Bare Hand Swish — free sound effect
1.2s · WAV & MP3 · other · 0 downloads · quality 9.8/10 · royalty-free, CC BY 4.0
Credit it like this (the one condition of the free licence):
“Bare Hand Swish” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/sfx/bare-hand-swish-5c9aac6d) — CC BY 4.0
About this sound
An AI-generated sound effect: “A single clean hand swirl event: soft rustling of fabric as a bare hand moves quickly through open air, subtle whooshing texture from displaced air, smooth transient start and gentle decay, no music, no voice”. Quality-checked before listing, free for commercial and personal projects — videos, games, podcasts, apps and client work. No royalties — just credit BudgetPixel AI.
Direct file: WAV · 44.1 kHz — both WAV and MP3 are on the download button.
Editor's note (9.8/10): This single, clean hand motion whoosh matches the brief almost perfectly, with no extraneous noise, speech, music, or edge artifacts present.
Also searched as: hand whoosh · hand gesture · air swish · motion whoosh · swish sound
Sound effect licensing — common questions
- Is "Bare Hand Swish" free to use commercially?
- Yes. "Bare Hand Swish" is free for commercial and personal use under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) — monetised YouTube videos, podcasts, games, apps, ads, streams, films and client work are all covered, with no fees, royalties or subscription. The one condition is the credit: “Bare Hand Swish” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/sfx/bare-hand-swish-5c9aac6d) — CC BY 4.0
- Do I have to credit BudgetPixel to use "Bare Hand Swish"?
- Yes — crediting BudgetPixel AI is the one condition of the licence, and downloading still needs no account. Put the credit line from this page wherever your project lists sources: a video description, end credits, show notes, or a game's credits screen.
- What format and length is "Bare Hand Swish"?
- "Bare Hand Swish" runs 1.2 seconds and downloads as WAV at 44.1 kHz, with MP3 on the same download button. Both formats carry the identical licence, so pick whichever your editor prefers — WAV for layering and pitch work, MP3 when file size matters.
- Can I use "Bare Hand Swish" in a monetised YouTube video?
- Yes. Monetised video is explicitly permitted. BudgetPixel never registers library audio with Content ID, and because this sound effect is licensed to everyone non-exclusively under CC BY 4.0, no one can hold the exclusive rights Content ID requires. If a claim ever appears, dispute it and cite this page and its licence.
More whoosh sound effects
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curl -G https://api.budgetpixel.com/v1/stock/sound-effects \
--data-urlencode "query=bare hand swish" \
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