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Add Audio to Video with AI

The AI video sound effects generator. Upload a silent video, optionally describe the sound, and get it back with perfectly synced audio — footsteps, ambience, foley — merged and ready to post.

  • Sound synced to what's on screen
  • Royalty-free, yours to use commercially
  • MP4 with audio merged, up to 60s
Updated Sep 2026No watermarkCommercial use

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At a glance

Verified Sep 2026
Input
MP4 or MOV · up to 100 MB · any aspect ratio
Output
One MP4 with audio merged · original resolution
Max length
30s Standard · 60s Premium
Price
2 credits/sec Standard · 8 credits/sec Premium
License
Commercial use · no watermark
REAL OUTPUTS

Hear What AI Adds to Silent Video

Every clip below started silent and was rendered by this tool's Premium tier — nothing hand-edited. Tap a card to hear it. The caption shows the exact prompt we used, or that we used none.

Rainy city street
Prompt heavy rain on a city street, footsteps on wet pavement, distant traffic
Waves on the rocks
Prompt ocean waves crashing on rocks, wind, seagulls
Campfire at night
Prompt crackling campfire, night forest ambience, crickets
Galloping horse
Prompt horse galloping on dry ground, hooves, breathing, wind
Night market
Prompt busy street market, crowd chatter, sizzling wok, scooters passing
Lake at sunset
No prompt — the AI read the scene on its own.
Family in the backyard
No prompt — the AI read the scene on its own.
Cat on the windowsill
Prompt cat purring softly, quiet room, birds outside the window
How these were made. Source clips are our own silent test footage. Each was rendered once by this tool's production tiers in Sep 2026; we publish the exact prompt so you can reproduce the result.
SAME CLIP, TWO TIERS

Standard vs Premium, Side by Side

The same silent clip and the same prompt, rendered once by each tier. Listen to both — the difference is why Premium is the default, and why Standard is still worth it for quick drafts.

Rainy city street

Prompt heavy rain on a city street, footsteps on wet pavement, distant traffic

Standard2 credits/sec·up to 30s
PremiumRecommended8 credits/sec·up to 60s

Galloping horse

Prompt horse galloping on dry ground, hooves, breathing, wind

Standard2 credits/sec·up to 30s
PremiumRecommended8 credits/sec·up to 60s

Sound That Follows the Picture

The model watches every frame — where the feet land, when the wave breaks, how far the traffic is — and generates audio timed to that motion. Leave the prompt empty and it reads the scene itself, or type a few words to steer the mood, the material, the weather.

A silent video frame with AI-generated sound waveforms rising from footsteps and raindrops
Video player with the generated audio track merged underneath and a download button

A Finished MP4, Not an Audio File

Most AI video-to-audio tools hand you a separate WAV and leave the lining-up to you. Here the generated track is merged into your video on our side — you download one MP4 with audio, ready for TikTok, Reels, YouTube or a client deck.

One Click from Any Video You Make Here

Every AI video on this site comes out silent — image to video, video effects, reference to video. Each result card has an Add Audio button that drops the clip straight into this tool, so generate, add sound and post is a single flow.

Grid of AI-generated video cards with an Add Audio button on one of them
USE CASES

What Creators Fix with AI Video Sound

AI-Generated Videos

Most AI video models output silent clips. Run them through here and post with sound — ambience and foley that match the motion, no editor needed.

Muted or Broken Audio

Wind-ruined vlog audio, muted screen recordings, clips shot from too far away — replace the missing track with clean, scene-matched sound.

Ads & Product Clips

A product spin with a satisfying whoosh converts better than a silent one. Generate subtle, professional sound design for marketing clips in seconds.

PROCESS / N·03

How to Add Audio to a Video

  1. 01

    Upload your video

    MP4 or MOV, up to 60 seconds. The duration and price show instantly — no account needed to preview.

  2. 02

    Describe the sound (or don't)

    Leave it empty and the AI reads the scene, or guide it: "rain on a tin roof", "crowd cheering", "soft piano ambience".

