They blow out the candles on a 3D cake, the confetti goes off, and Happy Birthday starts to play. Pick a song for the card, add your photo and message, and send one link by WhatsApp or text. It opens on any phone, with nothing to install.
Free · No sign-up · Music is optional · Mute button on the card
Five short loops, all recorded for this site. Tap one to hear it; the link under each opens the card maker with that song picked.
Happy birthday
Tap to listen
The tune everyone knows, on soft bells over a plucked waltz. It starts the moment the last candle goes out, so the song arrives with the confetti.
Make a card with this song →Celebration
Tap to listen
Bright brass and a bouncing beat, for a milestone, a surprise party or anyone who would rather dance than sing along.
Make a card with this song →Lo-fi chill
Tap to listen
Warm, slow and a little hazy. Good for a friend far away, a late-night card, or someone who would cringe at a singalong.
Make a card with this song →Romantic piano
Tap to listen
A gentle piano melody for a partner’s birthday: less party, more “I’m glad you were born”.
Make a card with this song →Gentle acoustic
Tap to listen
An easy acoustic guitar loop, calm enough for a grandparent’s card or a quiet birthday morning.
Make a card with this song →Not every birthday card has to be the cake. Pick a designed card instead (a party cat, a big gold number, a dancer) and the song starts when they tap the envelope open.
A phone on silent plays nothing, and that is the most common reason a song doesn’t play. When you send the link, add one line: “open this with the sound on.” If the browser blocks the music anyway, the card still opens and shows the mute button switched off, and one tap starts the song.
A song you bought or stream is licensed for your own listening, not for putting on a web page someone else opens. Every track here was made for CardLinks, so a card can play it anywhere without a takedown.
Stuck on what to write? The birthday message ideas and funny birthday messages guides have lines to copy, or tap “Write it for me” in the maker. Turning a big number? See milestone birthday cards. And to build up to the day, send a birthday countdown first.
Yes. Every song is free on every card, with no account and no watermark. The only paid thing on the site is optional: your own link for the card.
On the 3D cake card, once the candles are out: nothing plays during the countdown or while they blow. On a designed card, when they tap the envelope open. It loops quietly while they read, and a button in the corner mutes it.
Most often the phone is on silent: iPhones stay quiet on silent mode even in a browser. Some browsers also block sound until the page has been tapped once; the card asks for a tap first, so it usually plays. If it is blocked, the mute button shows it muted and one tap turns it on.
Not yet. Songs you buy or stream are licensed for your own listening, not for sharing on a web page, so the site only offers recordings made for it. A voice message from you is on the list of ideas.
The tune and the words are in the public domain: a US court ruled in 2015 that the old copyright claim was not valid, and the case settled in 2016. Each recording is still its own work, which is why the one on these cards was made for this site.
Yes, and that is the default. Leave the music on “None” and the card opens silently, as it always has.