Household sound effects
Free CC0 household sound effects for games, apps, videos, and podcasts. 17 sounds.
Most downloaded household sounds
Traditional rotary telephone with mechanical bell ringer·household, ring
Single doorbell chime ringing once·bell, chimes
Simple door being closed shut·close, closed
A wooden door opening with a high-pitched creak followed by a lower pitch as it slows.·creak, door
The main door to a block of flats closing for office scenes or coding montages.·apartment, close
A simple home door closing, recorded from inside for scene transitions or room entries.·close, closing
Sound resembling the TARDIS noise, created by opening and closing a sliding glass shower door.·close, closing
An old door being opened and closed, recorded with a shotgun microphone.·close, closing
The front door of a flat closing Ch1=Mid, Ch2=Side, Ch3=Shotgun mic for office scenes or coding montages.·apartment, close
The main door to a block of flats closing for office scenes or coding montages.·apartment, close
Door Flat Close Int Block for office scenes or coding montages.·apartment, close
The front door of a flat closing hard for office scenes or coding montages.·apartment, close
The front door of a flat closing softly for office scenes or coding montages.·apartment, close
The front door of a flat closing hard for office scenes or coding montages.·apartment, close
Process of pressing down toaster mechanism for video edits or game punctuation.·electrical-hum, foley
This is the sound of a beginner chopping vegetables on a wooden cutting board for combat hits or fantasy scenes.·beginner, chopping
Boiling Water Chopping Kitchen for combat hits or fantasy scenes.·ambient, background
Lots of Sounds API
Get household 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=household" \
--data-urlencode "limit=10"Questions
- What are household sounds used for?
- Household sounds are commonly used in apps, games, videos, podcasts, and interactive media projects.
- 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.