A good edit is half sound. A title that slides in with a whoosh, a price that lands with a cash register, a counter that ticks up to the final number: these small sounds are what make a video feel finished. They're also the most tedious part of editing, because every one of them has to be found, dragged in and lined up with the right frame.
Animax now does that part for you. Ask for sound effects in the chat and Animax places each one on its moment, across every slide of your video. And since good sound effects are hard to find, we're giving away the library behind the feature: 149 royalty-free sounds you can listen to below and download as a free pack for any project, in Animax or not.
- Sound effects placed automatically on your animations, in five styles
- Any sound you ask for, even one that isn't in the library
- A free pack of 149 sounds: MP3, royalty-free, no attribution, no Content ID
- Listen to every sound on this page, then get the whole pack free with your email
What Is Animax?
Animax is an AI-powered video studio that runs in your browser. You describe what you want in plain language, and Animax builds animated scenes for you: text, images, charts, device mockups, background music, voiceovers and now sound effects, all laid out on an editable timeline.
Sound Effects That Place Themselves
Downloading sound effects is the easy part. Placing them is what takes the time: scrubbing to the exact frame where the title lands, nudging the whoosh so its peak hits the transition, lining up a tick with every number. Do that for a ten-slide video and it eats an afternoon.
In Animax, you ask for it in the chat instead:
Add punchy sound effects
Animax reads the animation timeline of every slide and lands each sound on its moment: a whoosh as a title slides in, a pop when an icon appears, ticking while a number counts up and a cash register when the price lands. It works on animated text, charts and counters, and on the motion inside designed scenes and device mockups.
You choose the style, from subtle for business videos to punchy, playful, cinematic and meme. Each sound becomes its own short clip on the timeline, so you can move, trim, mute or delete any of them, and every sound stays attached to its element: move the element and its sound moves with it.
Want something specific? Just say it:
Add a cash register sound when the price appears
Add a drum roll before the results slide
Make the sound effects quieter
When Animax plans a new video for you, it can ask whether you'd like sound effects and in which style, so they arrive with the slides.
Can't Find a Sound? Animax Makes It
No library has every sound. If you ask for one that isn't in ours, Animax doesn't swap in something close and hope you don't notice. It makes that exact sound for you:
Add a dog bark when the logo appears
A few seconds later the bark is on your timeline, timed so its loudest moment hits as the logo lands. A sound made this way costs a single credit, and it behaves like every other sound: its own clip, attached to its element, easy to move or remove.
Background Music, Voiceovers and Now Sound Effects
Sound effects complete the audio side of Animax. In the same chat you can:
- add background music that fits the mood of the video and spans the whole timeline
- generate a song with vocals from a short brief, or put your own track on the soundtrack
- add an AI voiceover that narrates your slides
- turn speech or lyrics into animated captions and add an audio visualizer
- score the animations with sound effects, from the library or made on demand
All of it stays editable, so changing the music, the voice or a single pop takes one message instead of starting over.
Download the Free Sound Effects Pack
These are the same sounds Animax uses, and they're free for your own projects too: YouTube, TikTok, ads, client work, podcasts, games and apps. No attribution needed. Every file is an MP3, trimmed and loudness-matched so the sounds sit at a similar level.
Get all 149 sound effects as a ZIP
Every sound on this page in one 3.6 MB pack, sorted into folders by category, with the licence included.
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Not sure yet? Open any category below and listen to every sound first.
Whoosh and Transition Sound Effects
Whooshes are the most used sound effect in video editing: they sell a slide transition, a fast zoom or text flying in. Use a soft whoosh for business videos and a fast or heavy one for promos and trailers.
Listen to 20 sounds
- Soft whoosh: Soft, smooth air whoosh passing by, gentle and clean, for a subtle slide transition.
Version 1: 1.0 s
Version 2: 0.6 s
Version 3: 0.7 s - Fast whoosh: Fast, sharp whoosh, a quick air swoosh zipping past from left to right, punchy and clean.
Version 1: 0.8 s
Version 2: 0.5 s
Version 3: 0.7 s - Heavy cinematic whoosh: A deep, powerful rush of air with a low rumble, trailer style.
1.3 s - Swish: Very short swish, a thin quick swipe of air like a stick cutting through the air.
