcasts, and live productions. Its free Creative Commons option requires crediting the music, using the site’s generated credits. The FAQ says the music can be used in monetized YouTube videos, streaming sites, and live productions when the creator is credited. A Standard License is offered for uses where attribution is unwanted or not possible, including radio or TV ads, corporate presentations, and on-hold music; its price is not shown. Users may sing over tracks, edit them by cutting or splicing, change their length or compression, or add instruments, while distinguishing their contributions in the credits. Catalog details include titles, duration, instruments, genre, BPM, description, mood, ISRC, and collection. MP3 downloads are identified, and some tracks may have WAV files for an extra charge. The maker says the main-site download includes more than 100 GB of music and related files, including alternate takes, stems, MIDI files, and sheet music. Catalog data is also published as JSON.
Good
- Free Creative Commons option requires credit.
- FAQ permits credited use in monetized YouTube videos.
- Tracks may be edited with contributions credited.
- Catalog data is published as JSON.
- Downloads include alternate takes, stems, and MIDI files.
Watch out
- Standard License price is not shown.
- Some WAV downloads require an extra charge.
- Recordings are copyrighted.
- Sheet music is rarely available.
Who it suits
Incompetech suits creators seeking music for video, streaming, live, or audio projects. The free option is for users willing to credit the music; projects that cannot include attribution may require the Standard License.
Verdict
Incompetech offers a free credited-use route and a separate Standard License for projects without attribution. Review the crediting conditions and license option that fit the intended use.
Plans and prices
From Incompetech's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Commons — Free | Free | Credit the music · Use the site’s generated credits |
| Standard License | Priced on request | For projects where attribution is unwanted or impossible · PayPal payment · Price not shown on the page |
The facts
Each one read from Incompetech's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional assets
- The maker says the main site download includes over 100 GB of music and related downloads, including alternate takes, stems, MIDI files, and sheet music.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Audio formats
- The agent page identifies MP3 download files and says some tracks may have WAV downloads for an extra charge.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Catalog metadata
- The catalog data includes track titles, duration, instruments, genre, BPM, description, mood, ISRC, and collection.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Commercial use
- The FAQ says music can be used in monetized YouTube videos, streaming sites, and live productions if the creator is credited.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Copyright limits
- The FAQ says the recordings are copyrighted, and that sheet music is rarely available.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Users may sing over, chop, splice, compress, lengthen, or add instruments, and must distinguish their contributions in the credits.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker publishes catalog data as JSON and says scripts relying on the site’s data should continue to work.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The FAQ describes use in videos, streams, live productions, films, games, podcasts, and audio productions, subject to its crediting guidance.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Offering
- Incompetech provides Kevin MacLeod’s royalty-free music catalog.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says the site no longer runs Google Ads or site-tracking analytics and has no subscriptions, cookies, or ads.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Search and player
- The maker says the site includes music search and a movable mini-player, and that all pieces appear in search results.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Standard license
- The Standard License is for projects where attribution is unwanted or impossible, including radio or TV ads, corporate presentations, and on-hold music.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The contact page directs music questions to the FAQ and says Kevin MacLeod usually replies to brief emails in a day or two.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Free license
- The Creative Commons option is free and requires crediting the music.checked 4 Oct 2026
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