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Online Instruments
Play instruments online, free, straight from this page. Every one of our online instruments opens in your browser and is ready to play within seconds. There is nothing to install and no account to create: pick an instrument below and start playing on a laptop, a tablet or a phone.
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Play Instruments Online
Every instrument on this page opens and plays immediately, with no account and no download. They are grouped by family, so similar instruments sit side by side. Each card leads to a full instrument with its own controls, sounds and tips for playing it well.
Keyboard Instruments
Instruments played from a row of keys. Press a key on your computer keyboard, click or tap to sound a note: some notes last as long as you hold them, others fade away on their own.
Drums & Percussion
Instruments you play by striking them. Click, tap or press a key for each hit, and combine several sounds at once to build a rhythm. Every hit sounds the moment you play it.
Electronic Instruments
Electronic instruments shape their sound with controls no traditional instrument has. Try the controls and hear what each one does, all inside your browser.
Virtual Instruments You Play in the Browser
These are virtual instruments you play, not software you install. In music production, a virtual instrument usually means a VST or AU plugin that runs inside a digital audio workstation (DAW). Our virtual musical instruments work differently: each one is a web page, built with the Web Audio API, that turns your computer keyboard, mouse or touchscreen into an instrument. You do not need a DAW, a plugin host or an audio interface, and nothing is copied to your computer. That makes these virtual music instruments a quick way to try an idea, check a melody, practice an instrument you do not own, or simply have some fun. Each virtual instrument keeps the controls that matter for playing and leaves out the ones that only matter in a studio.
An Instrument Simulator With Real Sound
Each instrument here is built as an instrument simulator of the real thing, not as a toy. Acoustic instruments play recordings of real instruments, note by note or hit by hit, so what you hear is the instrument itself rather than an imitation. Electronic instruments generate their sound live in the browser, the way their hardware counterparts do. Every instrument follows its own nature: some change tone with how hard you play, some sustain for as long as you hold a key, and some ring out and fade like the real instrument. The sound starts the moment you play.
Play With Your Computer Keyboard or Touchscreen
Every online instrument here works with the devices you already have.
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Pick an instrument
Choose a card above. The instrument opens on its own page and loads its sound in a few seconds, with no sign-up and no setup.
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Press keys or tap
Use the letter keys on your computer keyboard, click with a mouse, or tap on a phone or tablet. Labels on screen show which key plays what.
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Change the sound
Switch sounds, stops or presets where the instrument has them, and set the volume.
Free Online Musical Instruments, No Download
All of our free online instruments cost nothing to play, today and later. There is no download, no app store, no sign-up and no trial that runs out. Because the instruments run in a normal browser tab, they also work on school and work computers where installing software is not allowed. Bookmark the online musical instruments you like and come back any time: instruments online, ready whenever you are.
Online Instruments FAQ
Are these online instruments free?
Yes. Every instrument on this page is free to play, with no limits, no sign-up and no paid tier. The site is supported by advertising.
Do I need to download an app or install a plugin?
No. These are browser instruments, not VST or AU plugins, so there is nothing to download or install. Open an instrument in Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge and it is ready to play.
Can I play the instruments with my computer keyboard?
Yes. Each instrument maps its notes or sounds to the keys of your computer keyboard and shows the key labels on screen, so you can play without a mouse. You can also click or tap.
Do they work on phones and tablets?
Yes. The instruments respond to touch on phones and tablets as well as to a mouse on a computer. For the best sound, turn off silent mode on an iPhone and use headphones or speakers.
Do the instruments use real recorded sounds?
Most do: acoustic instruments play recordings of real instruments, note by note or hit by hit. Electronic instruments synthesize their sound live in your browser, which is how their hardware versions work too.
Will more instruments be added?
Yes. New instruments are added to this page as they are ready, and each one appears in its family group once it can be played.