Version 1: 0.2 s
Version 2: 0.4 s
Version 3: 0.5 s - Whip pan: A very fast whoosh ending in a sharp snap, for whip-pan transitions.
0.3 s - Reverse whoosh: Air sucked in and rising fast, cutting off right before a cut or reveal.
0.7 s - Fly-by: Something rushing past from left to right, with a doppler pitch drop.
1.4 s - Phone swipe: A fingertip swiping across a phone screen: a soft, short swish.
0.4 s - Page turn: A paperback page turned by hand: a crisp rustle and a light flap.
0.8 s - Paper slide: A sheet of paper sliding across a wooden desk, a short soft friction sound, close.
0.8 s - Glitch transition: Stuttering digital distortion with data bleeps and static.
0.7 s - Tape rewind: A cassette tape rewinding quickly, high-pitched chattering rewind sound, then it stops with a click.
1.2 s - Zoom in: A short, gentle whoosh rising in pitch, for zooming in.
0.6 s - Zoom out: A smooth whoosh falling in pitch and fading away, like a camera pulling back.
1.4 s
UI Click, Pop and Notification Sounds
Clicks, taps, pops and pings for app demos, screen recordings, icons popping in and chat bubbles. Short, clean and quiet enough to sit under a voiceover.
Listen to 26 sounds
- Pop: A soft, rounded pop for icons and elements popping in.
Version 1: 0.1 s
Version 2: 0.5 s
Version 3: 0.5 s - Bubble pop: A single soap bubble popping, a small wet bloop, cute and clean.
Version 1: 0.1 s
Version 2: 0.5 s
Version 3: 0.5 s - Champagne cork pop: Opening a bottle of champagne: the cork pops out with a loud hollow 'thwop', followed by gentle bubbly fizzing.
1.5 s - UI click: A soft, gentle UI click: a quiet, muted, rounded tick, very short and subtle.
Version 1: 0.1 s
Version 2: 0.2 s
Version 3: 0.1 s - Mouse click: A single computer mouse click: the press and release of the button.
0.1 s - Screen tap: A soft finger tap on a glass phone screen, a short muted tick, clean.
Version 1: 0.1 s
Version 2: 0.1 s
Version 3: 0.5 s - Toggle switch: A small light switch toggled on: a soft, muted plastic click, gentle, short and quiet.
0.2 s - Keyboard key press: A single soft keystroke on a laptop keyboard.
Version 1: 0.1 s
Version 2: 0.2 s
Version 3: 0.3 s - Keyboard typing: Fast steady typing on a laptop keyboard, continuous keystrokes, close-up, quiet office room, no voices. Made to loop.
4.0 s - Typewriter with bell: A vintage typewriter typing a few quick keys, then the carriage-return bell dings and the lever slides back.
1.9 s - Notification ding: A soft modern smartphone notification ding, a single pleasant bell tone, clean.
0.8 s - Message sent: A quick upward swoosh landing on a cheerful chime.
0.6 s - Message received: Two soft, rising tones: a friendly new-message ping.
0.6 s - Success chime: A bright, rising three-note chime for a task done or a goal reached.
0.8 s - Error buzz: An error buzz, a short low double buzzer for a wrong answer or failed action, digital.
0.6 s - Camera shutter: The classic camera snapshot: a quick, crisp shutter click.
0.3 s
Magic and Sparkle Sound Effects
Shimmers, twinkles and a level-up jingle for reveals, highlights and anything that should feel a little magical.
Listen to 8 sounds
- Sparkle shimmer: A soft shimmer of tiny bell-like glints, like fairy glitter.
Version 1: 1.2 s
Version 2: 1.2 s
Version 3: 1.2 s - Twinkle: A single twinkle, a tiny bright star-glint chime, delicate.
0.6 s - Magic wand: A magic wand spell: a swirling whoosh with sparkling chimes and a soft shimmer at the end.
1.5 s - Harp glissando: A quick harp glissando going up, dreamy and bright, like a reveal.
1.5 s - Fairy dust: Soft, descending glittery chimes.
2.0 s - Level up: A fast, rising synth arpeggio ending on a happy chord.
1.2 s
Impact, Boom and Hit Sound Effects
Booms, thuds and hits that land on a big moment: a logo slamming in, a key number appearing, a cut to black. The trailer braam and the sub drop are made for dramatic reveals.
