Assigning a different Text Tones to each person in your address book is a great way to know who’s calling even before you look at your iPhone’s screen. You may want to know how to make SMS ringtones from your favorite audio or video files. This article will show you how to make ringtones with Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker.

Firstly, download, install and launch the software.

Step 1. Load a video/audio file

Click the "Select file(s)" button on the toolbar to select the file you want to create ringtone in the dialog that pops up, then click "Open" button. You can see the audio waveform in the grid area.

Step 2. Extract a clip

Click "Play" button to listen the music and find the part you want. Drag and drop the start & end line to get a music clip, or click "Set the current time as the start point" and " Set the current time as the end point " buttons to extract a clip, or type the start & end time directly in the corresponding text boxes. It is noteworthy that the clip should be less than 30s.

Step 3. Adjust the output settings

Enter the name in the "Output File Name" textbox or keep the original name, and click "Browse…" button on the right side of the "Output Folder" to choose a folder for saving the outputted ringtones.

Tip: After making ringtone, you can click "Open" button to view the ringtone directly.

Step 4. Adjust the file transfer settings

If you want, check "Add to iTunes" and "Add to iPhone" options to let the program upload the ringtone to iTunes and your iPhone directly after conversion.

Step 5. Start making ringtone

After all above are finished, click "Start Converting" button to start to make your own iPhone ringtone. You can check the converting process from the progress bar at the bottom. Just in a few minutes, you make your own iPhone SMS ringtone from the loved music.