---
title: "Freesound"
description: "Collaborative database of hundreds of thousands of Creative Commons sound effects and field recordings, with an API."
canonical: "https://vibing.inc/library/freesound-vg-1057"
category: "Figma, Assets & Media"
subcategory: "Free audio"
license: "open-source"
author: "Universitat Pompeu Fabra / MTG"
source: "https://freesound.org/"
---

# Freesound
Collaborative database of hundreds of thousands of Creative Commons sound effects and field recordings, with an API.
## Facts
- Source: https://freesound.org/
- Category: Figma, Assets & Media / Free audio
- Author: Universitat Pompeu Fabra / MTG
- Licence: open-source
- Tags: sfx, creative-commons, field-recording, api
## Why it's a gem
Academic-run, has an API, and holds field recordings you cannot buy anywhere.
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Listed in The Vibeary: https://vibing.inc/library/freesound-vg-1057 · JSON: https://vibing.inc/api/public/library/gems/freesound-vg-1057