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BPM Counter

Tap along to a song to find its tempo in beats per minute. Click or press any key, right in your browser.

Tap zone
Tap to the beat

Click here or press any key. The spacebar works well.

The measurement ends after 2.5 seconds without a tap; the result stays on screen. Nothing leaves your browser.

Tempo

Play a song and tap along. The tempo shows up after four taps.

How to find the BPM of a song

  1. Play the song

    Start the track you want to measure on any player, speaker, or streaming service.

  2. Tap to the beat

    Click the tap zone or press any key in time with the beat. Around eight taps gives a steady reading.

  3. Read the BPM

    The tempo appears as a large rounded number with the exact value underneath. Click Copy BPM to take it with you.

Why use this tool

Steady, tap-tolerant readings

The BPM comes from the middle interval of your last eight taps, so one early or late tap does not throw the number off.

Tap with a click or any key

Click the tap zone or press any key, spacebar included. Use whichever you can keep in time more easily.

Auto-reset that keeps your result

Stop tapping for 2.5 seconds and the measurement ends on its own. The BPM stays on screen until you tap again or press Reset.

Rounded and exact readouts

A large rounded BPM for quick reading, with the exact value to one decimal underneath for when precision matters.

Free, instant, nothing to set up

No signup, no install, and no microphone access. Open the page and start tapping.

About this tool

This tool measures the tempo of a piece of music by timing your taps. Play the song anywhere, tap along with the beat, and the tempo appears in beats per minute. There is no microphone involved: the tool never hears the music, it only times the gaps between your taps, so it works with headphones, a club PA, or a song stuck in your head.

A tap tempo counter is the fastest way to get a BPM that is not written down anywhere. DJs check a track before beat-matching it into a set. Musicians tap along to a recording to find the right metronome marking before practising it. Dance teachers confirm a class track sits at a workable tempo, and producers tap out loops and samples so they can label them with the correct BPM before filing them away.

The reading is built from your last eight taps, using the middle interval rather than a plain average. Four taps only produce three intervals, so one rushed tap can swing the result by several BPM; with eight, the odd tap out is ignored and the number settles quickly. One honest caveat: the tool reports the tempo you tap. A track with a half-time feel can read 70 BPM when the production sits at 140, and both answers are correct. Tap the pulse you actually hear and double or halve as needed.

Once you know the tempo, you can change the audio speed to nudge a track toward a target BPM, trim it down to a loop, or use the duration calculator to add up how long a set runs.

Frequently asked questions

How many taps do I need for an accurate BPM?
Around eight. A reading appears after four taps and settles as more arrive, because the tool measures the middle interval of your last eight taps. Past eight, extra taps refine the decimal but rarely move the rounded number.
Why does the number jump around at first?
With only a few taps there are only a few intervals to work with, so each new tap carries a lot of weight. Keep tapping: by the eighth tap one uneven interval no longer moves the reading, and the number steadies.
The BPM reads half or double what I expected. Which is right?
Both, in a sense. The tool reports the tempo you tap, and many tracks have a half-time feel, so tapping the slower pulse of a 140 BPM song reads as 70. If you need the other figure, double or halve the number, or tap the faster subdivision instead.
Can I tap with the keyboard?
Yes. Any key counts as a tap, including the spacebar, as long as you are not focused on a text field or button. Many people find a key easier to keep in time than a mouse click.
Why did the counter reset while I was tapping?
A measurement ends after 2.5 seconds without a tap, which keeps one attempt from bleeding into the next. Your result stays on screen, and the next tap starts a fresh measurement.
Does the tool listen to my music?
No. There is no microphone access and no audio analysis. It only times the moments you tap, and nothing you do here leaves your browser. To capture audio, use the voice recorder.

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