Question: Can I change the alert/notification sound on MT5 (MetaTrader5) trading platform?
Yes, you can actually do that on MT5 trading platform.
If you don’t prefer the sounds of alerts on MT5 trading platform, then you can either disable it or change to other sounds.
To do that, please go to “Tools” → “Options” → “Events” on MT5 trading platform, then you will see the following list of sound alerts available on MT5.
By double clicking on the name of an event, you can disable the sound alert completely.
By double clicking on the name of a sound, you can select other sounds and choose the one you prefer.
You can also add new sounds to the platform, by adding a sound file to C:Program FilesMetaTrader 5Sounds.
By default a file with *.wav extension is offered as a sound.
However, another file can also be selected.
If a *.wav file is selected, it will be played when the alert triggers.
If another file is selected, it will be opened using application it is associated with in the operating system.
