Best Royalty-Free Music Sites Every Youtuber And Video Creator Should Know

Finding free, legal music for your online videos can be difficult. As an online video creator you want the perfect soundtrack for your video masterpieces, but you also want to make sure that you don't break any copyright laws. After all, there's nothing more frustrating then working hard on a video only to have YouTube take it down because of a music copyright violation. Luckily there are some great sources online where you can find the perfect music for your video project.

There's a difference between free music for YouTube videos and royalty free music. Free music is where you can just download the music for free, but it's not necessarily free to use. You might face copyright issues. Whereas copyright free music means it's just free of any royalty fees. You have to just once, to buy it, or get it free from other resources. Once you buy/get the track, you can use it for free in a video, without being charged for the music per a number of views.

Basically, free royalty free music online resources offer music that is:

• Completely free to download and use.
• No licenses to purchase.
• You can use for commercial purpose.

As you can monetize your video, and make money off their music for free. Though some sources require you to credit their music in the video description or the end slate.

We have listed down sites that offer you:

• Free royalty free tracks
• A searchable music library
• Easy attribution process
• A plethora of-of tracks, genres, and moods to choose from.

So here are the 10 best sites to download royalty free Music for youTubers and videos creator.

Beatpick
Beatpick offers a great selection of licensed music and if you are using it in a non-commercial or non-profit production it's free. Once you've chosen a song that you want to use, click on "License Song" and choose "Non Commercial projects."

ccMixter
ccMixter is a community music site where you can find tons of music that falls under the Creative Commons license. The site lets you listen to music, sample music, create mashups and more. Just keep in mind that some creative commons licenses may require that you give credit to the source within your video.

DanoSongs
Dan-O is a composer that offers his original songs for free download at DanoSongs.com. You can use his songs for free in your project provided you link to his site or credit him in your video.

Free Soundtrack Music
FreeSoundtrackMusic.com provides exactly what it advertises – royalty-free tracks for use in films, YouTube videos, games or other multimedia productions. Some of the music on the site does cost money. However, a lot of it is labeled as "FREE" and can be easily downloaded and added to your video production.

Incompetech
Incompetech is one of go-to places for great royalty free music. The site was created by composer Kevin MacLeod and has tons of music, categorized by genre and feel. In the site's FAQ you'll see that the music on the site is free to use for your video soundtrack. Kevin just asks that you place a credit within the video.

Musopen
Musopen is another free site that, like Public Domain 4U, provides music that has the copyright expired. On the site's about page they say, "We provide recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions." At Musopen you can browse music by composer, performer, instrument, period or form. Musopen is great, especially if you are looking for classical music for your video.

Moby Gratis
If you want to use music by a well-known artist without paying licensing fees then check out Moby Gratis. At MobyGratis.com, Moby provides doe of his music for free download and use. The music is free to use, provided your film is non-commercial or non-profit.

PacDV
PacDV offers free music and sound effects. The tracks are free to use in your video, film, audio and multimedia projects. All they ask is that if you use their tracks you link back to their site or list them in your credits.

Partners In Rhyme
Partners In Rhyme has got all sorts of great stuff, from free music loops to sound effects, midi files and more. Some of the royalty free music on Partners In Rhyme costs money, but they've got a selection of free music loops and full-length tracks for free download as well.

Public Domain 4U
When content falls into the public domain it means that there are no longer any intellectual property rights attached to them, either because the rights have expired or been forfeited. Public domain music, video and other content can be used in any way, including in your online videos. Public Domain 4U is a great site for finding public domain music downloads. A lot of the music is old (music from the early 1900s is now in the public domain if copyright was never renewed), but there is also more modern music that is free with artist permission.

YouTube Audio Library
Most popular source for getting audio files from YouTube’s free music library.Music, sound effects that can be added straight away to your videos on YouTube, or download them to work offline.
Hundreds of royalty-free music tracks and sound effects, searchable and can be filtered by genre, instrument, mood, duration, and attribution.
Make sure you check if attribution is required. If it is then credit the artist in your video description.

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Google is retiring its web-based YouTube editor, here are the best alternative free video editing apps

In September 2017, the free video editor at YouTube.com/editor will "go away," according to a YouTube Help Forum post by a Community Manager. The web-based editor allowed people to edit as many as 50 clips, 500 images, sound, titles, and transitions, to create up to an hour-long video. The video editor is being "retired" due to "limited usage," the post said.

The post suggested that there are "many free and paid third-party editing tools available," but omits names or links to replacement options.

So, if you need an alternative to the YouTube.com/editor, here are a few free options.

