A virtual piano you can actually play
Play with your mouse, your touchscreen, or your computer keyboard — the letter that triggers each note is printed right on the keys. Real sound, generated instantly, with octave shift and sustain. Nothing to install.
Rotate your phone to landscape for a wider keyboard.
Click the keys, or play with your computer keyboard. Use the − and + buttons (or the arrow keys) to change the octave.
How to play it
Three ways in, no setup. Pick whichever is closest to hand.
Use your computer keyboard
Three rows of your keyboard map to the three octaves on screen, the same way trackers and DAWs lay it out. Every playable key has its letter printed on it, so the whole map is visible at a glance.
Or click and tap
Click a key with the mouse, drag across the keys to glide, or tap on a phone or tablet. The same notes, the same sound, whichever you use.
Shift the octave
Three octaves show at once. Use the plus and minus buttons, or the arrow keys, to move the whole keyboard up or down and reach the full range of the piano.
Turn on sustain
Flip the sustain switch and notes ring out after you let go, so chords bloom instead of cutting off. Toggle the note names and key letters on or off to suit how you are using it.
Keyboard controls
How the computer keys map to the piano. The letters shift with the octave, so they always match what is on screen.
| Computer keys | What they play |
|---|---|
| Z X C V B N M | Low octave, white keys (C3 to B3) |
| S D G H J | Low octave, black keys |
| Q W E R T Y U | Middle octave, white keys (C4 to B4) |
| 2 3 5 6 7 | Middle octave, black keys |
| I O P [ ] L ‘ | High octave, white keys (C5 to B5) |
| 9 0 – = ; | High octave, black keys |
| Arrow keys | Shift all three octaves up or down |
The Tempo & Delay Cheat Sheet
Found a part you like on the keys? Get it into a track. Keep this one-page reference by the desk for the production side.
- Tempo ranges for 16 genres
- Delay times for every common BPM
- The dotted-eighth and triplet values pros actually use
- Reverb pre-delay and LFO sync tricks
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Turn notes into songs
Found something on the keys? These tools help you build it out.
Questions, answered
Is it really free?
Yes, completely. No account, no download, no limits. Open the page and play.
Which keys on my keyboard play it?
Three rows map to the three octaves, the way trackers and DAWs lay it out: the Z row is the low octave, the Q row is the middle octave, and the top letter and number keys cover the high octave. Every playable key has its letter printed on it, and the arrow keys (or the plus and minus buttons) shift the whole keyboard up or down.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Tap the keys on a touchscreen. On a small screen, switching off the labels gives the keys a little more room.
Does it sound like a real grand piano?
The sound is generated live in your browser rather than streamed from large samples, so it loads instantly and plays with no lag. It is clean and responsive rather than a concert-hall sample library — ideal for sketching ideas, checking a chord, or learning the layout.
Can I record what I play?
Not here — this is a play-anywhere instrument, not a DAW. When you are ready to capture ideas, that is what your recording software is for, and our guides can help you set it up.
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