Is this online metronome free?

Yes. The online metronome is free, needs no sign-up and no installation — open the page and play.

How accurate is a browser metronome?

This one schedules on the Web Audio clock, so clicks are **sample-accurate**. It is far more stable than timer-based metronomes, including many phone apps.

Which BPM range does it cover?

The online metronome covers **30 to 300 BPM** in one-beat steps, adjustable with the slider, buttons, arrow keys or the tap function.

Can I change the time signature?

The metronome plays 4/4 with an accented downbeat, the pattern most practice needs. For other meters, treat the accent as the bar start and count in threes or sixes.

Does the metronome work on mobile?

Yes. The start button and tap control are sized for touch, and the online metronome uses the same audio engine in every modern browser.

Can I set the tempo by tapping?

Yes — the tap button reads your rhythm and sets the BPM, just like the tap tempo tool.

Does it work offline?

After the page loads, the online metronome runs locally, so the click keeps going even without a connection.

Online Metronome

A free online metronome that keeps perfect time. Set the BPM, tap your tempo, and practice with a click that never drifts.

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By the editorial teamUpdated: September 25, 2026

An online metronome should do one thing flawlessly: hold the tempo you set. This one schedules every click with the Web Audio clock of your browser instead of loose timers, so the beat stays locked whether you practice for two minutes or two hours. Set the BPM with the slider, the buttons or your keyboard, tap your own tempo, and the accented first beat keeps your place in the bar.

How to Use the Online Metronome

1
Set your tempo
Drag the slider, press the plus and minus buttons, or use the arrow keys to dial in the exact BPM from 30 to 300.
2
Tap if you are unsure
The tap button sets the online metronome to whatever tempo you tap — ideal for matching a song by feel.
3
Press start
Space starts and stops the click. The first beat of every 4/4 bar rings with an accent so you always know where the one is.
4
Adjust while playing
Change tempo and volume live. Practicing a difficult passage? Drop the BPM, nail it, and climb back up a few clicks at a time.

Why Timing Quality Matters

Many browser metronomes schedule clicks with setInterval, and JavaScript timers drift — especially on busy pages. A click that moves even ten milliseconds per bar will pull your tempo practice off course long before you notice it consciously. This online metronome uses a lookahead scheduler on the audio clock: clicks are booked one hundred milliseconds ahead at the exact sample time, which makes the grid sample-accurate and immune to main-thread hiccups.

A rough test proves the difference: play a setInterval metronome next to this one for two minutes and you will hear the click pairs drift apart, then snap back. Practice builds timing by comparison, so a metronome that wanders quietly teaches your hands the wrong lesson. An online metronome anchored to the audio clock keeps the reference honest — the online metronome becomes the wall you lean your tempo against.

Practice Methods with a Metronome

Start slow and grow

Set the online metronome to a speed where a passage is comfortable, then raise the tempo in small steps only when you have played it cleanly several times in a row.

Subdivide to stay honest

If a passage has eighth notes, set the metronome so the clicks mark those subdivisions — hearing the note between the beats is the fastest way to fix rushing.

Drop the click, keep the time

Play four bars with the online metronome, then four bars in silence, and listen to whether you land back on the click. That loop builds the internal clock every musician is after.

Tempo Ranges by Instrument and Style

Guitar students usually begin riffs between 60 and 90 BPM and perform them at 120 or more. Pianists drill scales around 60 to 100 with two notes per click. Drummers practice grooves from 80 to 160 and click-track tightness at every number. Songs themselves run the full gamut — which is why the BPM finder and this online metronome make a natural pair: detect the tempo of the original, then rehearse it exactly.

Guitar riffs (start): 60–90 BPM
Guitar riffs (target): 120+ BPM
Piano scales: 60–100 BPM
Drum grooves: 80–160 BPM

Metronome Basics: BPM, Beats and Bars

The number on an online metronome is BPM — beats per minute. At 120 BPM a beat lasts half a second, and a 4/4 bar lasts two seconds. Multiply bars by four beats and divide by BPM over sixty, and you can convert any bar count into seconds — the BPM calculator page does that arithmetic for you when a rehearsal schedule or a video edit needs exact durations.

Those basics scale fast. At 60 BPM a beat is a full second, which makes flaws obvious; at 160 BPM the same passage hides them. Practicing a difficult line at both ends with the online metronome — slow enough to be perfect, fast enough to be honest — is the shortest route from woodshed to stage. That is exactly what an online metronome is for: not noise, but truth about time.

Who Uses an Online Metronome?

Learners

Build clean technique from day one: practice slowly with the online metronome and raise the tempo only when a passage is truly solid.

Band rehearsals

Share one click so the whole group feels the same grid instead of three private tempos.

Producers and DJs

Check how a riff sits at the project BPM and practice transitions at the tempo of the set.

Runners

A metronome click at your cadence — around 170 to 180 BPM — steadies a tired stride on long runs.