Free Whoosh Sound Effects
Fast, slow, airy, cinematic and sci-fi whooshes for transitions and motion. The most-used edit sound, free in WAV and MP3 with a credit.
143 free whoosh sounds — growing every day
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How editors use them
A whoosh reads as motion even when nothing moves — that's why it's the most downloaded edit sound on every platform. Fast, dry whooshes suit text pops and quick cuts; long cinematic sweeps suit scene changes; sub-tailed whooshes double as soft impacts. Trim so the energy peak lands exactly on the cut frame.
Whoosh Sound Effects — common questions
- Are these whoosh sound effects free for commercial use?
- Yes. Every whoosh sound in this library is royalty-free for commercial and personal work — monetised video, games, apps, podcasts, ads and client projects — with no fee and no royalties, under CC BY 4.0. The one condition is a credit to BudgetPixel AI; each sound page has the line ready to copy.
- Do I need an account to download whoosh sound effects?
- No. Search, preview and download any whoosh sound without signing up — all 143 of them. Each one comes as lossless WAV or MP3 at 44.1 kHz, and both formats carry the same free licence.
- What if the exact whoosh sound I need isn't here?
- Describe it and generate it. The free generator on this page makes a new whoosh sound from a text prompt in about fifteen seconds, up to ten seconds long, with no account. For longer or private results — or effects synced to your own video — use the BudgetPixel audio workshop; a free account comes with 300 credits a month.