No. 55 of 62 ·Music Streaming Software

Free Music Archive

Web

Freedom report

One barScore 5.1

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

Free Music Archive is ranked #55 of 62 in music streaming software on Freedom251, made by Free Music Archive (Amsterdam, Netherlands). It runs on Web. There is a free plan.

Free Music Archive plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free Free Listen to, download, and stream free audio and video; reuse depends on each work’s license freemusicarchive.org · 8 Oct 2026

Compared on music streaming software

Free plan: Yes

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The record

Music library: FMA is an online library of audio and video that the public can listen to, download, or stream for free.
Open licensed music: FMA offers access to original music by independent artists, much of it under Creative Commons licenses.
Search and filters: The search page offers filters for license, commercial use, remix or video use, genre, and duration.
Member features: Registered members can post comments, rate songs and albums, and create playlists.
Artist pages: Artists can publish original songs on artist pages and may enable ways for visitors to support them directly.
Licensing limits: Each song or album page indicates its license, and users are responsible for following that license when downloading or using the work.
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.
API status: FMA says it shut down its API because of the server load and prohibits unapproved scraping and hotlinking.
Privacy: The privacy policy says FMA records visit data such as IP address, browser type, pages and media accessed, and visit date and time.
Support: FMA directs users to its FAQs and contact page and lists separate general, member, and technical contact emails.
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.
Founded: 2009
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Music Streaming Software in 2026#55 of 62
Best Stock Music Libraries in 2026#34 of 59

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Sources

freemusicarchive.org/terms_of_use· checked 8 Oct 2026
freemusicarchive.org/about/· checked 8 Oct 2026
freemusicarchive.org/search/· checked 8 Oct 2026
freemusicarchive.org/License_Guide· checked 8 Oct 2026
freemusicarchive.org/app-developers· checked 8 Oct 2026
freemusicarchive.org/Privacy_Policy· checked 8 Oct 2026
freemusicarchive.org/contact/· checked 8 Oct 2026
freemusicarchive.org· checked 28 Sept 2026