Royalty-Free Music
At Envato Elements, our royalty-free music library includes 116,000+ music tracks covering a range of genres, categories, and styles. Whether you’re a YouTuber, podcaster, marketer, or business professional, you can access the entire library and enjoy unlimited downloads with a single monthly or annual subscription.
What is Royalty-Free Music?
If you’re working on a video or podcast using audio, you need to understand royalty-free music.
Royalties are the fees a creator is entitled to each time their work is used. Royalty-free music is music that you only have to pay for once—you pay a one-off cost for the license via a third party and are entitled to use the track as many times as the license allows. Importantly, the original creator of the music track still owns the copyright.
Benefits of Royalty-Free Music
Peace of mind
Professional quality
Save time
Choice
Save money
Reuse with ease
Who Uses Royalty-Free Music?
YouTube has strict copyright rules and a Content ID system for monitoring copyright breaches. Royalty-free music allows YouTubers to create compelling video content with confidence.
Podcasters
Create brand recognition, transition between segments, and set the tone of your podcast with access to a library of high-quality royalty-free music. A must-have for the modern podcaster!
Video Makers
Video making is a complex process. Royalty-free music is just one way to make production easier, and it’ll help your video stand out—whether it’s on a website, social media, or TV screen.
Marketers
Music is an important marketing tool, and marketers rely on royalty-free music tracks to enhance and emphasize social media posts, product promos, brand videos, ads, and more.
Trending Music Tracks
Free Royalty-Free Music Tracks
Explore Envato Elements’ monthly free files or visit MixKit to download free creator-safe music tracks.
How to Use Royalty-Free Music
Finding the right music can be a daunting process—not only do the genre, style, and tempo have to suit your project, but you’ll need to ensure you have permission to use the track for your intended purpose. This is why so many creators use royalty-free music.
Using royalty-free music from Envato Elements is easy. Find the perfect track for your video, podcast, or presentation, hit download, and allocate the song to a project in your account. Once you’ve downloaded the track, it will be saved in your downloads folder, where you’ll also be able to access the license. If a copyright claim pops up on YouTube, Spotify, or other websites, you’ll be able to clear it quickly using this certificate.
If you want to reuse a music track for another project, simply visit your Downloads and register the song again for a different end-use—it’s a quick and easy process, but it means you’ll be covered if a copyright claim arises.
How to Choose the Right Music For a Video
1. Evoke a mood
2. Know your audience
Choosing the right track is impossible without first understanding your audience. Research your target demographic and genres they enjoy, and consider when and where they’ll watch your video. You might also consider the type of music generally chosen for videos in your niche.
3. Consider your brand
4. Check your license
Royalty-Free Music Tutorials
Royalty-Free Music Collections
Be inspired by the most dramatic and cinematic music tracks on Envato Elements and AudioJungle. There’s something for every filmmaker on this list.
FAQs
Is royalty-free music the same as copyright-free music?
No. Royalty-free music is copyrighted by the original content creator or owner of the track. Copyright-free music is music that can be used freely by anyone. However, it’s essential to check carefully before downloading, as using copyrighted music without permission can lead to legal issues.
Can I use Envato Elements music on YouTube?
Yes! When you download audio tracks from Envato Elements, you’ll be covered by our simple license, which allows you to use music tracks on YouTube and other commercial purposes.
Is royalty-free music copyrighted?
Yes, royalty-free music is copyrighted by the original composer or owner of the track.
Can royalty-free music be used commercially?
Depending on the license, yes. All Envato Elements’ music tracks are covered by one simple license, which allows you to use them for commercial purposes.
Can you sample royalty-free music?
This depends on your final project. You cannot sample royalty-free music to create a new music track; however, you may be able to use royalty-free music samples to form part of a larger project—for example, a video, podcast, or business presentation.
Do you have to pay for royalty-free music?
Some websites, like MixKit, do offer a small selection of free royalty-free music tracks. If you’re after a broader range of music tracks, you will generally have to pay a fee to download and use music. This could be a one-off fee, like when purchasing royalty-free music tracks from marketplaces like AudioJungle, or a monthly subscription when purchasing from a creative subscription like Envato Elements.
How to check if music is royalty-free
Always make sure you’re downloading music from a library that’s clearly labeled “royalty-free.” If you’re unsure, read through the FAQs of the website and download a copy of the license to ensure you’re allowed to use the track for your intended purpose.
How to credit royalty-free music
You generally don’t have to credit royalty-free music; however, many creators choose to do so. If you want to credit royalty-free music, the best way is to include “Music:” with a link to the music track or “Music: Song Title from Envato Elements” or similar.
Used With Royalty-Free Music
Types of Royalty-Free Music
Working on a specific creative project? Explore royalty-free music for a variety of purposes below.
Why Creators Love Envato Elements
Loads of great stock photography, graphic templates, video templates, music, sound FX, and so much more for a very reasonable price. By far, the most value I get from a subscription service.
Mike, Executive Creative Director
Creativity needs multiple elements to bring an idea to life. Envato has endless elements and, therefore, endless possibilities to be creative. From 3D to typography to video to music, this has allowed me to vastly increase my ideation, workflow, and creative execution for my clients and my own creative identity. Envato is a ‘must-have’ creative tool!
Craig, Creative Director / Consultant
Envato Elements has everything I need to produce amazing content every day as a musician and web designer! And honestly, I am inspired every time I log into Elements by all the awesome content creators.
William, Freelance Content Creator
Why You'll Love Envato Elements
Simple licensing
All music tracks are covered by one simple license, so you can use them with confidence.
Unlimited downloads
When we say unlimited, we mean it. Enjoy access to our complete library of royalty-free music.
New tracks added daily
Deliver fresh, on-trend projects with access to our ever-growing library of music tracks.
Premium quality
Our royalty-free music tracks are professionally composed by expert musicians.
