How to Add Music to GTA V for PC

Last Updated: February 15, 2022

Did you know you can play your own music in GTA 5 on your PC? If you don't like what's on the radio in Los Santos, you can add your own songs in your settings so they'll play while you're driving a car. We'll show you how to listen to songs saved to your computer Grand Theft Auto V.

Part 1

Part 1 of 3:

Copying the Music

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Copy the music you want to add. Open the directory on your computer where your music files are saved. Select all the files that you want to add to GTA V by highlighting it, press the right-click on your mouse, and select “Copy” from the pop-up menu.
- Make sure the music files are MP3 file format. Any other format will not play inside the game.
- Note that since you are copying the files to another location, they will take up more space on your hard drive. For example, copying a gigabyte of music means that when you paste it, you’ll lose a gigabyte of space on your hard drive.
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Open the “Rockstar” folder on your hard drive. Press the Windows key on your keyboard to open the Start menu. Type in “Rockstar” on the search text field and select the “Rockstar Games” folder from the result that will appear below to go to the Rockstar folder.

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3
Go to the “User Music” folder. Inside the “Rockstar Games” folder, double-click the folder named “GTA V,” and inside you'll find another folder called “User Music.”
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Paste your music. Double-click on the “User Music” folder to open it. Right-click anywhere inside the folder, and select “Paste” from the pop-up menu to copy the music files you selected earlier here.
- There's no limit to the number of music files you can copy here, but you need to have at least four music files inside the folder for you to be able to play them in the game.

Part 2

Part 2 of 3:

Importing the Music

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Open GTA V. Click the game icon found on your desktop to launch it. Wait for the game to finish loading and show the main menu. Once you're on the main menu screen, you can choose either “Continue” to proceed with your existing saved game or select “New Game” to start fresh. You'll then be taken to the game screen.
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Go to the Game Settings. Inside the game, press the “ESC” button on your keyboard to open the in-game menu. Press the arrows keys on your keyboard and select “Settings” from the navigation bar on the upper portion of the in-game menu screen. Press the Enter key to enter and view the Game Settings screen.
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View your game's audio settings. Scroll down the menu panel on the left-hand side of the screen and choose “Audio.” The audio settings for your game should open up on the main panel of the Settings screen.
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Scan for music. Scroll down the main panel and choose “Perform Full Scan for Music” option from the list of choices available, and the game will look for music files inside the User Music folder of the game. All other options will temporarily disable and grey out while the game is scanning for music files. The time it will take for the game to scan the “User Music” folder will depend on the number of music files you've put inside.
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Exit the Settings. Once the scanning is complete and audio options are enabled again, press the “ESC” key on your keyboard to exit the in-game settings screen and go back to the game screen. Your changes will be automatically saved.

Part 3

Part 3 of 3:

Playing the Music

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Get inside a car. Approach any vehicle of your choice and press the “F” button on the keyboard to get inside and ride a car. Once you're inside, the car radio will automatically play.
- Every vehicle has a radio, so you're not limited to just cars.
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Play your music. Inside the vehicle, press the dot “.” or comma “,” button on your keyboard to change radio stations and select the “Self Radio” station. This station plays all the music you've copied to the “User Music” folder.
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Switch between songs. To change the song that's playing on your personal playlist, press the equal “=” or dash “-” button on your keyboard and the next track will be played on the radio.