How to Add Music to Snapchat

This article explains how to add sounds to your Snapchat photo or video snaps using the built-in featured sounds or recording your own.

How to Add Featured Sounds to Your Snaps

Snapchat offers a selection of song clips you can automatically insert into your photo or video snaps. Unlike Tik Tok, Snapchat's featured sound library is relatively small. There is a search function, however, so you can search for specific songs or sounds.

1. Launch Snapchat and tap the Camera icon.

2. Tap Music (musical notes icon) from the menu on the top right.

3. A Featured tab will open. You'll see a Playlists category with various genres as well as a Popular category with a list of tracks.

   Other tabs in the music section include My Favorites, Recents, and My Sounds.

4. Explore the genres and featured music available, or enter a keyword or song title into the Search field.

5. Tap the Play icon next to any track to preview the music.

6. When you decide on a track, tap Next at the bottom of the screen.

7. You'll see a slider above the Record icon, allowing you to choose a snippet of the song to include in your Snap.

8. Record your video for your Snap. You'll see a sticker displaying the song title and artist. (You can reposition this sticker if you like.)

   If you don't like how your Snap looks or sounds, tap the X icon to select a different sound or abandon it to start over from scratch.

9. Continue editing or adding features like stickers and filters as you usually would usually, then send the Snap or post it to your Story.

   If you've already taken or recorded a Snap, you can add the music afterward using these same steps.

How to Add Your Own Sounds to Your Snaps

If you don't find a sound you want to use from Snapchat's built-in featured music, you can record your own and automatically add it to your Snap.

1. Navigate to Snapchat's music and sound options. On the Featured tab, tap + Create Sound.

2. Tap Upload from Camera Roll to use sound from a video, or tap Record Sound. In this example, we'll select Record Sound.

3. Tap the microphone to start recording your sound.

4. Tap Record to stop recording.

5. Name the sound and tap Save Sound.

   You can choose to make the sound public by toggling on the slider next to Make this sound public?

6. To use the saved sound, tap the musical notes from the camera screen, then select the My Sounds tab

   Edit or delete a saved sound by long pressing on one of your saved sounds. Then select Edit to change its name or privacy setting or select Delete to remove it.

7. Tap the Play icon next to your sound, then tap Next.

8. Adjust the sound slider, if necessary, then take or record your Snap. Add any filters or enhancements, and tap Send To to send your Snap with the custom sound.