How to Install `playsound` in Python

v1.3.0 General Purpose MIT

Pure Python, cross platform, single function module with no dependencies for playing sounds.

Install pip install playsound

What is playsound?

Pure Python, cross platform, single function module with no dependencies for playing sounds.

If you insist on the (slightly) harder way of installing, from source, you know how to do it already and don't need my help.

The latest version of the source code can be found at:

Documentation → PyPI page → Author: Taylor Marks

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with playsound:

import playsound

print(playsound.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install playsound

Virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install playsound

pip3

pip3 install playsound

conda

conda install -c conda-forge playsound

Poetry

poetry add playsound

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

python -c "import playsound; print(playsound.__version__)"

If this prints a version number, installation succeeded. If you see a ModuleNotFoundError, see the errors section below.

Installation Errors

Common errors when installing playsound with pip.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'playsound'

Cause: The package is not installed in the current Python environment.

Fix: Run pip install playsound. If using a virtual environment, ensure it is activated first.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'playsound' (installed but still failing)

Cause: pip installed the package into a different Python than the one running your script.

Fix: Use python -m pip install playsound to install into the interpreter you are running.

ImportError: cannot import name 'X' from 'playsound'

Cause: The function or class does not exist in the installed version.

Fix: Check the version with pip show playsound and upgrade with pip install --upgrade playsound.

pip: command not found

Cause: pip is not in PATH or Python was not added to PATH during installation.

Fix: Try python -m pip install playsound. On macOS/Linux try pip3.

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

Cause: No write access to the system Python package directory.

Fix: Use a virtual environment, or add --user: pip install --user playsound

SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: pip cannot verify PyPI's SSL certificate — common behind corporate proxies.

Fix: Try: pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org playsound

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`1.3.0` latest	2021-07-24
`1.2.2`	2017-06-29
`1.2.1`	2016-02-28
`1.2.0`	2016-02-20
`1.1.0`	2016-01-27

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage playsound

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade playsound

Install a specific version

pip install playsound==1.3.0

Uninstall

pip uninstall playsound

Check what is installed

pip show playsound

Last updated: 2026-04-11 • Data from PyPI

How to Install playsound in Python