Free
Virtual Organ
Play a free virtual organ, a real organ instrument online, right in your browser. This online organ plays recordings of a Renaissance pipe organ made with a room microphone, so organ online practice sounds like air through pipes. Play organ online with your computer keyboard, mouse, touchscreen or a MIDI keyboard, with no download.
- 53keys
- 3stops
- Computer keyboard or MIDI
- Free, no signup
Play the Online Organ
Click or tap a key to start. Choose the 8′, 4′ or Full stop in the bar above the keys.
Tap a key or type a letter to play
Computer keys on
Pipe Organ Online
A pipe organ online should sound like wind in pipes and behave like an organ at the keys.
Recorded from a Renaissance pipe organ
Every stop comes from recordings of a real pipe organ, not a synthesiser: 27 notes per stop, a whole tone apart, and the notes in between are shifted up a semitone.
Start playing-
Three stops: 8′, 4′ and Full
Switch between 8′, 4′ and Full at any time. One stop sounds at a time.
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Notes hold while you press
A held note stays at the same level until you let go, then dies away within a fraction of a second.
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Fixed touch, like a real organ
An organ key is either open or closed, so a light tap and a firm press sound exactly the same.
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53 keys from C2 to E6
Every note the recordings cover, playable with a mouse, a finger or your computer keys.
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MIDI keyboard input
Connect a USB MIDI keyboard in Chrome or Edge and play the organ with real keys.
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Recording
Record a take with the stop you chose and hear it back straight away.
Play the Organ on Your Computer Keyboard
Computer keyboard to organ key map
Each row is one octave: white keys, then the Shift keys for the black keys. All 53 keys, C2 to E6, fit on the number and letter keys, so there is no octave shift.
- C2 – B2
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 · ! @ $ % ^
- C3 – B3
- 8 9 0 q w e r · * ( Q W E
- C4 – B4
- t y u i o p a · T Y I O P
- C5 – B5
- s d f g h j k · S D G H J
- C6 – E6
- l z x · L Z
How to Play the Organ
An organ asks for different habits. Three of them help from the first minute.
- Hold notes to join them. A note lasts only while its key is down. Hold each key until the next note sounds and the melody connects; organists call it legato.
- Choose a stop. Start on the 8′, try the 4′ for a lighter line, and save Full for chords and endings.
- Let go on purpose. No pedal keeps notes ringing. Hold a chord for its full length, then lift every key together.
Organ Sounds and Stops
What each stop sounds like and how a held key becomes a steady tone.
8′
The foundation stop, sounding at the pitch of the key you press. Its round, steady tone suits chorales and slow melodies.
- Range
- C2–E6
- Samples
- 27
- Touch
- Same at any strength, as on the real instrument
4′
A lighter, brighter rank of the same organ, for a clear line or for quick passages.
- Range
- C2–E6
- Samples
- 27
- Touch
- Same at any strength, as on the real instrument
Full
The organ at its fullest, recorded as one sound and made for chords and final bars.
- Range
- C2–E6
- Samples
- 27
- Touch
- Same at any strength, as on the real instrument
How the sound engine works
If you are after a church organ online, this is the same flue-pipe family of sound, recorded with a room microphone, so the room is in every note. Each key press plays the nearest of the stop's 27 recordings through the Web Audio API. While you hold the key, the engine loops a steady stretch of it, so the note never fades; on release it fades out in about 80 milliseconds.
Input
- Computer keyboard
- All 53 keys on the number and letter keys; Shift plays the black keys
- Mouse and touch
- Click or tap any key from C2 to E6
- MIDI
- USB MIDI keyboards in Chrome and Edge; velocity is ignored
Free Virtual Organ — No Download, No Sign-Up
- Nothing to install The virtual organ runs in your browser on a computer, tablet or phone, with no download, plugin or update.
- Your playing stays private Sound is made on your device from recorded pipe samples. We never send or store what you play.
- No account needed No sign-up, email or subscription. Open the page and play the organ for free.
Virtual Organ FAQ
Is this online organ free?
Yes. This online organ is free, with no account, trial or time limit, and it runs straight in your browser.
Can I play the organ with my computer keyboard?
Yes. Click or tap a key first, then type. The number and letter keys cover all 53 keys from C2 to E6, and Shift plays the sharps.
Is this a real pipe organ sound?
Yes. Every stop uses recordings of a Renaissance pipe organ: 27 notes per stop, a whole tone apart, with the notes in between shifted up a semitone.
Does it sound like a church organ?
It has the same flue-pipe sound as a church organ, but it was recorded with a microphone in a room, so you hear the pipes up close, not a long church echo.
Which organ stops can I choose?
Three, one at a time: 8′, 4′ and Full. The numbers are pipe lengths in feet: an 8′ stop sounds at the pitch of the key, and a 4′ stop uses pipes half as long.
Is there an electric tonewheel organ sound?
No. All three stops are recordings of a pipe organ. There is no electric tonewheel voice, and the page does not imitate one with synthesised sound.
Why does an organ note keep sounding while I hold the key?
On a pipe organ, wind keeps a pipe speaking while its key is open. This organ does the same: the note holds steady until you let go.
Can I connect a MIDI keyboard?
Yes. Plug in a USB MIDI keyboard and open the page in Chrome or Edge. Notes outside C2–E6 are ignored, and so is velocity.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No. This organ emulator is a web page, not a plugin or a program, and it works in any modern browser.
What is a virtual organ?
A virtual organ is an organ played from a screen, a computer keyboard or a MIDI keyboard instead of a console. This one plays a recorded Renaissance pipe organ.