Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to FreeSound

Huge database of free audio snippets, samples, + recordings

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. FreeSound launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Free Music Archive▲101

   Interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads

   2015 · freemusicarchive.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SoundHound 8.0▲129

   Music discovery, identification, & voice-controlled player

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Converse Sample Library▲122

   Over 11,000 audio samples free for artists

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TinyRave▲66

   SoundCloud for JavaScript Audio

   2016 · tinyrave.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Audioknot▲114

   A curated audio feed for entrepreneurs

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   AudioSet by Google▲156

   A massive dataset of manually annotated audio events

   2017 · research.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Vound▲63

   Create & share extraordinary audio moments.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   UseMySound▲137

   Free music every week for videos, ads, games & podcasts

   2020 · usemysound.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   NOISESUPPLY▲125

   Pandora for SoundCloud

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10MA
    Music Audio Search Engine Using OpenAI's Embeddings on GPT Descriptions▲92

    I am excited to announce a new tool for music producers and audio enthusiasts - a music audio search engine. With just a simple description of the groove you're looking for, our semantic search engine will output the most similar audio in seconds. I used the Freesound.org API to upload over 3,000 grooves to MongoDB, and combined all the relevant data such as tags, title, description, BPM, etc. into OpenAI's Text-Davinci to generate a unique description of each sound. I then embedded these descriptions using the Ada Embeddings Model and inserted them into Pinecone DB vector database, making…

    2023 · muzic-sage.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Audulus▲160

    A universe of sound at your fingertips

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Soound▲82

    Crowdsourcing platform for the music industry

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SoundHop▲112

    Throwback with a Spotify playlist of hits 🎧⏰

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dev Tones▲165

    Professional royalty-free sounds for your app

    2014 · rcptones.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Audioblocks▲121

    Download royalty-free production, sound effects & loops

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SoundRad▲73

    A radically simpler & faster SoundCloud player

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    BENSOUND▲6

    Royalty-free music for use with sites, apps & social media

    2016 · bensound.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sample Focus▲101

    The easiest way to find the perfect audio sample

    2016 · samplefocus.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    VOX Free Music▲101

    Get access to the World of Music for free

    2016 · freemusic.vox.rocks · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SoundShroud▲75

    De-clutter your SoundCloud stream. Get rid of those reposts.

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    narrated.org▲144

    Great audio articles you didn't know existed

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Singular▲64

    Mapping the World's Sounds

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Soundcloud Wall▲111

    Discover new music faster

    2014 · karan.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Leaf.fm▲112

    Millions of songs for free and exclusive access to artists

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →