CC0 · free for commercial use
Free sound effects library
Lots of Sounds has 12,430 free sound effects for videos, games, apps, and streams. Every sound is CC0: use it commercially, with no attribution required.
Most popular sounds
12,430 soundsBamboo stick whoosh through the air·air, attack
Birds singing on a pleasant spring day·birds, singing
Explosion made from white noise and mic blowing with reverb·bang, boom
Rain and thunder during a thunderstorm·lightning, rain
Car crash sound effect layered from glass, grit, and metallic sources·car, cinematic
Soft gentle wind ambience blowing·air, ambiance
Deep cinematic ambient drone atmosphere·ambiance, ambience
School bell ringing loudly·bell, ring
Interior door being opened and closed with a mild shut·close, closing
Rubber tires braking and squeaking on pavement from various vehicles·bike, brakes
Police car siren wailing on a city street·car, cop
Steady rhythmic heartbeat recorded with a stethoscope·beat, drama
Large interior door with metal doorknob opening at normal pace·door, dorm
Raw spring bird recording with warbler, sparrow, and geese·ambiance, ambience
Clicky mechanical keyboard being typed on·clicking, keyboard
Very low-frequency heartbeat requiring a subwoofer to hear properly·beat, heart
Single heavy punch impact sound effect·boom, jab
Single seagull calling on a beach·beach, gull
Indoor footsteps walking on a floor surface·feet, floor
Quick double ding of a small service bell·bell, cartoon
Slashing bamboo swoosh for weapon attacks·air, attack
DJ vinyl rewind and stop effect building tension before a drop·disc, dj
One-second bleep tone for censoring words in audio·alphabet, american
Casual footsteps walking on cement pavement in a parking lot·birds, casual
Large Baltic Sea waves crashing onto the shore·autumn, beach
Loud single punch impact sound·fighting, hit
Mechanical spinning woosh sound·machine, mechanical
Quick lip pop sound like a cork from a wine bottle·cork, pop
Hard punch hitting someone in the face·body, face
Creepy loopable violin creating horror tension·ambience, broken
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Lots of Sounds API
Get sound effects from code
Search the full CC0 catalog from your app, game or AI agent with the REST API or the MCP server.
curl
curl -G https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds \
-H "x-api-key: $LOS_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode "q=whoosh" \
--data-urlencode "limit=10"Questions
- What is Lots of Sounds?
- Lots of Sounds is a free library of CC0 sound effects with a soundboard, browser audio tools, a REST API, and an MCP server for AI agents.
- Can I use these sounds commercially?
- Yes. Every sound is CC0: free for personal and commercial use, with no attribution required. A credit link to lotsofsounds.com is appreciated but optional.
- How do I download a sound?
- Open any sound to preview it for free. Sign in to a Lots of Sounds account to download MP3 files.