incompetech.md

id	incompetech
name	Incompetech (Kevin MacLeod)
url	https://incompetech.com
category	audio
subcategories	music
license	CC-BY-4.0
license_spdx	CC-BY-4.0
commercial	true
attribution_required	true
attribution_string	Title Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
formats	MP3 WAV
tags	music loops
added	2026-07-19
verified	2026-08-24
status	active

Incompetech (Kevin MacLeod)

Large library of tracks by Kevin MacLeod under CC BY 4.0. Commercial use including games is expected if you credit. Paid no-attribution "Standard License" exists for ads and other credit-impossible formats. The site homepage is now mostly graph-paper tools; the music grant lives on the music FAQ.

Notes

• Music FAQ names video games and says credits go on a Credits screen in settings
• Required credit format is specified on the FAQ (title, name, site, CC BY 4.0 URL); copy that, do not invent one
• YouTube monetization is explicitly allowed with credit
• Content ID: an in-game credit satisfies the licence but not YouTube. Per the publisher's own YouTube Content ID page (read 2026-09-23), a claim usually follows when "the credit was placed in the video itself, and the credit could not be read automatically"; the fix is a credit in the video's description text, then a dispute, released "within 72 hours". For a game this lands on your players: anyone who streams or posts your game gets the claim unless they add the credit to their own description, and a credits screen shown on camera does not count. Choose a no-attribution source if you want let's-players to post freely
• Homepage "Public Domain License: Creative Commons 0" applies to the graph-paper generators, not the music

Evidence

• Live Music FAQ (2026-08-24): "Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0"
• Same page (2026-08-24): "Video Games — Most commonly, credits are placed on a Credits screen"

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