Add audio to video online
Add Music to Video
Pick a track from the library or upload your own song. Pictory runs it under your video and keeps it below the voiceover, so every word stays clear.
- Royalty-free music, searchable by mood
- Upload your own MP3, WAV or M4A
- AI voiceover in 170+ voices
- Free to try, online in your browser
4.6/5Trusted by over 20,000 teams and institutions worldwide.
What is an add music to video tool?
An add music to video tool puts a soundtrack, a voiceover or any other audio under your video. In Pictory you pick a royalty-free track or upload your own, and it runs through the whole video with the volume set so the voiceover stays clear.
One Audio tab for every sound. Add background music, add a song of your own, generate or upload a voiceover, and balance them all in one place. Pictory syncs the music to your video and captions for you.
Call it a video maker to add music, a music adder or an audio adder. It runs in your browser, so you can add audio to video online and add music to video free on a trial.
Bright Morning · 2:14
Music addedUpbeat · under all 9 scenes
Your source, any format
Need the video first?
Start from any format.
Make the video from an idea, a script, a link or slides. Then add the music.
Idea to Video
One sentence in. Script and scenes out.
Script to Video
Paste it and keep every word, or let AI tighten it up.
Text to Video
Paste any text and get a finished video.
URL to Video
Drop in a link. Pictory turns the page into a video script.
PPT to Video
Your slides and notes, narrated and on screen.
PDF to Video
Turn reports and guides into videos people actually finish.
Audio to Video
Give podcasts visuals and captions for YouTube.
Images to Video
Upload photos and clips. Get a story back.
Screen Recorder
Record, then edit it like a document.
How it works
How to add audio to a video
To add audio to a video, open it in Pictory and go to the Audio tab. Pick a track from the music library, upload your own audio file or apply an AI voiceover. Set the volume of each layer, preview the mix, then download the video as an MP4.
Open your video
Upload a video, or make one from text, a link or slides.
Pick the music
In the Audio tab, search the library by mood. Preview a track, then apply it.
Add a voiceover
Apply one of 170+ AI voices, or upload your own narration.
Set the volume and download
Balance the music and the voiceover, preview the mix, then download as MP4.
Features
Add sound to video features: music, voiceover and your own audio
Music library
Add background music to video from a royalty-free library
Search by mood, style or keyword, preview a track and apply it. One track plays through the whole video, matched to its mood.
- Royalty-free tracks for every kind of video
- Filter by mood, style or keyword
- Music stays below the voiceover
Open Road · 3:02
Music addedAmbient · all scenes
Voiceover
Add voiceover to video with an AI voice or your own
Apply one of 170+ AI voices and Pictory narrates the script. Or upload your recording and Auto Sync lines it up with the scenes.
- 170+ AI voices in 29+ languages
- Upload your own narration
- Captions timed to the voiceover
Your audio
Add your own song or sound to a video
Upload a song, a sound effect or a finished recording and layer it with the library music. Set a default track in your brand kit and every new video starts with it.
- MP3, WAV and M4A uploads
- Layer music, voiceover and sound effects
- A separate volume for each layer
More AI video features
Your complete AI video generation tool
AI avatars
Add a talking presenter, or a digital twin of you.
Captions
Accurate, synced captions in your brand style.
Translation
Captions and voiceover for every market.
Text editing
Edit the transcript to edit the video.
Team workspaces
Share projects and brand kits with your team.
API
Generate branded videos from your own product.
AI Studio
Create any image or video you need with generative AI
The latest image and video models, built into the editor. Generate it, then drop it straight into your scene.
Generate and edit images
Describe it, or edit an existing image with a prompt.
Keep characters consistent
Use reference images to keep the same person or product in every scene.
Create video clips with sound
Generate clips with audio. Yes, characters can talk.
Extend any clip
Keep any clip going with a new prompt, even one you uploaded.
✓Get four options at once
Generate up to four versions and keep the best one.
Stay on brand
Your brand kit’s colors guide every generation.
✓
Choose your model
Pick a model for stills or 5 to 10-second clips.
Also in AI Studio: Nano Banana Lite for images and Omni Flash for video.
Use cases
Who is using Pictory to add music to video?
- Marketing
Soundtracks for promo videos
Match the music to the mood of the launch and keep it on every cut.