Listen to 12 sounds
- Cinematic boom: A massive cinematic boom with deep sub-bass and a rumbling tail.
2.5 s - Sub drop: A deep bass sweep falling in pitch, felt more than heard.
2.0 s - Trailer braam: A huge, distorted brass blast with deep low end, epic and ominous.
3.0 s - Soft thud: A soft low thud, a muffled object landing on a carpeted floor, short and warm.
Version 1: 0.6 s
Version 2: 0.4 s
Version 3: 0.6 s - Punch: A punch hit, a solid meaty whack, short and punchy.
0.5 s - Door slam: A heavy wooden door slamming shut, a loud bang with a short room echo.
1.0 s - Stomp: A big stomp, a heavy boot stomping on a wooden stage with a deep thump.
0.4 s - Glass ting: A spoon tapping a crystal wine glass once, a clear ringing tone.
0.9 s - Metal clang (anvil): A hammer striking an anvil: a loud, bright metallic clang that rings out.
0.3 s - Explosion: A single explosion: a sharp crack, a deep boom and flying debris.
2.5 s
Riser, Drum Roll and Tension Sound Effects
Risers and drum rolls build towards a moment, so place them to end exactly where the reveal happens. The downlifter does the opposite and releases the tension right after a drop.
Listen to 8 sounds
- Short riser: White noise and synth swelling up and cutting off at the peak.
1.5 s - Long riser: Noise, strings and synth slowly building tension and cutting off at the peak.
3.2 s - Downlifter: Noise and synth sweeping down and fading out, a release after a drop.
2.0 s - Reverse cymbal: A reverse cymbal swell: a crash cymbal played backwards, growing louder and ending abruptly.
2.0 s - Drum roll: A snare drum roll, steady and building slightly, no cymbal at the end.
3.0 s - Drum roll with crash: A snare drum roll building up, then ending with a big cymbal crash.
3.5 s - Tension drone: A dark, low synth drone with subtle pulsing. Made to loop.
8.0 s - Heartbeat: A steady human heartbeat at 90 beats per minute, deep and muffled. Made to loop.
4.0 s
Money and Cash Register Sound Effects
Coins, cash registers and payment beeps for prices, sales numbers, revenue charts and anything about money.
Listen to 8 sounds
- Coin drop: A single metal coin dropped onto a wooden table, a bright clink, bouncing and spinning briefly to rest.
0.9 s - Coins pouring: A pile of coins pouring onto a table, many metallic jingling clinks, rich and full.
1.9 s - Cash register: A vintage cash register: the drawer slides open with a bright bell 'ka-ching'.
1.5 s - Cha-ching: Ka-ching! A bright cartoon cash-register bell for money earned, crisp and cheerful.
1.0 s - Money counter: A banknote counting machine rapidly flicking through a stack of bills, fast fluttering paper.
1.8 s - Card payment beep: Contactless card payment approved: a short single electronic beep from a card terminal.
0.6 s - Receipt printer: A small thermal receipt printer printing a short receipt, then the paper being torn off.
2.0 s - Rubber stamp: A rubber stamp pressed firmly onto paper on a desk, a solid approving thump.
0.3 s
Ticking, Counter and Beep Sound Effects
Tick sounds for numbers counting up, a clock for deadlines, and beeps for countdowns and progress bars.
Listen to 6 sounds
- Counter ticking: Fast, steady mechanical clicks, like numbers rolling up on a counter. Made to loop.
2.3 s - Clock ticking: A wall clock ticking, a steady tick-tock once per second, close and clear. Made to loop.
4.0 s - Countdown beeps: Three short beeps a second apart, then a longer, higher final beep.
2.7 s - Kitchen timer ding: A mechanical kitchen timer bell ringing once, a bright ding.
1.5 s - Progress blips: A quick series of beeps climbing in pitch, ending on a satisfying tone.
1.5 s - Barcode scanner beep: A barcode scanner beep, a single short high electronic beep at a checkout.
0.3 s
Applause, Crowd and Celebration Sound Effects
Applause, cheers, a sitcom laugh track and a ta-da for wins, results, punchlines and celebrations.
Listen to 10 sounds
- Ta-da: A playful two-note xylophone ta-da, low then high.
1.0 s - Fanfare: A short triumphant brass fanfare, regal trumpets, celebratory.
2.5 s - Small applause: Short enthusiastic applause from a small audience in a room, warm clapping with a few cheers, then fading.
