Foley and everyday sounds
Doors, footsteps, bells, cars, and metal hits for believable real-world scenes. 2,227 free CC0 sounds.
Most downloaded foley & everyday
Top 30Explosion made from white noise and mic blowing with reverb·bang, boom
Car crash sound effect layered from glass, grit, and metallic sources·car, cinematic
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
Large interior door with metal doorknob opening at normal pace·door, dorm
Indoor footsteps walking on a floor surface·feet, floor
Quick double ding of a small service bell·bell, cartoon
Casual footsteps walking on cement pavement in a parking lot·birds, casual
Car engine starting up·automobile, car
Short version of an alarm clock beeping·alarm, alarm-clock
Interior ambience while driving a car through city streets·bumps, car
Car starting, speeding up, skidding, and crashing in sequence·automobile, car
Remixed cash register sound with bell and coin jingle·bell, ca-ching
Traditional rotary telephone with mechanical bell ringer·household, ring
Simple knocking on a door·door, knock
Very loud binaural metal crash from thrown objects·anger, angry
Footsteps walking on tile floor·floor, foot
Footsteps in boots walking on concrete·boot, boots
A car approaching and performing a handbrake turn with screeching tires.·accident, brake
Heavy footsteps of someone running on a hard surface·footsteps, heavy
Sharp air cut whoosh from bamboo stick swing·air, attack
Cinematic car crash fading into a slowing heartbeat·car, cinematic
Single footstep with heels on a wooden floor·foley, footstep
Simple knocking on a wooden door·closed, door
Single car horn honk in urban street traffic·beep, car
Bold cinematic dramatic hit with bass and cymbal impact·abstract, accent
Walking on a forest road with gravel and grass underfoot·feet, foot
A heavy, cinematic jail cell door slamming shut with a metallic boom.·boom, cell
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- What is foley?
- Foley is the everyday sound of a scene, such as footsteps, doors, and objects. Editors add it so video and games sound real.
- 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.