- Training and education
Voiceover and music for training videos
Narrate the lesson in an AI voice and keep a soft track underneath.
- Small business
Background music for business videos
Set one track in your brand kit and every new video starts with it.
Why Pictory
Loved by creators, trusted by enterprise teams
From solo creators to global marketing teams. Read the case studies
4.6 / 5
Average rating on G2, plus Capterra’s Best Ease of Use award for 2025.
20,000+
companies and institutions creating video with Pictory.
SOC 2
and GDPR compliant, ready for enterprise security reviews
GDPR
Case studies
Teams that scaled video with Pictory
“Pictory is the easiest, most efficient way to get from an idea in text to multimedia imagery on the screen. It’s the critical component to get us out of death by PowerPoint.”
Read the Whirlybird Labs case study“Pictory helps us consistently deliver the high-quality videos we’re known for, content we’re proud of and our clients are proud to use. They always get a five-star response.”
Read the VRC case study“82% of our 10,000+ partners keep coming back to our training videos even though they aren’t mandatory courses. That’s how we know the content’s working.”
Read the AppDirect case study“It increased subscriber growth by 78% and cut my video creation time from a couple of hours to a few minutes. It’s been a godsend.”
Read the NetRock case study“Through Pictory videos, leads up by 500%, video production costs are down 90%.”
Read the Online Super Tutors case study“We only launched our new app a few months ago and already have over 500 subscribers. People come back regularly to watch more videos made with Pictory.”
Read the Game of Yield case study
Compare
Add music to video with AI vs. video editing software
One two-minute video with music and a voiceover, finished two ways.
| Step | With Pictory | Traditional editing software |
|---|---|---|
| Finding music | A royalty-free library, searchable by mood | Often licensed elsewhere and imported |
| Placing the track | One click, under every scene | Dragged to the timeline and trimmed to fit |
| Voiceover | 170+ AI voices, or your own recording | Recorded separately, then imported and synced |
| Music under speech | Kept below the voiceover for you | Set on the timeline with keyframes or a ducking tool |
| Captions | Automatic and timed to the voice | Added, then checked and styled on the timeline |
| Your branding | A default track in your brand kit | Chosen again in every project |
| Formats for each channel | Choose 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 per version | Re-edit each version |
Video API
Make video at scale from your own product
Send text, links or slides to the Pictory API and get branded videos back, automatically.
POST /v1/video/storyboard
{
"videoName": "q3-update",
"scenes": [{ "text": "Q3 in 90 seconds..." }]
}Enterprise
Enterprise video at scale
Custom plans, onboarding and support for company-wide rollouts.
- SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
- Custom plans and personalized onboarding
- Shared brand kits and team workspaces
- Dedicated support
Open the video in Pictory and go to the Audio tab. Choose Music for a background track, Voiceover for narration or Uploads for your own file. That is how to add sound to a video in one place.
Open the video in Pictory, go to the Audio tab and choose Music. Search the royalty-free library by mood, style or keyword, preview a track and click Apply. Then set its volume so it sits under the voiceover.
In the Audio tab, open Music and search the royalty-free library by mood, style or keyword. Preview a track and click Apply. It plays through the whole video, below your voiceover.
Yes. Pictory can add sound to video with AI: an AI voice narrates your script, the captions are timed to it and the music stays below the voice. To add audio to a video with AI voices, open the Audio tab and choose Voiceover. For more, see voice to video AI.
Yes. In Pictory an AI voice narrates your script for you, and the default track in your brand kit is applied to your videos automatically. You can change the voice or the music in the Audio tab.
A chatbot is a good place to plan the video or write the script. To put the music on the video itself, use a video editor. In Pictory, open the Audio tab, pick a track or upload your own, and download the finished video.
Yes. You can add music to a video on Pictory’s free trial, online in your browser. Paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
Yes. Upload an MP3, WAV or M4A file in the Uploads section of the Audio tab and add it to the video. Make sure you have the rights to any song you upload.
Yes. Swap the music for another track, or use your own recording in place of the AI voiceover. Voiceover, music and uploaded sounds each have their own volume, so the narration stays clear.
Yes. Your videos, including stock footage, images and music from the library, are cleared for commercial use.
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