Ringtone maker

The tool opens your song as a waveform and selects the first 30 seconds, with a 0.5-second fade in and a 2-second fade out, which suits most ringtones. Drag the selection to the chorus or type exact start and end times. The selection can be up to 40 seconds; the length turns orange above 30 seconds, because that's the practical limit on an iPhone.

The result is an MP3 (or WAV if you prefer) named after the song with -ringtone added.

• Start of the chorus: the most recognizable part of most songs.
• No silence at the start: the first second counts, it's when you reach for your phone. Cut right where the music begins.
• Loud enough, not distorted: a quiet, slowly building intro won't be heard in a pocket or on the street.
• 20–30 seconds: long enough to answer; the phone repeats it until you pick up, and the fade out makes the loop smooth.

Use	Suggestion
Calls	20–30 s, start of the chorus, 0.5 s fade in
Alarm	A gradually building part, 2–3 s fade in
Text or notification	2–5 s, one distinctive phrase
A contact's own ringtone	A recognizable part of a song you link to them

Android can use an MP3 directly. Menus differ by manufacturer, but the steps are similar:

1. Download the ringtone on your phone; it goes to the Downloads folder.
2. Open Settings > Sound & vibration > Phone ringtone (or Sounds > Ringtone).
3. Tap +, Add ringtone or My sounds, and pick the MP3.

If it doesn't show up, move the file into the Ringtones folder of the phone's internal storage with a file manager, then look again. Most phones also let you set a custom ringtone for a single contact from the contact's page.

iPhone ringtones use the M4R format, which a browser can't create. You can turn the MP3 into a ringtone with Apple's free GarageBand app:

1. Save the ringtone to the Files app (Safari downloads go there).
2. Open GarageBand and start a new project, for example with the Audio Recorder.
3. Switch to Tracks view, open the Loop Browser, and on the Files tab drag your MP3 onto a track.
4. In My Songs, long-press the project, tap Share, then Ringtone, and export.
5. Choose it in Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone.

Keep it to 30 seconds or less; GarageBand shortens longer ringtones.

Making a ringtone for your own phone from music you own is common personal use, but don't share or sell ringtones made from copyrighted songs.

• The song won't open: copy-protected files and some formats (such as WMA) can't be decoded by browsers.
• The ringtone is too quiet: pick a louder section, or raise it first with the volume booster.
• Want your own sound? Record it with the voice recorder, then drop the recording here.

Everything happens in your browser; the song is never uploaded.