Notification sound maker

How it works

A notification sound has a different job from a ringtone: it should be recognisable in under a second and finished in two or three. This page starts with the loudest 4-second part of your file, a tiny 20-millisecond fade in to prevent a click, and a 0.4-second fade out.

For the clearest result, choose a sound with a sharp attack — a pluck, a bell, a drum hit or a single spoken word. Long swells and pads are easy to miss when the phone is in a pocket. Normalizing brings the peak to −1 dBFS so a quiet clip isn’t drowned out by the default sounds.

On Android, save the MP3 to the Notifications folder (or pick it via Settings → Notifications → Default notification sound). On iPhone, text tones use the same M4R or iOS 26 Files method as ringtones; use the iPhone ringtone maker if you need M4R.

Recommended settings

• Keep it to 1–3 seconds
• Choose a sound with a sharp start
• A 10–30 ms fade in prevents clicks
• Android: put it in the Notifications folder

Step by step

1. Open your audio. Click Open file or drop an MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, FLAC or video file onto the page. It is decoded in your browser and never uploaded.
2. Select the part to keep. Drag across the waveform, drag the handles, or type exact start and end times. Use Find loudest part or a length preset such as 30 s for ringtones.
3. Add fades and set the volume. Set fade in and fade out lengths, then tick Normalize or adjust Volume. Press Play to preview exactly what will be exported.
4. Download. Choose MP3, WAV, M4A or M4R, type a name and click Download.

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