Working sound effects
Free CC0 working sound effects for games, apps, videos, and podcasts. 6 sounds.
Most downloaded working sounds
Complex astronomical clock gears grinding and running mechanically·clock, gear
Building construction soundscape with hammering, drilling, and machinery·basement, building
Deep masculine grunt as if lifting something heavy·construction, grunt
Camera Shutter Serial Mode for photo moments or montage cuts.·camera, clicks
Socket wrench ratcheting at average speed with variations·changing, crank
Pulling and retracting an old tape measure for video edits or game punctuation.·96khz, cc0
Lots of Sounds API
Get working 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=working" \
--data-urlencode "limit=10"Questions
- What are working sounds used for?
- Working 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.