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Free Online Soundboard

Tap a button, hear the sound. This free soundboard has 36 original sound effects (buzzers, drum rolls, air horns, retro game blips and more) that play instantly in your browser. No sign-up, no download.

How to use the soundboard

Click or tap any button to play it. Tap it again while it is still playing and a second copy starts on top, which is handy for rapid-fire effects. Every button shows its hotkey in the corner: press 1 to 9 and Q to P to play without touching the mouse, and press Space to stop everything.

Use the chips to filter by category, or type a word such as horn or buzzer into the search box. The star under each button saves a favourite on this device, the arrow downloads that sound as an MP3, and the link icon opens the sound's own page.

Sounds for quizzes, classrooms, streams and parties

People mostly want quick buttons for a purpose, so the library is grouped that way: game show sound effects for quiz nights, a classroom soundboard with big projector-friendly buttons, funny sound effects that are safe for kids, 8-bit sound effects for retro games and alarm sounds for timers and alerts. If you are recording or broadcasting, read the stream soundboard guide.

Original sounds, free to reuse

Every sound here is generated by our own code from oscillators, envelopes and filtered noise. None of it is recorded from a film, show, game or someone else's clip, so there is nothing to credit and nothing to clear. That also means you will not find famous meme clips here: those belong to someone else. To play a clip you own, load it into your own soundboard; it stays on your device.

Questions people ask

Is this soundboard free?

Yes. It is free to use with no account, no download and no time limit. All 36 built-in sounds are free to download as MP3 files as well.

Are these sounds free to use in videos and streams?

Yes. Every built-in sound is original synthesis released under CC0 1.0, so you can use it in videos, streams, games, lessons and commercial projects with no payment and no credit. See the sound licence.

Why is there no sound on my phone?

Check three things. First, the ringer or silent switch: on iOS devices it mutes web audio until you flip it to ring. Second, the media volume (not the ringer volume). Third, tap a button once: browsers only start audio after a tap or key press, and this page does that for you on your first tap.

How do I make my own soundboard?

Open Make your own soundboard, add sounds from the library or from your own audio files, rename and colour the buttons, and share the board with a link (built-in sounds only).

Do you upload my own audio files?

No. Files you add on the make-your-own page are decoded in your browser and stored in IndexedDB on your device. They are never sent to the server, and share links cannot contain them.

Can I play two sounds at the same time?

Yes. By default every tap starts a new copy of the sound, so you can layer them or tap the same button repeatedly. Tick "One at a time" if you want each new sound to cut off the previous one.

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