How to add music to Tiktok in 4 ways (2023)

Music is essential for TikTok.

Whether you're lip syncing or looking for the latest TikTok transition and dance challenges, a TikTok video with upbeat music can dramatically increase your video's chance of being liked, commented and shared, and even go viral overnight.

So in this tutorial, we will walk you through adding music to TikTok in all 4 proven ways including using in-app music on TikTok or 3 additional ways to add music and songs you like to your TikTok videos . .

You will learn:

How to add music to TikTok from music library in TikTok app

If you are new to TikTok, using Music Library in TikTok app is the easiest way to add music to TikTok videos.

Step 1: Launch TikTok on your phone and tap the "+" button at the bottom.

Tap the plus button on TikTok

Step 2 - Press "red" button to record 15s TikTok video or upload recorded video to TikTok

On TikTok, tap the record button

Step 3 - Tap on "Sounds" in the middle of the top screen to open the TikTok music library

Touch Sounds to open the TikTok music library

Step 4 - Select a song and tap the checkmark to add this music to your TikTok video

Tap the check mark to add music to a TikTok video

You can use the sidebar to trim the music and adjust its volume as well. After that, you can tap "Next" to add a title, cover photo, hashtags and decide who can see and comment etc. to your TikTok video before posting it.

How to add your music or royalty free music to TikTok Online

Since TikTok removed the My Sound feature in November 2019, which allowed you to upload your music directly to TikTok, you currently need to add your own music to TikTok or use royalty-free music beyond the music catalog in the TikTok app Record Video for TikTok in advance and use a third party tool to add music to your TikTok video.

A great solution that we recommend is to use FlexClip, a free and feature-rich online video editor that allows you to easily add music to a TikTok video and that offers you thousands of royalty-free music and sound effects and tons of themeasy-to-use video tools.

Use FlexClip online video editor to add music to TikTok videos

Step 1: Upload your pre-recorded TikTok video and music to FlexClip

After uploading TikTok videos and music to FlexClip, you can change the aspect ratio from 16:9 to 9:16 to fit the vertical TikTok video.

Load videos and music on FlexClip and set the aspect ratio to 9:16

Step 2 - Click the "+" button to add your video and music to the storyboard

You can use the tools above to add a fade in/out effect to make your music quieter, or adjust the music volume or drag the slider to trim the music as well.

Add music to TikTok videos and trim or adjust music volume, etc.

Add royalty-free music and sound effects to a TikTok video

Step 3 - Add a TikTok Outro Video Template to Your TikTok Video (Optional)

You can also choose a designerUltimate TikTok Video Templateand add it to your TikTok as a strong CTA or trailer for a series of TikTok videos posted to your account. All video elements like fonts, colors and animations are fully customizable.

Step 4: Preview, Export and Share

After finishing editing, you can click "Export" button to download TikTok videos in 1080P to your local computer or directly save to Google Drive, Dropbox and transfer to your phone for TikTok post.Check how to repost on TikTok.

Multiple ways to share edited videos.

How to add music to TikTok from YouTube video

What if you find an ideal piece of music on YouTube and want to add this music to TikTok? Is there a great solution? Well the answer is yes.

The tool to use is Kapwing, another versatile online video maker that allows you to grab music or audio from a YouTube video using its URL and add it directly to your video.

Use Kapwing to add music from YouTube videos to TikTok videos

Step 1: Sign up for Kapwing for free and start with a blank canvas

Click "Start with a blank canvas" and select 9:16 aspect ratio for your TikTok video.

Set the blank canvas for TikTok to 9:16

Step 2 Add your pre-recorded TikTok video to Kapwing

Click "Start with a blank canvas" and select 9:16 aspect ratio for your TikTok video.

Upload recorded TikTok videos to Kapwing

Step 3 - Paste the URL of a YouTube video to add your music to

Click the "Audio" tab on the left sidebar and paste the URL of the YouTube video. Then the music or audio from the YouTube video will be added to the video automatically. You can drag the slider to trim it or adjust its volume.

Paste YouTube URL and add your music to TikTok videos

Make sure you use copyright-free music on YouTube

Also,Check out the best places to find royalty-free YouTube background music.

Step 4 - Export and share the video

You can share it directly on TikTok or download it locally.

How to add music or songs to TikTok on iPhone

Well, is there any easy way to add music or songs to TikTok on iPhone directly? Yes, in any case. To do this, you need to use your iPhone's built-in screen recorder to record the music as a video and then add that song to your TikTok video.

Step 1: Enable Screen Recorder on iPhone

Go to Settings > Control Center > tap the green plus button next to Screen Recording.Check out the 5 best screen recorders for iPhone.

Enable screen recording app on iPhone

Step 2Record music as video on iPhone

Open a music app like Spotify > play the music you like > then swipe down from the top of the iPhone screen > tap the screen capture button that looks like two circles. Then the screen recording starts. To stop recording, tap the red bar in the top left corner. The music is then saved as a video in your photo album.

Record your favorite music

Step 3 Upload the recorded music video to TikTok as a private video

Go back to TikTok > tap “+” button > tap “Upload Video” to select the recorded video with music > tap “Next” button > tap “Who can see this video” and choose Personal > Post.

Make the TikTok video private and post it

Step 4 - Add the music to the TikTok video

Play this private video > tap the spinning record icon in the lower right corner > tap Use this sound > now you can tap the red button to record a TikTok or upload a recorded video and the music will be automatically added to the new video tick tock.

Use recorded music or sound for your TikTok videos