BPM Tapper
Find the tempo of music by tapping along to the beat.
Tap out the tempo
Tapping along to a beat is the easiest way to find a song's tempo without any special equipment. This measures the tempo in beats per minute from your taps, so you can find the BPM of any music just by tapping in time.
Tap along to the beat to find the tempo.
Why tapping works, and getting it accurate
Finding tempo by tapping works because BPM is simply how many beats fall in a minute, so timing the gaps between your taps and converting to a per-minute rate gives the tempo directly. The more taps you provide, the more accurate the result, since averaging over many taps smooths out the small unevenness in any human tapping. Finding a song's BPM is genuinely useful: DJs match tempos to mix tracks smoothly, producers sync elements to a track's tempo, dancers and fitness instructors choose music at the right pace, and musicians learn a song's speed. Tapping is far quicker than counting beats over a timed interval and doing the maths, and it works on any music playing anywhere. Tapping steadily and confidently for several beats, rather than hesitantly, gives the cleanest reading.
Frequently asked questions
How does tapping find the tempo?
BPM is beats per minute, so timing the gaps between your taps and converting to a per-minute rate gives the tempo directly.
How do I get an accurate reading?
Tap steadily for several beats — the more taps, the more accurate, since averaging over many smooths out the unevenness in human tapping.
Is anything uploaded?
No. It runs entirely in your browser.