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Feature checklists make every tool look equivalent. This table leads with the three things that actually differ — what it costs you before it works, whether your files leave your device, and where the free version stops.
| Freesoundfreesound.org | Bandcampbandcamp.com | Chrome Music Labmusiclab.chromeexperiments.com | Flatflat.io | |
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| What it does | Half a million Creative Commons sound samples, searchable by how they sound | Stream independent music in full, and buy it as lossless files if you want it | Fourteen small experiments that let you build a rhythm and see harmony move | Write and hear proper sheet music in a browser, with real-time collaboration |
| What it costs you | Free accountFree to use, but you have to register before it will do the job. | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. | Free tierA genuinely usable free tier with paid plans for volume or team features. |
| Your files | Runs on their server | Runs on their server | Runs on your device | Runs on their server |
| Where it stops | Browsing and previewing are open but downloading needs a free account, and licences differ per file — some require credit. | Free streaming is capped at a few plays per release before it nudges you to buy, and the catalogue is only what artists chose to upload. | These are teaching toys rather than a DAW — Song Maker caps you at a short loop and exports only MIDI or WAV. | The free plan stops at fifteen scores and thirty instruments, and clean unbranded exports need the paid tier. |
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| Category | Music, Radio & Sound | Music, Radio & Sound | Music, Radio & Sound | Music, Radio & Sound |
| Last checked | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Open the site | Open | Open | Open | Open |
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