Frequently asked questions

Yes. For your own videos, you can download and use all songs except the Premium songs as MP3 for free. You pay nothing, not even later. The only condition is a credit in the video description or the end credits.

No. Downloads work without an account. You only need an account if you want to save favorites or buy the Lifetime license.

For online videos you publish as a private person or creator on your own channels: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Vimeo, Twitch, X or your own website. For videos that advertise a company, that you produce for clients or that a brand pays you for, you need the Lifetime license.

Write in the video description or in the end credits: “Music: https://audiofire.io”. On Instagram or TikTok, the line in the post text is enough. You do not have to name the song title, but you can. With the Lifetime license, no credit is needed.

Yes. Without a license, the ad revenue from that video goes to us. With the Lifetime license you report the video in your account, we release it, and the revenue goes to you. On request we whitelist your own YouTube channel and then release every claim there.

Premium songs are produced with extra care and marked with a star in the song list. You can listen to them for free; downloading and using them needs the Lifetime license.

Yes, every song is instrumental. Many songs also come in versions such as “No Melody” or “Short Mixes”, which you pick right at the song with the versions button.

You’ll find examples of typical situations on the License & pricing page under “Which license do I need?”.

€119 once, VAT included. There is no subscription and no renewal. The license covers all songs and does not expire.

Every song in every version, Premium songs included. You may use them in your own videos, in videos of your company, association or institution with up to 15 employees, and in videos for clients of that size. This applies on every online platform, with no credit required. For every song you get a license PDF with a license number, and on request we whitelist your own YouTube channel.

Yes, for clients with up to 15 employees. You buy the license once and may then use the music in every video for those clients that is published online. If needed, give your client the song’s license PDF or license number so they can prove the use.

Yes. The Lifetime license covers companies, associations and institutions with up to 15 employees. The limit applies both to you as the licensee and to your clients. Larger companies get suitable licenses from audiohub.

Yes. Songs added after your purchase are included at no extra cost.

Worldwide by credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Depending on your country, common local payment methods are added, for example iDEAL, Bancontact, EPS, Przelewy24, BLIK or Satispay. The checkout shows which ones are available to you. You receive the invoice showing VAT by email and also find it in your account under “Invoices”.

You can read what applies to a withdrawal under Right of withdrawal.

No. Our songs are registered in YouTube’s Content ID system. That is why YouTube recognizes the music and shows in YouTube Studio: “Copyright-protected content found. The owner is allowing the use of their content on YouTube.” This is not a copyright strike and not a warning. Your video stays online, and your channel is not affected. The ad revenue from this video goes to us, though.

You can do this with the Lifetime license. Without a license, the notice stays.

1. Sign in to your audiofire account.
2. Open “YouTube claims” and paste the link to your video or channel.
3. We match the license to your account, check it and release the video or channel on YouTube.

You don’t need a license key or license PDF for this.

The notice is then removed automatically. This can take a few days. You can publish the video before that. If something is still stuck after a week, write to us at info@audiofire.de and include the link to the video.

Yes. You can combine music from different providers in one video. We release our own Content ID claim; claims from other providers need to be settled with them directly.

Yes. Download the song from us as an MP3 and add it in your editing app or as your own sound when you upload. For free use, put “Music: https://audiofire.io” in the post caption.

The Audio Library is made for YouTube: YouTube doesn’t say whether you may use its songs elsewhere, and you get no proof of license there. TikTok sounds can only be used in the app, with no file to download, so a video with a TikTok sound can’t simply be published on YouTube or a website. Music from audiofire you download as an MP3 and use on every online platform. With the Lifetime license you get a license PDF with a license number for every song.

Yes. For your video you may shorten, cut and repeat the music, fade it in and out and talk over it. You may not pass the music on without the video, release it as your own song or sell it.

No. Both licenses only cover videos published online. Music for podcasts, audiobooks, radio, TV and cinema is licensed through our offer for companies, audiohub.

No, audiofire licenses only cover online videos. For background music in shops, practices and restaurants, there is roombeats.

No. The rights to the music stay with audiofire. You may not register it as your own music or release it on Spotify, Apple Music or other services. This also applies to remixes and edits.

No. All songs on audiofire are our own compositions. You may only use chart hits and songs from Spotify in your videos with permission from the rights holders, and as an individual you usually cannot get it.

No. There is no fixed length up to which other people’s music is free to use, not even 10 or 15 seconds. If you want to be safe, use music you have a license for. More on this on the License & prices page under “What does royalty-free mean?”.

With the Lifetime license you can download a license document with its own license number for every song. In our license validator you and your clients can check that the license is genuine and valid. That makes it easy to prove the music is used lawfully.

When a client, an agency or a platform asks for proof. Instead of sending an invoice around, you pass on the certificate or just the number. Anyone can check it themselves.

audiofire is run by audiohub GmbH, which has been licensing music for videos, podcasts, audiobooks and many other projects since 2016. On audiohub.com, we offer companies and agencies a much larger music catalog and dedicated licensing solutions that go beyond what audiofire offers.

No. All our songs are composed, produced and mastered by people. We do not use artificial intelligence for this. That is also why we hold all the rights and can grant them to you directly.

Another advantage: if you also avoid AI in your videos, our music keeps your content completely AI-free. So you don’t have to worry about any additional AI labeling because of our music.

Yes. We hold the rights to the music ourselves and choose to offer it for free. You download the songs directly from us, not through a file-sharing site or a converter.

By email at info@audiofire.de. For questions about a YouTube notice, please include the link to your video so we can help faster.