Foley sound effects
Foley sounds and practical real-world effects for editors, sound designers, podcasters, and scene-building workflows. 670 sounds.
Most downloaded foley sounds
Top 30Casual footsteps walking on cement pavement in a parking lot·birds, casual
Very loud binaural metal crash from thrown objects·anger, angry
Footsteps in boots walking on concrete·boot, boots
Sharp air cut whoosh from bamboo stick swing·air, attack
Single footstep with heels on a wooden floor·foley, footstep
1911 pistol being reloaded and cocked·1911, clip
Looping military-style boots marching on concrete·army, boot
Footsteps crunching along a gravel path.·ambient, crunch
Metallic car collision impact with bass-heavy crunch·anger, angry
Several different laughs, chuckles, and giggles from various people·chuckle, chuckling
Six mono footsteps crunching on gravel and dirt·crunch, dirt
Foley recording of sleeve cloth rustling·cloth, foley
Loud interior door being opened and closed·close, closing
Electronic computing and calculating process sounds·ai, artificial
Footsteps walking on a dirt and gravel path·crunch, dirt
Foley-performed horse galloping hoofbeats on hard ground·animal, creature
Wind chimes chiming over an extended period indoors·background, chime
Wet squelching blood spray sound from squeezed ketchup bottle·blood, foley
Binaural footsteps running closer down a hallway on wooden floor·floor, foley
Foley bird wing flapping layered together·bird, flap
Assorted sincere laughing from a man with chuckles·chuckle, chuckling
Heavy boxing punch impact from a processed leather glove whip·bang, bass
Extremely irritating high-pitched squeak from an office item·annoying, creak
People chatting conversationally at a party·atmos, chatter
Low electrical hum and buzz of a fluorescent lightbulb·bulb, fluorescent
Foley of getting in and out of bed with fabric and sheet rustling·bed, foley
Walking in High Heels for walking scenes or game movement.·boots, concrete
A woman in high heels runs a few steps then slows to a walk in a marble hall.·feet, female
Alternate version of a running away sound effect, gradually fading.·feet, foley
Walking Metal for walking scenes or game movement.·boom, city
Lots of Sounds API
Get foley sounds 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 "tags=foley" \
--data-urlencode "limit=10"Questions
- What can I use foley sounds for?
- Foley sounds and practical real-world effects for editors, sound designers, podcasters, and scene-building workflows. Common use cases include real-world interactions, scene realism, podcasts, editorial sound design.
- 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.
- Can I search these sounds from code?
- Yes. The REST API and the MCP server support keyword search with tag, category, and duration filters. API and MCP access to the full catalog needs a Pro or Enterprise API key.