How to Add Music to a Facebook Post (and Story)
Yes, you can add music to a Facebook post, but only in the Facebook app for iPhone or Android. Start a post, tap the music icon, pick a song and the part to play, then post. Photo and video stories take music too. Text stories don’t, and Meta documents no way to add music on a computer.
The table sorts every format Meta documents, and Meta’s own steps for posts and stories follow it. Links, video and check-ins are mapped in the posting section of our Facebook guide.
Table of Contents
- Can you add music to a Facebook post?
- How to add music to a Facebook post
- How to add music to a Facebook story
- How to add music to a Facebook video or reel
- Why can’t I add music on Facebook?
- Can music be removed from a post later?
- FAQ
Can you add music to a Facebook post?
Yes, in the Facebook app, on posts, photo and video stories, and reels, but not on text stories or a computer. Meta also says adding music to a story isn’t available for everyone yet. By format:
| Format | Music? | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Post (text, photo or background) | Yes, in the app | The music icon at the bottom of the composer, or Add music on the photo or background |
| Photo story | Yes, in the app, not for everyone yet | Create story, then Music; songs with a Lyrics label can show lyrics |
| Video story | Yes, in the app, not for everyone yet | Create story, then Music |
| Text story | No | Meta: music “can’t be added to text stories” |
| Reel (now every video post) | Yes, in the app | While creating the reel in the iPhone or Android app |
| Profile songs | No steps from Meta | Meta says only that the feature “isn’t available in all locations” |
| On a computer | No option Meta documents | Text-post music “isn’t available on computers,” and the reel uploader has no music |
Meta’s profile-songs article has no steps, only that notice, so neither does this guide. Checked against Facebook Help Center: How do I add or delete songs on my Facebook profile?Not verified
How to add music to a Facebook post
Open the Facebook app, tap What’s on your mind?, then the music icon at the bottom, and choose a song and the part you want before you post. If the post has a photo or a background, Add music on it works too. Meta gives identical steps for Android.
On iPhone:
- From your Feed, tap What's on your mind? at the top.
- At the bottom, tap the music icon. You can also tap Add music on your photo or background.
- Select the song you want to add to your post.
- Select the part of the song you want to add to your post, then tap Done.
- Enter all the details for your post, then tap Post.
Checked against Facebook Help Center: Add music to your text post on Facebook.
For the rest of the composer, see how to make a post on Facebook, and for what to say alongside the song, these Facebook post ideas for Pages.
How to add music to a Facebook story
In the app, tap Create story, then Music, pick a song, drag the slider to the clip you want, choose a display style and share. It works on photo and video stories, not text stories, and songs with a Lyrics label can show their lyrics. Meta’s Android steps are the same.
On iPhone:
- Open the Facebook app for iOS or Android.
- Tap Create story at the top of your Feed.
- Tap Music at the top.
- Tap to select a song. If you want to display music lyrics, select a song with the Lyrics label next to it.
- Tap Music to open the music editor.
- Drag the slider left or right to select a clip from the song, then tap Done.
- Tap to select a display style (example: Aa) then tap Done.
- Tap Share.
Checked against Facebook Help Center: Add music to your story on Facebook.
How to add music to a Facebook video or reel
Use the Facebook app to put music on a video. Every video you post, except Stories and Live, is now shared as a reel, at any length or orientation. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Create a reel on Facebook Reel music is added in the iPhone and Android app, along with effects and multi-clip editing. On a computer, the reel uploader lets you trim a video, add a description and hashtags and pick a cover image, but offers no music. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Create a reel on Facebook
Uploads, Pages and subtitles: how to post a video on Facebook. The format itself: what reels are on Instagram and Facebook.
Why can’t I add music on Facebook?
Usually it’s where you’re trying: a computer, a text story, or an account or location Meta hasn’t given the feature to. Check these in order:
- You’re on a computer. Meta says adding music to a text post “isn’t available on computers,” and reel music needs the app. Use the iPhone or Android app instead. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Add music to your text post on Facebook
- It’s a text story. “At this time, music can’t be added to text stories.” A photo or video story can take a song. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Add music to your story on Facebook
- The feature hasn’t reached you. Adding music to a story “isn’t available for everyone at this time,” and Meta says profile songs aren’t “available in all locations.”
Can music be removed from a post later?
Yes, by Meta: if music rights change and Meta no longer has the rights to a song you added, your post will be muted or blocked from being viewed by other people. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Add music to your text post on Facebook Meta’s story music article (checked 2 October 2026) says the same of stories. Meta’s post steps add the song while you write, with none for a post you’ve already shared, so pick the song before you tap Post.
Music on a business Page
For a business, licensing is the rule that matters. Meta’s Music Guidelines (checked 2 October 2026) say “use of music for commercial or non-personal purposes in particular is prohibited unless you have obtained appropriate licenses,” and that content using music owned by someone else may be blocked, muted or removed if that use isn’t properly authorized.
For organizations, Meta’s guidance on music in videos (checked 2 October 2026) points to public-domain music, its royalty-free Sound Collection, or licenses secured directly from the rights holders.
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FAQ
Why can’t I add music to my Facebook post?
Check where you’re posting from. Meta says adding music to a text post isn’t available on computers, so use the Facebook app for iPhone or Android. Music can’t be added to text stories, adding music to a story isn’t available for everyone yet, and Meta’s profile-songs feature isn’t available in all locations.
Can you add music to a Facebook post after posting?
Meta doesn’t document a way: its steps add the song while you write the post, with none for a post you’ve already shared. The music can still change later, though. If Meta no longer has the rights to your song, the post will be muted or blocked from being viewed by other people.
How do I add music to a Facebook post on desktop?
Meta’s Help Center documents no way to. It says adding music to a text post isn’t available on computers, and music for reels, which now include every video you post except Stories and Live, is added in the Facebook app for iPhone and Android. Add the song in the app instead.
How do I add music to a Facebook photo post vs a story vs a reel?
For a post, tap the music icon in the app’s composer, or Add music on your photo or background. For a photo or video story, tap Create story, then Music. For a reel, which now includes every video post except Stories and Live, add music in the iPhone or Android app. Text stories can’t take music, and Meta documents none of these routes on a computer.
Can I use copyrighted music in Facebook posts for my business?
Only with the right licenses. Meta’s Music Guidelines prohibit using music for commercial or non-personal purposes unless you have obtained appropriate licenses, and content with someone else’s music may be blocked, muted or removed if that use isn’t properly authorized. Meta’s guidance for organizations points to public-domain music, its royalty-free Sound Collection, or licenses from the rights holders.