# Uncommon Ear (uncommonear.com)

Searches, previews and downloads free music and sound effects, showing each track's license and required credit.

- Atlas card: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/uncommonear.com
- Site: https://uncommonear.com
- For: creators making videos, games, or podcasts who need licensed music and sound effects
- Categories: creative
- Use not measured/100 · alive 100/100

## Used for

- add background music to podcast episodes
- find a sound effect for a game action
- pick a closing music cue for video credits

## Price

- from 6 USD/month, free plan (read 2026-10-29 on https://uncommonear.com/pricing)

## For developers

- OpenAPI: https://uncommonear.com/openapi.json (12 paths)
- API docs: https://uncommonear.com/docs
- MCP server: com.uncommonear/mcp (namespace; open on 2026-10-29, 18 tools)
- Read 2026-10-29

## MCP server, measured daily

Server: https://uncommonear.com/mcp, checked every day since 2026-10-29 (6 checks).

- Answered: measuring, 6 daily checks so far
- Median first answer: 415 ms
- Sign-in: none
- Context its tool definitions take: about 4518 tokens (18 tools)
- Tool definitions: B, 88/100
- Failing "params_typed": 1 of 18 tools
- Failing "params_described": 12 of 18 tools
- Warning "open_writes": create_collection, add_to_collection, remove_from_collection, update_collection, delete_collection
- Method: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/mcp/report

## Your data

- Certifications stated: none
- Read 2026-10-29

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Source: INITE Atlas, https://inite.ai/en/atlas/uncommonear.com. JSON: https://inite.ai/api/atlas/uncommonear.com. MCP: https://inite.ai/api/mcp (atlas_lookup).