How it works
Pick a song
Browse the library by genre and mood. Under someone talking, pick an instrumental; for montages and edits, a song with vocals works.
Download it
Every song page has a Download button. No account needed.
Credit it
Put "Music: <title> — Synestia (synestia.bot)" in your description. The Copy credit button next to Download writes it for you.
Post
On YouTube, TikTok, Instagram or anywhere else, monetized or not.
Why Shorts with popular songs get claimed
Most commercial songs are registered with content-ID systems, so a Short that uses one can be claimed: the revenue goes to the rights holder, or the video gets muted or blocked in some countries.
The songs in this library aren't registered with any content-ID service, and the licence forbids anyone else from registering them. That is the point of the library: music you can actually keep under your videos.
What's in the library
12,527 songs as of October 17, 2026, in 25 genres. 1,236 are instrumentals; the rest have vocals, from rap to choir.
| Genre | Songs | Instrumentals |
|---|---|---|
| Cinematic | 1,341 | 192 |
| Ambient | 873 | 59 |
| Metal | 861 | 113 |
| Gospel | 748 | 58 |
| Synthwave | 727 | 94 |
| R&B | 647 | 48 |
| Electronic | 566 | 57 |
| Lo-fi | 548 | 26 |
| Rock | 532 | 59 |
| K-pop | 532 | 50 |
| House | 516 | 51 |
| Trap | 500 | 56 |
| Phonk | 458 | 46 |
| Jazz | 296 | 47 |
Also acoustic, pop, soul, drum & bass, country, Latin, indie, hip-hop, reggae, afrobeat and funk. The library grows as Synestia makes more songs.
Instrumentals to start with
A few of the highest-rated instrumentals, each a page with a player, a Download button and the credit line ready to copy:
- Made Until Tape · cinematic, happy
- Humans Numbers Whether · cinematic, euphoric
- Blast Highway Hour · cinematic, energetic
- Can't Throw Wear · phonk
- Flash Train Commuters · electronic, serene
- Snow Soundtrack Nobody's · cinematic, haunting
The licence, in plain words
- Use any library song in your own videos, streams, podcasts and clips, on any platform, monetized ones included.
- Credit every song: "Music: <title> — Synestia (synestia.bot)" in the description. Where there's no description, put it in the caption or on screen.
- Don't sell or distribute a song on its own (as a track, on streaming services or in sample packs), don't register it with a content-ID service, and don't present it as your own composition.
- The full licence is section 5a of the Synestia Terms, summarized on synestia.bot/free-music.
Music under talking: keep it low
- Pick an instrumental; vocals fight the voice for attention.
- Keep the music well under the speech. If people turn the sound on and can't follow the words, it's too loud.
- Fade the music in and out instead of cutting it.
- Burned-in captions carry the message for everyone watching with the sound off, which on Shorts is a lot of people.
Questions
Is it really free for monetized videos?
Yes. Monetized videos, streams and podcasts are covered, as long as you credit the song.
Do I need an account?
No. Open a song, press Download, copy the credit line.
Can I use it on TikTok and Instagram?
Yes, on any platform. Put the credit in the caption if there's no description field.
Are the songs AI-generated?
Yes. Synestia made them. Nobody else's song is in the library unless its creator opted it in.
Can I get a song made for my video?
Yes: describe it on synestia.bot and it writes and produces one. A few renders a day are free.