From 9b9ea140c4afee94154cc187b89d60e22f32515e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jaydenhertz <123670265+jaydenhertz@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:22:48 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Add DailySounds (audio) --- catalog/audio/dailysounds.md | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) create mode 100644 catalog/audio/dailysounds.md diff --git a/catalog/audio/dailysounds.md b/catalog/audio/dailysounds.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c473b04 --- /dev/null +++ b/catalog/audio/dailysounds.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +id: dailysounds +name: DailySounds +url: https://dailysounds.org/?ref=fgda +category: audio +subcategories: [sfx, foley, ambience] +license: custom +commercial: true +attribution_required: false +formats: [MP3, WAV, OGG] +tags: [ui, sci-fi, horror, weapons, animals, vehicles, no-signup] +added: 2026-10-29 +verified: 2026-10-29 +status: needs-review +--- + +# DailySounds + +Free sound effects site with over 1,100 clips: whooshes, impacts and foley, UI and game sounds, ambiences, vehicles, animals, sci-fi, horror and meme-style clips. Each sound plays in the browser and downloads as MP3, WAV or OGG with no account. The site is aimed at video creators, and its licence names games and apps among the permitted uses, commercial ones included, with no credit owed. + +## Notes + +- **Use in a game is explicit.** The licence lists "games, mobile and web apps, and other software" among the permitted uses; ads, films and paid client work are named too +- **You may not redistribute the raw files:** not sold, shared or re-uploaded "on their own", nor bundled into "another sound pack, library or marketplace" +- **You may not register the sounds with a content-ID system** such as YouTube Content ID as your own, or claim that you made the original recordings +- **Credit is optional.** The licence page suggests `Sound effects from DailySounds.org`; each sound page also offers a longer line naming that sound +- **Named clips:** some titles mention a film, show, game, song, brand or celebrity. The licence page calls these "fan-made, meme-style or “inspired by” clips" and leaves it to the user to make sure a commercial use of one is appropriate. Check those clips before shipping them in a commercial game +- **Who made the sounds:** the licence page says most were recorded or made by Daily Sounds, and others were uploaded by DailySounds creators who confirm they own them. This entry has not checked individual sounds +- **File quality:** the packs page says the free single sounds are MP3s from the Daily Sounds YouTube channel, and their WAV and OGG downloads are made from those MP3s +- The site also sells WAV sound packs on itch.io, a separate product, and gives one pack (Game Starter, 60 sounds) away free. This entry covers the free single-sound downloads +- The licence also bars use "in content that is illegal, hateful or harassing", and the sounds are provided "as is", without warranties + +## Evidence + +- Live [licence page](https://dailysounds.org/license), "Last updated October 5, 2026" (2026-10-29): "use DailySounds audio in almost any project — YouTube videos, podcasts, games, apps, ads, films and client work — free, including commercially." +- Same page (2026-10-29): "Use them in games, mobile and web apps, and other software." +- Same page, under "You can't" (2026-10-29): "Sell, share or re-upload the raw sound files on their own, or bundle them into another sound pack, library or marketplace." +- Same page (2026-10-29): "Credit isn't required, but it's always appreciated." +- Same page (2026-10-29): "If you plan to use one of those clips in a commercial project, make sure that use is appropriate for you." +- Live [home page](https://dailysounds.org/) (2026-10-29): "download it as an MP3, WAV or OGG in one tap. No account and no limits." +- Live [packs page](https://dailysounds.org/packs) (2026-10-29): "The free single sounds in the DailySounds library are MP3s from the YouTube channel, and their WAV and OGG downloads get made from those MP3s." + +## Related + +- [mixkit-sfx](mixkit-sfx.md) +- [pixabay-audio](pixabay-audio.md) +- [bigsoundbank](bigsoundbank.md) From 8faacf39ee3025643712448b7fc02e95b705e1a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jaydenhertz <123670265+jaydenhertz@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:23:17 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] List DailySounds in the audio README --- catalog/audio/README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/catalog/audio/README.md b/catalog/audio/README.md index 7c18d0c..9445e0c 100644 --- a/catalog/audio/README.md +++ b/catalog/audio/README.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ you sell or redistribute the IR files as a standalone product. | [octave-ui-sounds](octave-ui-sounds.md) | Octave | custom | yes | active | | [pacdv](pacdv.md) | PacDV Free Sound Effects | custom | unknown | needs-review | | [soundbible](soundbible.md) | SoundBible | varies | filter | needs-review | +| [dailysounds](dailysounds.md) | DailySounds | custom | yes | needs-review | † Zapsplat's basic (free) tier requires attribution; Premium does not. From 70bd133bf09980846f47ba13dab26eb2a9862bff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jaydenhertz <123670265+jaydenhertz@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:23:42 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Update counts for DailySounds (npm run counts) --- README.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2540ccd..04c10e4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ **Free assets and tools for commercial games, with every licence read at its source.