  3. 03

    Pick a quality and generate

    Standard for quick drafts, Premium for the most realistic sync. The audio is merged into your video — download and post.

HONEST COMPARISON

AI Sound vs. the Other Ways to Add Audio

Where this tool is the right pick — and where it isn't. If you only need a song under a clip, a music overlay app is cheaper.

AI sound (this tool)Music overlay appsManual foley in an editor
Synced to on-screen motionYes — generated from the framesNo — a song plays over the clipYes, if you place every hit by hand
What you getOne MP4 with audio mergedMP4 with a music bedA project file; export yourself
Skill neededNone — an optional text promptNoneEditing and sound-design basics
Best forAI-generated or silent clips that need realistic ambience and foleyMontages and reels that only need a trackFilm work where every sound must be authored
PROOF

How We Tested

TESTED BY
The team behind AnimatePhoto

Before choosing the two tiers we ran five video-to-audio models on the same set of silent clips and blind-rated the results. The two that won are what you get here — every example on this page comes from those production tiers.

Last reviewed Sep 2026
FAQ / REEL NOTES

Add Audio to Video — FAQ

Q01How does AI add audio to a video?
The model watches your frames — motion, objects, environment — and generates a soundtrack that matches what's happening on screen, synced to the action. You can optionally steer it with a text description. The result comes back as a normal MP4 with the audio already merged, so there's nothing to line up in an editor.
Q02Is this different from adding music to a video?
Yes. Music overlay tools paste a song over your clip. This generates scene-aware sound effects and ambience — footsteps when someone walks, waves when there's water, room tone that matches the space. For background music you can describe it in the prompt (e.g. "soft piano ambience"), but the strength here is realistic, synced sound.
Q03What video formats and lengths are supported?
MP4 and MOV, up to 100MB, in any aspect ratio — landscape, square or vertical 9:16 all work and the output keeps your original resolution and framing. Standard quality handles videos up to 30 seconds; Premium goes up to 60 seconds. The price is per second of video — you see the exact credit cost before you generate.
Q04Is it free to add audio to a video?
New accounts get free credits to try it. After that it's pay-per-use: Standard costs 2 credits per second of video and Premium costs 8. A typical 8-second AI clip costs 16 or 64 credits, and failed generations are automatically refunded.
Q05Which quality should I choose?
Premium won our blind listening tests for realism and sync, handles up to 60 seconds, and is the recommended default. Standard is great when you're iterating quickly on short drafts and want to spend fewer credits per try. The side-by-side section above lets you hear both on the same clip.
Q06Does it work on AI-generated videos?
That's the main use case. Videos from AI generators — including everything made on this site — come out silent. Every video card here has an Add Audio button that drops the clip straight into this tool, so you can generate, add sound, and download in one flow.
Q07Will it add voices or dialogue?
No — it generates sound effects, ambience and foley, not speech. If your clip shows someone talking you may get crowd murmur or room tone, but not intelligible words. To make a photo or character actually speak with lip sync, use our Talking Photo tool instead.
Q08Can I keep my video's original audio?
Not yet. The generated track replaces whatever audio the file had, so the tool is best for silent clips or clips whose audio you want to throw away. If you need the original dialogue kept, add the generated video as a second track in your editor and mix them.
Q09Can I use the audio commercially?
Yes. The sound is generated fresh for your video — nothing is sampled from a library — and you can use the result in ads, client work, social posts and monetized channels. No attribution needed.
Q10Does this extract or remove audio from a video?
No. This is a video-to-audio generator: it creates a new soundtrack for footage that has none. It won't rip the MP3 out of a video or strip an existing track. If that's what you need, a basic video converter will do it.
THE FINAL CUT

Give Your Video a Voice

Upload a silent clip and hear it come alive with synced AI sound. Free credits to start, and credits are refunded if a render fails.

Free credits for new accounts · Credits refunded on failure