3.0 s - Big applause: Big audience applause in a large hall, loud cheering and clapping, then fading.
5.0 s - Crowd cheer: A crowd cheering, excited people shouting and whooping, celebration.
3.0 s - Crowd “ooh”: A crowd going 'ooooh', an impressed audience reacting in amazement.
2.0 s - Sitcom laugh track: A sitcom laugh track, a studio audience laughing heartily, then fading.
3.0 s - Crowd “aww”: A crowd going 'awww', an audience reacting sympathetically to something cute.
2.0 s - Kids “yay”: A group of children cheering 'yaaay!' happily.
1.9 s - Party horn: A party horn blower toot followed by a confetti popper burst, festive.
1.5 s
Cartoon and Comedy Sound Effects
Boings, slide whistles, a sad trombone and the classic rimshot: the sounds of comedy timing.
Listen to 12 sounds
- Sad trombone: Sad trombone 'wah wah wah wahhh', a descending comedic fail sound.
2.5 s - Slide whistle up: A slide whistle rising quickly in pitch, cartoon comedy.
1.0 s - Slide whistle down: A slide whistle falling in pitch, a cartoon comedic fall.
1.0 s - Boing: A cartoon boing, a springy wobbling bounce sound.
0.8 s - Cartoon zip: The classic cartoon exit: a fast, high-pitched zip as a character dashes off.
0.8 s - Banana slip: A cartoon slip on a banana peel: a squeaky slide followed by a thump.
1.5 s - Clown horn: A clown's squeaky rubber nose, honked twice.
0.9 s - Rimshot (ba-dum-tss): Two drum hits and a cymbal: the drum sting after a joke.
1.5 s - Crickets (awkward silence): A single cricket chirping slowly and sparsely on a quiet night, with long silent pauses between the chirps. Made to loop.
3.0 s - Record scratch: A vinyl record stopping abruptly: the freeze-frame moment.
0.8 s - Splat: A wet splat, a cream pie hitting a face, squishy and comedic.
0.4 s - Bonk: A cartoon bonk, a hollow knock on the head with a wooden mallet, comedic.
0.5 s
Meme Sound Effects
The sounds of meme edits: a bass-boosted boom for the punchline, a record scratch for the freeze frame, an air horn, a dramatic "dun dun dun", a falling metal pipe and a censor bleep. All original recreations, made from scratch, so they're safe to use.
Listen to 12 sounds
- Meme boom: A deep, distorted, bass-boosted boom with a big echo, for the punchline.
2.0 s - Dun dun dun: Three low brass and timpani hits for a suspenseful reveal.
1.4 s - Air horn: An air horn blasted three times quickly, loud and celebratory, stadium style.
1.5 s - Falling metal pipe: A long metal pipe falling onto a concrete floor, a loud clanging clattering bounce, comedic.
2.0 s - Censor bleep: Censor bleep, a pure 1 kHz TV beep tone.
0.5 s - Fart with reverb: A comedic fart with a big reverb echo in a tiled bathroom, meme style.
0.7 s - Horror violin stabs: Shrill, screeching violin stabs for a sudden shock.
1.5 s - 8-bit coin: An 8-bit coin pickup: two quick chiptune notes.
0.6 s - 8-bit power-up: An 8-bit video game power-up, a fast rising chiptune arpeggio.
1.0 s - 8-bit game over: An 8-bit video game over, a slow descending sad chiptune melody.
2.0 s - Dial-up modem: A retro dial-up modem connecting: beeps, screeches and static of the handshake.
4.0 s - Mystery sting: A spooky synth with a theremin-like wobble, suspicious and conspiratorial.
3.0 s
Meme Voice Lines: Bruh, Oof, Let's Go and More
Short spoken reactions for meme edits, reaction videos and shorts. Several of them come in a male and a female voice.
Listen to 23 sounds
- “Bruh”: Spoken, deadpan.
Male voice: 1.2 s
Female voice: 1.2 s - “Bro...”: Spoken, disappointed.
Male voice: 0.6 s - “BRO!”: Spoken, shouting excitedly.
Male voice: 0.5 s - “What?!”: Spoken, shocked.
Male voice: 0.5 s - “Huh?”: Spoken, confused.
Male voice: 0.3 s - “Oh no”: Spoken, worried.
