Browsing and using the ElevenLabs sound library

ElevenLabs Try it →Watch full video →Mike Murphy | AI Handyman · Jun 2025

Demo summary

This clip shows how to explore the pre-existing sound library, filter by categories, and use the 'copy' or 'use' functions to bring library prompts into the generator for modification.

Step-by-step

Click on Explore at the top of the interface
Browse categories by dragging the scroll wheel or using the sort bar
Click on a thumbnail to preview a sound effect
Click the copy icon to copy the prompt or click Use to populate the prompt bar automatically
Modify the prompt text if desired
Click Generate to create new variations
Click the download button to save a sound effect from the library

Options

Sort by trending, most downloaded, or most recent
Filter by categories like miscellaneous
Paste a copied prompt manually into the prompt bar

Watch out for

Downloading a sound effect directly from the library will not add it to your history panel

Tips

Use the 'Use' button to quickly bring a library prompt into the generator for modification
Modify existing library prompts (e.g., adding a specific decade like '1970s') to customize the output

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