Creator Mode
Use Fatstep music in your YouTube videos
Free music for your channel. Start with 20 songs, then unlock more every time one of your videos goes live with credit to Fatstep.
Any channel size, free. Videos using our music get a Content ID claim, which is never a copyright strike.
Everything you need to score your videos
Real music for your channel. Your channel is never at risk, and you never pay.
Free downloads
Start with 20 songs from the full catalog at no cost, then unlock more.
Never a strike
Videos using our music get a Content ID claim. A claim is not a copyright strike: your video stays up and your channel stays safe.
Full catalog
Browse and search every Fatstep track and pick whatever fits your project.
How it works
Twenty songs to start, then keep unlocking as you publish.
1
Link your YouTube channel
Connect your channel to unlock your first 20 songs.
ftstp.com/c/••••••
2
Download a track
Every track you download comes with its own unique credit link - there's no generic code to copy.
3
Paste it and publish
Drop the track's link in your video description and publish. We detect it automatically and free a slot for your next song.
A unique link for every track
When you download a song, you get a credit link that's unique to that track - like ftstp.com/c/your-code. Paste it in your video description and we detect it automatically. Nothing to match up by hand.
🎵 Your track - Music provided by Fatstep - ftstp.com/c/••••••
You'll get your track's real link the moment you download it.
Reuse songs across videos
Once you have published a video with a song, you can use it in as many more as you like. Just include that track's link in each new video. Production slots only count songs you have not published yet, so reusing a song never uses a slot.
Built for every channel size
Creator Mode is free whether you have a hundred subscribers or ten million. There is no subscriber limit, and there never will be.
Want to keep all your ad revenue?
The Content ID claim means the advertising on those videos is shared with us. That is the trade, and it is what pays for the free music. If you would rather keep all of it, or you need music for client work, brand campaigns, games or broadcast, head to songfindr.com for a licence that lifts the claim.
Frequently asked questions
Any YouTube creator, at any channel size. There is no subscriber limit. Link your channel and you are ready to go.
It is YouTube's automatic system noticing that a video contains music someone else owns. It is not a copyright strike. Nothing happens to your channel, the video stays up and public, and viewers see no difference at all. The only effect is that the advertising on that video is shared. You are a rights holder in your own video and you keep a share of it; our share is what pays for giving you the music free. YouTube decides how that split falls, not us.
Yes, and your channel is never at risk. Run ads as normal. The Content ID claim means the advertising on videos using our music is shared with us rather than all of it going to you, which is the trade that keeps the music free. If you would rather keep all of it, license the track through Songfindr.
No. Creator Mode is for personal use in videos on your own channel. It does not cover resale, client work, or use on other people's channels. For commercial licensing, use Songfindr.
Publish a public video that credits Fatstep using one of your tracks. Once we detect its link, a new production slot opens for your next track. Publish more and the number of slots you can hold at once goes up too.
Yes, as many as you like. Just include that track's link in each video. Reusing a song you have already published does not use a production slot.
Ready to start creating?
Link your YouTube channel and unlock your first 20 songs in seconds.