Male voice: 1.0 s
Female voice: 1.5 s - “Oh no no no no no!”: Spoken, panicking.
Male voice: 2.6 s - “Nope”: Spoken, flatly.
Male voice: 1.1 s - “Let's gooo!”: Spoken, excited and shouting.
Male voice: 1.5 s
Female voice: 1.9 s - “YEET!”: Spoken, shouting.
Male voice: 1.7 s - “Oof”: Spoken, wincing.
Male voice: 0.8 s - “Wow”: Spoken, impressed.
Male voice: 0.8 s
Female voice: 1.7 s - “Sheeeeeeesh...”: Spoken, quietly and low and drawn out and impressed.
Male voice: 2.8 s - “No way!”: Spoken, amazed.
Male voice: 1.1 s
Female voice: 1.9 s - “Wait... what?”: Spoken, confused.
Male voice: 1.3 s - “Are you kidding me?!”: Spoken, exasperated.
Male voice: 1.8 s - “Okaaay...”: Spoken, awkward.
Male voice: 1.7 s - “Hell yeah!”: Spoken, excited.
Male voice: 0.9 s
Ambience Loops
Background loops that play quietly under a scene to set the place: an office, a café, a city street or rain.
Listen to 4 sounds
- Office ambience: A busy open-plan office: typing, a distant phone, murmurs and room tone. Made to loop.
10.0 s - Café ambience: A busy café: soft chatter, clinking cups and an espresso machine. Made to loop.
10.0 s - City street ambience: City street ambience: distant traffic, occasional car horns, footsteps and urban hum. Made to loop.
10.0 s - Rain: Gentle steady rain falling outdoors on leaves and a garden, soft natural patter with light water drips. Made to loop.
10.0 s
How to Use Sound Effects in Any Video Editor
The files work in CapCut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, iMovie and any other editor. A few tips make them sound professional:
- Land the peak, not the start. Most sounds have a short lead-in. Line up the loudest moment (the snap of a whoosh, the hit of a boom) with the frame where the motion happens.
- End risers on the reveal. A riser or drum roll should finish exactly when the thing it builds to appears.
- Keep them under the voice. Under narration, set sound effects around -12 to -18 dB so they support the voice instead of fighting it.
- Be consistent. Use the same whoosh for every transition and the same pop for every icon. Repetition reads as style; ten different whooshes read as random.
- Leave some silence. Not every element needs a sound. Two or three well-placed sounds per scene beat ten.
In Animax, all five happen automatically.
Licence
These sound effects are free to use in personal and commercial projects: videos, films, podcasts, streams, games, apps, ads and social media, edited or as they are. No attribution is required, although a credit to animax.ai is always appreciated.
You may not sell, re-host or redistribute the sounds on their own or as part of a sound library, pack or collection, claim them as your own, or register them with Content ID or a similar system. The sounds are provided as is, without warranty.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I add sound effects to a video in Animax?
Type "add sound effects" in the chat, or pick a style when the planner asks. Animax reads the animations on every slide and places each sound on its moment. You can also ask for specific sounds, change the volume or remove them in plain language.
What if I need a sound that isn't in the library?
Ask for it in Animax, for example "add a dog bark when the logo appears". Animax makes that exact sound in a few seconds and places it on your timeline, for a single credit.
Are these sound effects really free for commercial use?
Yes. You can use them in client work, ads, monetised YouTube videos, TikToks, games and apps without paying anything or asking us.
Do I need to credit Animax?
No. Attribution isn't required. If you'd like to credit us anyway, a link to animax.ai is very welcome.
Do I need to sign up to download them?
No account needed. Enter your email in the pack form and the download starts right away. You can listen to every sound on this page first.
Will these sounds get my videos claimed on YouTube?
We don't register these sounds with Content ID or any similar system, and the licence doesn't allow anyone else to, so they shouldn't trigger copyright claims.
What format are the files?
MP3, with silence trimmed from the start and the loudness matched across the library, so sounds sit at a similar level when you drop them into a project.
Can I upload these sounds to my own sound effects website or pack?
No. You're free to use them in your own projects, but not to redistribute them as a sound collection. Link to this page instead.
Make Your Next Video Sound Finished
Let Animax place the sound effects for you, or grab the ones you need from the free pack. Try Animax free and type "add sound effects" in the chat.
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