# Free Online Metronome with Tap Tempo

> Free online metronome with tap tempo, time signatures, and subdivisions. No signup, no app install.

Live tool: https://lofttools.com/tools/media-tools/metronome

Category: Video & Audio

## How it works

1. **Set BPM** — Drag the slider or type a tempo from 30 to 300 BPM (or use Tap Tempo to derive it from your taps)
2. **Choose time signature** — Pick a time signature (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8) and a subdivision (quarter, eighth, sixteenth, triplet)
3. **Click Start** — Press Start to begin the click track. The first beat is accented and the visual indicator highlights the current beat.

## FAQ

### How does this compare to a metronome app?

It runs in your browser — no install, no signup, no clutter on the click. The Web Audio scheduler is sample-accurate, so timing matches dedicated apps like Pro Metronome or Soundbrenner for practice use.

### Can I use it offline?

Yes. Loft Tools is an installable PWA — once visited, the metronome page is cached and works without internet. Add Loft Tools to your home screen for one-tap access.

### How accurate is the timing?

It uses the Web Audio API's lookahead scheduler (the same pattern used by professional in-browser DAWs). Beats are scheduled 100ms ahead against `audioContext.currentTime`, so jitter from JavaScript timers cannot affect playback.

### What is tap tempo?

Tap the Tap Tempo button along to any beat and the metronome derives the BPM from the running average of your last four taps. Useful for matching a song you can hear but don't know the tempo of.

## Privacy

This tool runs entirely in the browser. Files are not uploaded to a server. They never leave the user's device.

## More

- All tools: https://lofttools.com/tools
- Category: https://lofttools.com/tools/media-tools
- LLM index: https://lofttools.com/llms.txt