YouTube song finder

In a Short, the song often begins alongside the first frame, so a video link is a convenient starting point. In a tutorial, vlog or compilation, the soundtrack may change several times. Before you paste the link, note where the song begins and whether there is music in the opening. This helps you tell whether the answer belongs to the intro or to the part you actually wanted.

ClipMelody reads roughly the first minute of audio from a YouTube link. It starts with a short sample and may try more of that opening audio if needed; it does not listen through an entire long video. If your song starts ten minutes into a travel vlog, use a saved clip of that section and upload it for background music identification. Keep the wanted song near the start of that file.

A YouTube share link can include a timestamp that tells a video player where to begin playback. ClipMelody uses the video ID from that link, so a timestamp does not tell the song finder to start there. Pasting a link marked at 2:30 still checks the opening audio. There is currently no time-range selector for a YouTube link on this page.

For a later song, trim a copy of the relevant section with a video or audio editor before uploading. Listen to the exported file and check that it contains the music, not just a silent screen recording. You do not need a full-resolution copy of the whole video to identify a short passage. Supported uploads include MP4, MOV and WebM video, or MP3, M4A and WAV audio.

Before running a search, expand the video's description and look for a track list, music credits or a creator's source link. A pinned comment may also answer questions about the soundtrack. For a compilation, note the time beside each listed track and compare it with the part you heard. Credits can give you the exact version even when the recording has been edited heavily in the video.

If those clues do not name the song, audio identification can help without relying on the video's title. The example above identified Oxytocin by Billie Eilish from the video's audio. Open that result to see how a source video and a matched recording appear together. It is one verified example, not a promise that every live performance, cover or newly uploaded song will be recognized.

A result names a recording heard in the sampled audio; it is not a list of every song used throughout a video. If an intro and a later scene use different tracks, an accurate match for the intro may still be the wrong answer for your question. Compare the artist, title and available preview with the passage you had in mind before saving the song.

If the video cannot be read, confirm that it is public and available outside your signed-in account. Private, restricted or unavailable videos need a saved file you can upload. If the audio is read but no song matches, try a clearer passage with less speech. Unreleased music, a live cover or a heavily changed recording may not be in the catalogue. Finding the song is free; only unlocking a match uses a credit.