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What it is
Incompetech provides Kevin MacLeod’s royalty-free music catalog for projects such as videos, streams, live productions, films, games, podcasts, and audio productions. Its free Creative Commons option requires crediting the music, using the site’s generated credits. The FAQ says monetized YouTube videos, streaming sites, and live productions can use the music when the creator is credited. A Standard License is offered for projects where attribution is unwanted or impossible, including radio or TV ads, corporate presentations, and on-hold music; its price is not shown. Users may sing over tracks, cut or splice them, compress or lengthen them, and add instruments, provided their contributions are distinguished in the credits. Catalog details include title, duration, instruments, genre, BPM, description, mood, ISRC, and collection. Downloads are identified as MP3, and some tracks may have WAV downloads for an extra charge. The maker says the main site download includes over 100 GB of music and related files, such as alternate takes, stems, MIDI files, and sheet music. The site also has music search, a movable mini-player, and catalog data published as JSON.
For and against
For
- Free Creative Commons option with generated credits
- FAQ permits credited use in monetized videos and streams
- Tracks can be edited with contributions credited
- Catalog includes detailed track metadata
- Catalog data is published as JSON
Against
- Free use requires crediting the music
- Standard License price is not shown
- WAV downloads may cost extra
- Recordings are copyrighted and sheet music is rarely available
The verdict
Incompetech offers a free credited-use route alongside a Standard License for projects where attribution will not work. Check the licensing terms for the intended use, and note that some WAV downloads may carry an extra charge.
Who it suits
It suits creators looking for music for video, streaming, live production, film, games, podcasts, or other audio work. The free option fits projects where credit can be given; the Standard License is intended for uses where attribution is unwanted or impractical.
Plans and prices
Creative Commons — Free
Credit the music · Use the site’s generated credits
Read 4 Oct 2026 · incompetech.com
Standard License
For projects where attribution is unwanted or impossible · PayPal payment · Price not shown on the page
Read 4 Oct 2026 · incompetech.com
On the record
- Additional assets
- The maker says the main site download includes over 100 GB of music and related downloads, including alternate takes, stems, MIDI files, and sheet music.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Audio formats
- The agent page identifies MP3 download files and says some tracks may have WAV downloads for an extra charge.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Catalog metadata
- The catalog data includes track titles, duration, instruments, genre, BPM, description, mood, ISRC, and collection.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Commercial use
- The FAQ says music can be used in monetized YouTube videos, streaming sites, and live productions if the creator is credited.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Copyright limits
- The FAQ says the recordings are copyrighted, and that sheet music is rarely available.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Users may sing over, chop, splice, compress, lengthen, or add instruments, and must distinguish their contributions in the credits.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Free license
- The Creative Commons option is free and requires crediting the music.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker publishes catalog data as JSON and says scripts relying on the site’s data should continue to work.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The FAQ describes use in videos, streams, live productions, films, games, podcasts, and audio productions, subject to its crediting guidance.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Offering
- Incompetech provides Kevin MacLeod’s royalty-free music catalog.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says the site no longer runs Google Ads or site-tracking analytics and has no subscriptions, cookies, or ads.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Search and player
- The maker says the site includes music search and a movable mini-player, and that all pieces appear in search results.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Standard license
- The Standard License is for projects where attribution is unwanted or impossible, including radio or TV ads, corporate presentations, and on-hold music.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The contact page directs music questions to the FAQ and says Kevin MacLeod usually replies to brief emails in a day or two.incompetech.com · read 4 Oct 2026
