Free Music Archive

Spec sheet

Audience

FMA describes visitors using its catalogue for personal listening and for media projects such as videos, podcasts, films, games, apps, and commercials, subject to track licenses.Read 8 Oct 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Privacy

The privacy policy says FMA records visit data such as IP address, browser type, pages and media accessed, and visit date and time.Read 8 Oct 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Support

FMA directs users to its FAQs and contact page and lists separate general, member, and technical contact emails.Read 8 Oct 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Headquarters

Amsterdam, NetherlandsRead 28 Sep 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Founded

2009Read 28 Sep 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

API status

FMA says it shut down its API because of the server load and prohibits unapproved scraping and hotlinking.Read 8 Oct 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Artist pages

Artists can publish original songs on artist pages and may enable ways for visitors to support them directly.Read 8 Oct 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Commercial licensing

FMA says it does not own the original works and cannot grant permissions beyond the terms chosen by the artist or rights holder.Read 8 Oct 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Licensing limits

Each song or album page indicates its license, and users are responsible for following that license when downloading or using the work.Read 8 Oct 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Member features

Registered members can post comments, rate songs and albums, and create playlists.Read 8 Oct 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Music library

FMA is an online library of audio and video that the public can listen to, download, or stream for free.Read 8 Oct 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Open licensed music

FMA offers access to original music by independent artists, much of it under Creative Commons licenses.Read 8 Oct 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Search and filters

The search page offers filters for license, commercial use, remix or video use, genre, and duration.Read 8 Oct 2026 · freemusicarchive.org

Plans and prices

Every Free Music Archive plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Stock Music Libraries#18 of 607.7
• Music Streaming Software#47 of 627.7
• Free music streaming services#33 of 437.7
• Music streaming services#57 of 627.3