BPM Detector

Free Online BPM Detector — Find the Tempo of Any Song

Need to know the BPM (beats per minute) of a song? Drop any MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A or OGG file onto the tool above and our analyser measures its tempo in just a few seconds — right inside your browser. BPM simply counts how many beats happen in one minute: a slow ballad might sit around 70, while an energetic dance track can race past 150. It is the single most useful number for describing how fast or slow a piece of music feels.

BPM is the heartbeat of a song, and lots of people need it. DJs match the tempo of two tracks so they can beatmatch and build smooth, seamless transitions on the dancefloor. Producers and beatmakers set their project tempo and line up samples and loops so everything stays in time. Runners, cyclists and gym-goers build playlists at a steady BPM to keep their pace and rhythm. Even dancers and music teachers use it to practise routines at the right speed.

The tool decodes your audio and looks for the strong, repeating pulse that drives the track, then calculates the tempo from it. Because some songs can be read at two speeds, it also shows you the half-time and double-time values, so you can pick whichever feels right for what you are doing. As a rough guide by genre: hip-hop and rap usually sit around 85–115 BPM, pop 100–130, house 120–130, techno 120–150, dubstep near 140, and drum & bass 160–180.

Your music is never uploaded: all of the analysis runs locally on your device, so it is fast, completely private and works with files of any size. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit, so you can check as many songs as you like. Whether you are planning a DJ set, building a workout playlist or producing your next beat, this free tempo finder gives you an accurate reading with a single click.

How it works

Frequently asked questions

Related Tools