Make music by painting

Paint a canvas.
Hear a song.

PaintBeats is a real studio that plays what you draw. Every stroke is a note — locked in tune, so nothing you make sounds wrong.

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Tap the grid to paint · pick a color on the left · press play
0notes you need to know
~2 minto your first loop
5studio moods
100%in your browser · free
How it works

Three steps to a track

No menus to learn, no notes to read. Paint, and press play.

01

Paint

Drag color across the canvas. Each cell is a beat — the color you pick chooses the instrument.

02

Always in tune

The canvas is locked to a musical scale, so there's no wrong note. Switch to chromatic when you want full range.

03

Press play

A playhead sweeps your painting on loop. Import your own audio, export a WAV, save your beats.

Moods

Five studios in one

A mood isn't a color swap — it reskins the whole studio and nudges the sound to match. Pick a vibe, get a room built for it.

Neutral
Clean gray, dry mix. Mix with clear eyes.
Amber
Warm room, light delay. Lo-fi & hip-hop.
Cyan
Cold, bright, echoey. Techno & synthwave.
Rose
Dark, filtered, big reverb. R&B & ballads.
Violet
Deep night, lush & muffled. Ambient & dream-pop.

Ready to paint your first beat?

No sign-up, no download. Opens right in your browser on iPad or laptop — start from a blank canvas or the starter groove.