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How to make a TikTok sound your iPhone ringtone

iPhone only accepts ringtones exported through GarageBand or a computer. With the MP3 from TikTok and GarageBand on the phone, the whole thing takes a few minutes.

What you need

  • The TikTok sound as an MP3 — paste the video link into TikTok to MP3 and save the file. It lands in Files → Downloads.
  • GarageBand, Apple's free app from the App Store.

Steps

  1. Open GarageBand, tap + and choose Audio Recorder under Tracks.
  2. Tap the track view button (the stacked-bricks icon at the top left), then the loop icon at the top right.
  3. Open the Files tab, tap Browse items from the Files app and pick the MP3 from Downloads.
  4. Press and hold the file, then drag it onto the start of the track.
  5. Drag the edges of the clip to keep the part you want. A ringtone can be up to 30 seconds; GarageBand cuts anything longer.
  6. Tap the down arrow at the top left and choose My Songs.
  7. Press and hold the project, tap Share, then Ringtone. Name it and tap Export.
  8. When the export finishes, tap Use sound as… and choose Standard Ringtone, or assign it to a single contact.

The ringtone also appears afterwards in Settings → Sounds & Haptics → Ringtone.

Why the 30-second limit

iOS ringtones are short loops by design. Many TikTok sounds are longer because a library sound is stored in full, not trimmed to the video. Pick the recognisable part — usually the hook rather than the start.

If the MP3 does not appear in GarageBand

  • Still downloading. Wait for Safari's download indicator to finish before opening GarageBand.
  • Saved somewhere else. Chrome on iPhone keeps downloads inside Chrome until you tap the file and choose Save to Files.
  • Wrong file. If you saved the MP4 instead, GarageBand will not list it in the loop browser. Go back and download the MP3.

On Android

No trimming app is needed. Move the MP3 into the Ringtones folder with the Files app, or open Settings → Sound → Phone ringtone and add it from there.

A note on rights

Sounds from TikTok's music library are licensed to TikTok, not to its users. Using one as your own ringtone is personal use; redistributing it is not.

Last updated: 2026-10-23

Try it

TikTok Paste a TikTok link and get the video back as a clean MP4 with no watermark, plus the original sound as a separate MP3.

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