Free online tool

Music Tempo & Beat Explorer

Estimate a recording's tempo in beats per minute. Check beat marks on its waveform and download their times.

Runs on a separate serverNo account neededAudio / CSVOpen workspace ↓

How can software estimate musical tempo?

The processor analyzes changes in audio energy and tracks a repeating beat pattern. It reports an estimated tempo in beats per minute and a list of beat times.

Your file

Your file

Drop a file here, or choose from your device.

WAV · MP3 · M4A · FLAC · OGG · Up to 8 MB total

This tool sends your input to a separate processing service. Temporary job files are deleted when processing ends. Only send content you are comfortable uploading.

Separate processing · Automatic file cleanup

Your result

A little clarity, right here.

Choose a file and run the tool. Your result will appear here, ready to download.

Three simple steps

How to use Music Tempo & Beat Explorer

  1. Choose your input and review the processing notice.

  2. Send the job to the isolated processing service.

  3. Review the result and download your export.

Common questions

Good to know

Understand the result.
Keep the original.

Is this tool free, and are my files uploaded?

This tool is free with no account required. When you run the tool, your input goes to a separate processing service. Temporary files are deleted when the job ends. You can download the result to your device.

What are the limits and details?

Tempo and beat detection are estimates. Half-time and double-time errors, changing tempo, and non-percussive recordings need human review. Only the first five minutes are analyzed.

Limits: one file up to 8 MB; 500,000 characters per text field. One job runs at a time on the worker, with a two-minute limit.