How to Add Music to Bluesky Videos + 10 Best Royalty Free Tracks for Stylish, Scroll Stopping Vibes
Jourdan Aldredge
Mar 20, 2025
Just because a social media platform is the most popular option today doesn’t mean it will still be tomorrow. We’ve seen past social media apps like Myspace, Friendster, and Vine fall from favor and even disappear completely.
If you’re a person or a brand looking to stay relevant by creating content on the best and most popular social apps, it pays to always be searching for the next big thing. Don’t lock yourself into just one app or audience base.
Officially launched in February 2023, Bluesky has emerged as a new social media competitor to rival X (formerly Twitter) and is quickly building an audience worth exploring.
If you’re interested in creating content on this new app, let’s go over how to add videos and—more importantly—how to add music to Bluesky videos, and how to find the best royalty free music to drive your content and keep it safe from copyright strikes.
What is Bluesky?
Originally developed as a research initiative by Twitter in 2019, Bluesky became an independent company in 2021. After Elon Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, it was further developed into a social app, and it officially launched as an invite-only service in February 2023.
Since then, the microblogging social media service has grown rapidly, reaching 20 million users in November 2024 and over 30 million users as of early 2025. As you might expect, as a Twitter spin-off, Bluesky is remarkably similar to Twitter (aka X). It is primarily text-based but allows users to upload photos and videos.
While Bluesky is not a video-first social app like YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok, it is growing in popularity with video and diverse content creators. If you’d like to get into the game, here’s how.
How to post a video on Bluesky
As of September 2024, Bluesky users can now upload video content to the Bluesky app. A user can post that contains one video that is up to 60 seconds long. Bluesky currently supports
mp4, .mpeg, .webm, and .mov video files, and it’s worth noting that videos on Bluesky auto-play by default but can switch to click-to-play in the settings.
Other limits on posting videos to Bluesky are worth mentioning, including a maximum upload of 25 videos or 10 GB of video per day. Accounts can post video content if they have verified emails and agree to follow all of Bluesky’s community guidelines (similar to those outlined by Otter social apps).
The process of uploading a video onto Bluesky is pretty simple and straightforward. All you need to do is follow the following steps:
- Create an account and verify your email.
- Click on “Create a New Post”.
- Click on “Select and Upload Your Video” or click on the film script icon.
- Select the video that you would like to upload.
- Click to “Post” as you would with any other Bluesky post.
And that’s it. You should be good to go as long as your content follows the 60-second length and format requirements. However, there are other elements to consider. Most importantly, the music you use for your Bluesky videos.
Where to find music for Bluesky
Like X/Twitter, Instagram Threads, or any other social media platforms, Bluesky doesn’t let you use just any music in your videos. Bluesky’s Copyright Policy and Community Guidelines lay out similar language prohibiting using copyright-protected materials for commercial purposes.
If you aren’t familiar with copyright rules and regulations, navigating what music and assets you can use, when, and where can be tricky. Luckily, to help you out, Soundstripe has you covered with royalty free music that is 100% safe to use on Threads or other social media platforms.
If you aren’t super familiar with what royalty free music is and how it works, here are some great reads on what royalty free music means and how music rights and royalties work. The TLDR is simply that all music has copyrights associated with it. If you’d like to use music you didn’t create for commercial purposes, you’ll need to properly license said music for your content.
The 10 best royalty free music tracks for Bluesky
To help you out further, we have handpicked royalty-free music tracks that would be perfect for your Bluesky videos. When you license from Soundstripe, you can use these tracks for your other social channels and marketing needs.
These track selections range across a wide range of genres and types of music. So feel free to browse below and see if anything sounds right for your projects.
1. Faux Cow Chair by Tony Sopiano
- Description: A low-energy, hip-hop song best described as chill and inspiring. Synth and bass are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 78
- Key: B Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A medium-energy, acoustic song best described as inspiring and hopeful. Guitar and acoustic guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 138
- Key: D Major
- Listen and license here
3. Fuel The Fire by Adrian Walther
- Description: A medium-energy rock song best described as happy and fun. The guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments on this track.
- BPM: 142
- Key: B Minor
- Listen and license here
4. Reckless Adventure by Lunareh
- Description: A medium-energy pop song best described as hopeful and happy. Piano and bass are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 120
- Key: C Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A high-energy rock song that is best described as fun. Synth and guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 165
- Key: B Major
- Listen and license here
- Description: A medium-energy, classical song best described as inspiring and hopeful. Piano and strings are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 200
- Key: Bb/A# Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A high-energy rock song best described as happy and fun. Horns and drums are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 163
- Key: C Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A high-energy pop song best described as happy and fun. Horns and guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 115
- Key: Bb/A# Major
- Listen and license here
- Description: A low-energy, hip-hop song best described as chill and fun. Drums and drum kits are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 90
- Key: E Minor
- Listen and license here
10. Summertime Swing by Midnight Daydream
- Description: A low-energy, hip-hop song described as fun and chill. Bass and bass guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 95
- Key: Eb/D# Major
- Listen and license here
These are just a few top selections from our Soundstripe library. With over 10,000 songs and plenty of additional styles, tones, and genres to explore, anyone is encouraged to listen to our full catalog of royalty free music on our Soundstripe app.
How to add music to Bluesky videos
Another aspect we should cover is how to add music to a video on Bluesky. Unfortunately, Bluesky does not have built-in tools for capturing and editing videos. However, those built-in features can often be clunky, so you’re not missing out too much here.
The best way to add music to a video that you plan to post on Bluesky is to use a different video editing app. Some top options for video editing on desktops or laptops would be Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, or Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve.
However, those are just some top options; plenty of smartphone-based editing apps exist, such as CapCut, Adobe Rush, and even Adobe Express. To help you with this task, here’s a guide on how to add music to your videos using different apps.
Tips for adding music to Bluesky
Besides the length limitations and copyright rules, creating videos to post on Bluesky is pretty open-ended. Some helpful advice would be downloading the app, creating an account, and getting used to the app and community.
Your videos will only be as successful as the research and effort that you put into them. So have fun with the process and try to create videos that resonate with your followers and connect with your content niche.