** -[**Browse 417 sources**](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) · [Starter stacks](#starter-stacks) · [Choose by job](#start-here) · [Licences](#licences) · [Contribute](#contributing) +[**Browse 418 sources**](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) · [Starter stacks](#starter-stacks) · [Choose by job](#start-here) · [Licences](#licences) · [Contribute](#contributing) [![Website](https://img.shields.io/website?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftmhsdigital.github.io%2FFree-Game-Dev-Assets%2F&up_message=live&down_message=down&label=website)](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) [![Pages](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/TMHSDigital/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/pages.yml?label=pages)](https://github.com/TMHSDigital/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/actions/workflows/pages.yml) -[![Sources](https://img.shields.io/badge/sources-417-informational)](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) +[![Sources](https://img.shields.io/badge/sources-418-informational)](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) [![License: CC0-1.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-CC0--1.0-lightgrey.svg)](LICENSE)
[![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/TMHSDigital/Free-Game-Dev-Assets)](https://github.com/TMHSDigital/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/stargazers) @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ is a page on the site. ## Browse the catalog -The [website](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) searches all 417 entries +The [website](https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/) searches all 418 entries and filters them by category, commercial use, attribution, review status and 2D camera view. Press `/` to search. Filtered views and individual entries have their own URLs, so you can send someone exactly what you are looking at. @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ someone exactly what you are looking at. | **3D** | 77 | Models, scans, PBR textures and materials | [`catalog/3d/`](catalog/3d/) | | **Tools** | 121 | Editors, pipeline, TTS, Godot add-ons | [`catalog/tools/`](catalog/tools/) | | **2D** | 60 | Sprites, tilesets, UI and HUD, icons, palettes | [`catalog/2d/`](catalog/2d/) | -| **Audio** | 35 | SFX, music, foley, impulse responses | [`catalog/audio/`](catalog/audio/) | +| **Audio** | 36 | SFX, music, foley, impulse responses | [`catalog/audio/`](catalog/audio/) | | **Characters** | 30 | Rigged packs, generators, modular humanoids | [`catalog/characters/`](catalog/characters/) | | **Fonts** | 25 | OFL and commercial-ok typefaces, CJK | [`catalog/fonts/`](catalog/fonts/) | | **Environment** | 20 | HDRI, terrain DEMs, geodata | [`catalog/environment/`](catalog/environment/) | From 878fe14fd1cf2e9059a15699d9f596080ad67781 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jaydenhertz <123670265+jaydenhertz@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:24:05 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Update the catalog README audio count --- catalog/README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/catalog/README.md b/catalog/README.md index 20dc2d4..6567d0b 100644 --- a/catalog/README.md +++ b/catalog/README.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ One markdown file per source under a category folder. Copy [`TEMPLATE.md`](TEMPL | 3D | 77 | [`3d/`](3d/) | Models, scans, PBR textures | | Tools | 121 | [`tools/`](tools/) | Editors, pipeline, TTS, Godot add-ons | | 2D | 60 | [`2d/`](2d/) | Sprites, UI, icons, palettes | -| Audio | 35 | [`audio/`](audio/) | SFX, music, foley, IRs | +| Audio | 36 | [`audio/`](audio/) | SFX, music, foley, IRs | | Characters | 30 | [`characters/`](characters/) | Generators & modular humanoids | | Fonts | 25 | [`fonts/`](fonts/) | OFL / commercial-ok type | | Environment | 20 | [`environment/`](environment/) | HDRI, terrain, geodata | From b81c4ab3374f92dee0abbfd03f8152180b9942b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jaydenhertz <123670265+jaydenhertz@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:24:21 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Update expectedEntryCount to 418 --- site/config.json | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/site/config.json b/site/config.json index ffed437..5798ec1 100644 --- a/site/config.json +++ b/site/config.json @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ "baseUrl": "/Free-Game-Dev-Assets", "siteUrl": "https://tmhsdigital.github.io/Free-Game-Dev-Assets/" }, - "expectedEntryCount": 417, + "expectedEntryCount": 418, "categories": { "3d": { "label": "3D", "blurb": "Models, scans, PBR textures", "view": "cards" }, "environment": { "label": "Environment", "blurb": "HDRI, terrain, geodata", "view": "cards" }, From 2817f18723c6d0a3ca506f9001650b7f1c369211 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jaydenhertz <123670265+jaydenhertz@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:02:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Drop the tracking parameter from the DailySounds url --- catalog/audio/dailysounds.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/catalog/audio/dailysounds.md b/catalog/audio/dailysounds.md index c473b04..d239310 100644 --- a/catalog/audio/dailysounds.md +++ b/catalog/audio/dailysounds.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- id: dailysounds name: DailySounds -url: https://dailysounds.org/?ref=fgda +url: https://dailysounds.org/ category: audio subcategories: [sfx, foley, ambience] license: custom