How to add music to a photo
Turn a photo and a song into a video you can post anywhere, with your own music and no watermark.
A photo with a song behind it is one of the most common things people post: a holiday picture, a birthday, a new song with its cover art. Instagram and TikTok can do it inside the app, but only with their music library. To use your own song, or to post it on YouTube, you need a video file. Here's how to make one.
How to add music to a photo
- Open the video editor at clipabay.com and choose Video. No account needed.
- Add your photo and your song. Drag them both in, or use Add media. Your own MP3 works, or pick a free track from Sounds.
- Make the photo as long as the song. One photo on the timeline stays for the whole song. Using several photos? Use Fit to audio and they share the length of the song.
- Pick the shape. 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 1:1 or 4:5 for the Instagram feed, 16:9 for YouTube.
- Export as MP4, up to 4K and without a watermark.
Ideas
- Releasing a song? Put the cover art on it and you have a YouTube upload. Or make an audio visualizer that moves with the music.
- No photo for your song? Make a cover with the AI image generator.
- Several photos? Add a soft transition between them for a slideshow.
About music rights: a song by a well-known artist can get your video muted or blocked on YouTube and Instagram. Clipabay's own tracks can be used freely, even in monetised videos.
Related: add music to a video and make a video vertical.
Questions
How do I put a song on a picture?
Add the photo and the song to the video editor, make the photo as long as the song, and export it as an MP4 video.
Can I use my own MP3?
Yes. Drop in any MP3, WAV or M4A, or use the free music in Clipabay.
Will there be a watermark?
No. Clipabay never adds a watermark, and you can export up to 4K.