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Soundly
Oslo, Norway
What it is
Soundly is a sound-effects platform for searching cloud and local libraries and sending sounds to creative tools. Search features include plain-language queries, related searches, autocomplete, thesauruses, and translation across both library types. The software can index local WAV, AIFF, MP3, M4A, OGG, and FLAC files up to 384 kHz and 32-bit. Named integrations include Pro Tools, Logic, Premiere, Nuendo, Cubase, Reaper, After Effects, and Wwise; the support page also lists additional compatible software and drag-and-drop support. Users can connect cloud storage to Dropbox, Google Drive, or Amazon S3. Shared network databases support team collaboration without a separate server. Soundly includes Voice Designer, tools for positioning sounds and simulating speakers, an equalizer, and pitch, speed, and reverse effects with real-time previews. Its Offline Suite is designed for disconnected environments and provides a library on encrypted drives or through secure download. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 3,000+ sounds and indexing for 10,000 local sound effects. Sounds in the Free and Pro libraries are cleared for commercial use in projects with other media, but not for resale as-is or modification.
For and against
For
- Searches cloud and local libraries
- Indexes six listed audio file formats
- Named integrations include Pro Tools and Wwise
- Shared network databases support collaboration
- Offline Suite is designed for disconnected use
Against
- Free plan has no Shop add-ons
- Free library use excludes resale as-is
- Free library use excludes modification
- Available only on macOS and Windows
The verdict
Soundly brings library search, sound editing tools, and integrations together for creative workflows. Its free plan includes a library and local indexing, while commercial-use permissions exclude reselling sounds as-is or modifying them.
Who it suits
Soundly suits sound designers and other creative users who search both cloud and local sound libraries. Its team databases and disconnected-use suite may also suit collaborative teams and offline environments.
Plans and prices
Free
3,000+ sounds in Free library · index 10,000 local sound effects · no Shop add-ons
Read 30 Sep 2026 · getsoundly.com
24hr Pass
24-hour access to Pro cloud library · unlimited local sound effects · free and paid Shop add-ons
Read 30 Sep 2026 · getsoundly.com
Multi-user subscription
Pro cloud library · unlimited local samples · cloud library uploads for users · admin and user account management
Read 30 Sep 2026 · getsoundly.com
Pro Monthly
Pro cloud library · unlimited local samples · free and paid Shop add-ons · 10GB collaboration space
Read 30 Sep 2026 · getsoundly.com
On the record
- Audio tools
- Soundly includes Place it for positioning sounds in environments and simulating speakers, plus Shape it, an equalizer for sound designers.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Cloud storage
- Soundly says users can connect its cloud storage to Dropbox, Google Drive, or Amazon S3.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Commercial use
- Sounds in the Soundly Free and Pro libraries are cleared for commercial use in projects with other media, but may not be resold as-is or modified.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Editing
- Users can apply pitch, speed, and reverse effects, preview them in real time, and apply them when dragging a sound out.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Enterprise and teams
- Soundly offers team volume discounts and an admin panel that scales from a few users to thousands; companies with annual revenue over USD 10M qualify as Enterprise.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Named integrations include Pro Tools, Logic, Premiere, Nuendo, Cubase, Reaper, After Effects, and Wwise; the support page also lists additional compatible software and says drag-and-drop software is supported.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Local files
- Soundly can index local WAV, AIFF, MP3, M4A, OGG, and FLAC files up to 384 kHz and 32-bit.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Offline and security
- Soundly Offline Suite is designed for disconnected environments with no background network activity and provides the library on encrypted drives or via secure download.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Offline Suite library
- The Offline Suite page describes more than 250,000 sound effects and says 20,000+ professionally recorded sounds are added each year.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- Soundly is a sound effects platform for searching cloud and local libraries and sending sounds to creative tools.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Search
- Its search supports plain-language queries, related searches, autocomplete, thesauruses, and translation across local and cloud libraries.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Team collaboration
- Shared network databases support team collaboration without a separate server, and multi-user subscriptions include admin and user account management.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Voice Designer
- Voice Designer creates voices for uses such as airport announcements, digital assistants, background dialogue, TV commentary, and navigation systems.getsoundly.com · read 30 Sep 2026