Alternative free video editing apps
Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS all offer excellent video editing alternatives.

People with iOS or macOS devices may switch to iMovie, a moderately powerful option, which Apple made available free to users on these platforms in April 2017. That same month, Apple also released the excellent Clips app for iOS that lets you record and edit short videos with minimal work. (YouTube's own YouTube Capture app for iOS, includes basic editing capabilities, but as of July 2017, the most recent update to the app was in 2013.)

Android users might try FilmoraGo or VivaVideo, both of which are free, with paid upgrade options. YouTube's own Android app includes trim and filter editing capabilities as well.

Windows or Linux users can choose from several open source video editors, such as OpenShot or Shotcut. And those are just two of the more powerful options. Many other video editing apps, like Lightworks, offer basic capabilities for free with paid upgrades for more features.

Web video editing

For people who need a free, web-based video editing solution, there are fewer options.

WeVideo works on the web, as well as on Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS, and delivers the ability to edit up to 4K video. However, the free plan limits you to five minutes of published video at 480p resolution per month, with paid plans starting at $59.88 per user per year. The company also offers a one-time fee for higher resolution video publishing, as well as special pricing for schools.

Another web-based video editor, Stupeflix, offers the ability to assemble and edit a series of video, photos, titles, maps, and transitions. The free version imposes a 20-minute maximum video length. Educators can apply for Stupeflix for Education, to give up to 100 students the ability to create videos at 360p resolution. (Stupeflix is owned by GoPro, which also offers the Quik editor for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS.)

Problematic for Chromebook users

Despite the aforementioned options, the withdrawal of the YouTube Video Editor feels like a snub to Chromebook owners—and educational users, in particular. None of the free browser-based video editing options I see match the YouTube Video Editor's capabilities. If you want equal—or better—features, you'll need to pay. Educators who used the YouTube editor to teach basic video editing on a Chromebook can choose low resolutions, limited times, or pay. (Note: In the long-term, Android video-editing apps may work well on Chrome OS, but most Chromebooks deployed in July 2017 don't support Android apps.)

From the point of view of YouTube, I understand the decision. Billions of people view video every day. Fewer upload video to YouTube. Of people who share video, only a tiny percentage use the web-based editor. It doesn't make sense to maintain a tool few people use. Developer resources are better used on other efforts. So, drop the YouTube.com/editor.

But, the killing of the YouTube editor strikes me as a significant snub to Chromebook users. Is there no other group within Google that sees a browser-based video editor as useful? I could see a browser-based video editor as a core app in either Google Classroom or G Suite. Why not take the opportunity to create (or acquire) an even more powerful collaborative, browser-based video editing tool?

I expect the use of video to increase in the future. And I had expected the use of Chromebooks to increase in the future, too. Yet this move seems to say that Google doesn't value the Chromebook owners who might use a Chromebook to edit video. I hope that changes. (Andy Wolber/techrepublic.com)

YouTube Has a New Look, The Most Comprehensive Revamps in Recent History

YouTube, one of the largest websites on the internet has rolled out one of the most comprehensive revamps in recent history. According to a blog post on the official YouTube blog, the company has detailed that this revamp is rolling out in parts.

The first major change rolling out for users is a redesigned YouTube app for mobile devices. The blog post is a compilation of all the changes that YouTube has been working on over last few months. The company stated that it will 'bring a new level of functionality and a more consistent look across' mobile and desktop layouts of the websites.

The revamped YouTube app includes a clean design language, gestures that can move the video around along with the ability to perform functionalities like rewind or fast-forward. YouTube is also adding the ability to control the playback speed of videos for mobile app with this revamp. All the changes in the YouTube app may already be visible for some YouTube users as the company has been rolling out these updates for a few months now for a select amount of users.

It is working on 'new ways' where all videos will seamlessly change their shape to match the video format which users are using to watch the video. This means that the videos will change between vertical, horizontal or square orientations, depending on how you are viewing the video to provide you with the best viewing experience without any need to fiddle around in the phone. The company has also added a row of suggested videos while you are watching the video in full screen to ensure that you can discover the suggested videos without leaving the full screen mode.

Moving to the desktop side of YouTube, the company is rolling out its Material Design revamp for Desktop to everyone. The company claims that material design ensures that the look is simple, fresh and intuitive with content as the focal point in the entire experience. This means that everyone will be able to use the Dark Theme as part of Material design rollout.

Last but not the least, the company has also updated its iconic logo to match the 'multi-screen world' and 'flexible design' that will work across all these screens. (source: firstpost.com)