18.1
Soundstripe offers royalty-free music, sound effects, and video licensing for creative projects.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
Best Stock Music Libraries in 2026
Stock music libraries help you find music and related audio for video, podcasts, and other media projects, with licensing terms to consider alongside the catalog. Compare catalog size and licensing model, including client work licenses and perpetual usage rights. AI-generated music, stem downloads, and included SFX can also matter to your production process. Soundstripe, RouteNote, and TuneTank are among the entries…
28.0
RouteNote distributes music to digital stores chosen by artists and labels.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
37.8
YouTube is a service for discovering, watching, and sharing videos and other content, as well as a platform for creators and advertisers.
AndroidiOSWeb
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AudioSparx
AndroidiOSWeb7.2$34.95 one-time - 5
Artlist Music
Artlist Music is a subscription service for royalty-free music, with licensing for projects from social media to worldwide commercial use.
WebAPIExtensionmacOS6.7 - 6
Bensound
Bensound is a web-based library of royalty-free music and sound effects for creative projects.
Free planWeb6.7From $119 a year - 7
Jamendo Licensing
Jamendo Licensing is a paid music-licensing service for online videos, advertising, films, and in-store background music.
AndroidiOSWeb6.7From €89 a year - 8
Scott Buckley Music
Scott Buckley Music is a web library of production music for filmmakers, game designers, and media artists.
Free planWeb6.7A$40 one-time - 9
Sonoton
Sonoton is a web-based production music search and licensing platform for business users, including commercial and self-employed professionals.
Free planWeb6.7From $1.50 a year - 10
Uppbeat
Uppbeat is a web-based creative resource for music, sound effects, stock video, motion graphics and LUTs.
Free planWeb6.7From $6.99 a month - 11
Audiio
Audiio provides licensed music and sound effects for filmmakers, creators, and other media projects.
AndroidiOSWeb6.6From $14.99 a month - 12
Epidemic Sound
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.6 - 13
Free To Use
Free To Use is a web library of background music that creators can download for their content.
Free planWeb6.6€50 one-time - 14
Sound Ideas
Sound Ideas provides sound effects, production elements and royalty-free music for television, film, games, post-production and interactive media.
WebmacOSWindows6.6From $500 a year - 15
TuneTank
TuneTank is a web service offering royalty-free music and copyright-free sound effects for creators, along with tools for YouTube channels and videos.
Free planWeb6.6From $7 a month - 16
APM Music
APM Music provides a licensed music catalog for creators working in film, TV, advertising, video games, social media, and other fields.
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.4 - 17
Filmstro
Filmstro is a web app and Premiere Pro extension for shaping cinematic music around video edits.
WebExtension6.4From $143 a year - 18
Getty Images
WebAPIExtension6.4$175 one-time - 19
Musicbed
Musicbed connects creatives, agencies, and production companies with music for film, television, and advertising.
AndroidiOSWeb6.4 - 20
iStock
iStock licenses royalty-free photos, illustrations, vectors, and video clips for uses including advertising, websites, presentations, podcasts, and video productions.
WebAPI6.3From $14.99 a month - 21
6.3From $47.88 a year - 22
AKM Music
Web6.2From £86.29 a year - 23
Free Music Archive
Free Music Archive is a web-based library of audio and video that visitors can listen to, download, or stream for free.
Free planWeb6.2Free plan - 24
Melody Loops
Melody Loops offers loopable royalty-free background music that users can preview, license, customize, and download.
Free planWeb6.2Free plan - 25
TunePocket
Web6.2From $99 a year