Audio & music

Tools to record, compose and edit audio, plus libraries of music and sound effects. Licences vary a lot between audio sites, so each listing shows whether attribution is needed.

Audacity

Audio & music

A free, open-source audio editor for recording and cleaning up sound.

  • Free
  • Open source
  • Good for beginners

OpenGameArt

Game assets

A community library of free art, music and sound for games.

  • Free resource
  • Good for beginners

BeepBox

Audio & music

Make chiptune music in your browser in minutes.

  • Free
  • Open source
  • Good for beginners

Bfxr

Audio & music

Generate retro sound effects with a click.

  • Free
  • Good for beginners

Freesound

Audio & music

A huge collaborative library of sound recordings.

  • Free resource
  • Good for beginners

Incompetech

Audio & music

Royalty-free music by Kevin MacLeod, free with credit.

  • Free
  • Good for beginners

LMMS

Audio & music

A free, open-source music studio for making game soundtracks.

  • Free
  • Open source
  • Good for beginners

Sonniss GDC audio bundle

Audio & music

Free, royalty-free sound-effect bundles released every year.

  • Free
  • Good for beginners

ZzFX

Audio & music

A tiny JavaScript sound-effect generator for web games.

  • Free
  • Open source
  • Good for beginners

REAPER

Audio & music

An affordable, powerful audio workstation.

  • Paid

itch.io game assets

Game assets

Free and paid asset packs from independent creators.

  • Free + paid plans
  • Good for beginners

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