4 Free Websites I Use for Music Marketing in 2026

This is a short story about my addiction.

When I started producing music over a decade ago, life was so simple. I used FL Studio and two plugins, Nexus 2 and FabFilter.

Then I found a YouTube video where some guy talked about a must-try plugin. So I got it.

When my marketing needed work, I found a video about a must-try ad strategy. So I tried it.

And then I got addicted to ideas, tools and knowledge. I downloaded every plugin I could find, learned every marketing strategy out there, and spent 80% of my time learning how to improve and only 20% improving.

The illusion of progress

I fell into a trap called the illusion of progress. You learn a new strategy or buy a new plugin, and you feel like you're moving forward. But you're not.

So instead of a giant list, here are four free websites I've used for years to market my music and my business. There are millions of tools out there, and these are the ones that made me move forward. They're all free, at least for the basic features.

1. IsItAGoodPlaylist

IsItAGoodPlaylist checks whether a Spotify playlist looks legit or bot-driven, and shows curator contact info for a lot of playlists.

Why use it: finding playlists with engaged listeners gets way easier, and you avoid putting your song next to fake streams. If that has already happened to you, read what to do when your song gets added to a fake playlist.

2. CapCut Desktop

CapCut Desktop is a faster, easier way to edit videos, with pro-level effects, filters and captions.

Why use it: your content looks way more engaging and professional than with the built-in Instagram and TikTok editors.

3. Adobe Podcast Enhance

Enhance Speech from Adobe cleans up your voice recordings so they sound like you used a $1,000 microphone.

Why use it: if your audio isn't crisp, whether you're recording a hook or talking to the camera, this makes it ready for social media.

4. Cyanite

Cyanite analyzes your song and tags its genre, sub-genre, mood, tempo and more.

Why use it: knowing your exact genre is crucial for playlist pitching and for targeting ads, and a lot of artists struggle with it. Cyanite makes it easy.

And a few I built myself

I also made some free tools for the jobs I kept doing by hand, like writing a playlist pitch with the Song Pitch Generator or getting feedback on a video with Content Buddy.

Pick one, use it this week, and skip the next shiny tool until you do.