Tayf

Music visualizer

Listens to whatever your computer is playing and draws the screen along with it.

In the window that opens, pick a screen or the tab the music is playing in, then turn on “Also share tab audio”. Works in Chrome and Edge.

Audio is processed in this tab and never sent anywhere. Shortcuts: 1–9 mode, K psychedelic, F full screen, P color, H hide the controls.

About Tayf

A free music visualizer that runs in your browser

Tayf is a free online music visualizer. It listens to whatever your computer is playing, whether that is Spotify or YouTube Music in a browser tab, a video or an audio file, and turns the sound into full-screen visuals that move with the beat. There is nothing to download or install and no account to create.

The spirit of Windows Media Player visualizations

If you miss the visualizations of Windows Media Player, Winamp or iTunes, Tayf brings that feeling back to the web. It reads the sound the way a spectrum analyzer does, from the deep bass to the highs, and follows the loudness and the rhythm on its own.

Nine visualizer modes

  • Peaks: the spectrum as a filled ridge, with the last moments fading behind it.
  • Wave: the waveform drawn like an oscilloscope, with a softer mirrored echo.
  • Ring: the spectrum closed into a ring around a breathing hole.
  • Dust: particles thrown outward and swirled by a soft current, each leaving a short trail.
  • Tunnel: a trembling ring whose echoes stream outward like a tunnel, faster with the bass.
  • Trace: the signal plotted against a delayed copy of itself, drawing slowly turning loops.
  • Vortex: a WebGL kaleidoscope that mirrors itself in hexagons and keeps diving inward.
  • Line: a single pen wandering the screen, turning sharply on every beat.
  • Bars: a 3D field of equalizer bars where the last few seconds roll toward the horizon.

Colors that print like a risograph

Every mode is drawn as three ink plates that drift apart on the beat and settle back when the music calms down. Pick one of six dark palettes (Night, Sea, Flame, Forest, Ice and Neon) or let the colors change on their own. Press K to add a psychedelic trail to any mode.

How to use it

  1. Play music on your computer.
  2. Click “Listen to this computer”, pick the tab or screen where the music is playing and turn on audio sharing. This works in Chrome and Edge.
  3. You can also use the microphone, open an audio file or play the demo track.

Questions

Is Tayf free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and there are no ads.
Does it work with Spotify and YouTube Music?
Yes, when they play in a browser tab: share that tab with its audio. Desktop apps can be captured by sharing the whole screen with its audio, where your browser and system allow it.
Can I use it at a party or on a projector?
Yes. Press F for full screen and H to hide the controls.
Is my audio recorded or uploaded?
No. The sound is analyzed inside the page and never leaves your device.
Which browsers does it work in?
Capturing computer audio needs Chrome or Edge on a desktop. The microphone, audio files and the demo track work in other modern browsers too.
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