Better search, better Freesound!

Hello everyone,

today we have updated Freesound search functionalities with some improvements we have been working on in the last weeks. First of all, we have added a new sorting algorithm that automatically sorts the search results according to their relevance with respect to the introduced query terms. This is now the sorting option by default, but you can still sort sounds according to their number of downloads, average rating, creation date or duration.

Moreover, we also added a search option called Group sounds by pack?which basically collapses all search results belonging to sounds of the same pack in a single entry that can then be expanded with a provided link. With that option we prevent filling pages of search results with very similar sounds. Group sounds by pack is enabled by default, but you can switch it off using the advanced search options.

We have also slightly changed the behavior of Most downloaded sounds list in the sounds page. As some of you requested in the forums, we are now displaying a list of the most downloaded sounds only among those uploaded during the last week. In this way we promote more popular new sounds instead of all-time popular sounds.

We hope you enjoy these improvements!
Take them as a?Christmas?present from the Freesound Team 😉

 

Happy freesounding!

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4 Responses to Better search, better Freesound!

  1. JoeProgram says:

    Hello Freesound!

    Thanks for updating search! I’d love if you add the ability to filter by license. I’m working on a commercial project, and its hard to see which sounds I could use.

    Thanks!

    Joe

  2. Chris says:

    The search is broken for me :/

  3. Eduardo Patricio says:

    Thank you!

  4. Serban says:

    Useful improvements, however the platform sorely lacks filtering by audio quality. What I would really enjoy seeing is to be able to remove unwanted formats from your search results!

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