Play MP3 files in your browser
The music format every phone, car and computer plays. Play one here with its whole waveform, and cut out the part you need. Nothing leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your sound starts playing the moment it opens, its whole waveform across your screen.
- Its whole waveform • Press or drag to jump
- Back and ahead 10 seconds • Half, 1.5× or double speed
- Show tags • Title, artist, album and cover
- Export • Save as MP3 or WAV
About MP3
Fraunhofer IIS in Germany led the work on MP3, which became part of the MPEG-1 standard in 1993. It shrank songs to about a tenth of their size, which paved the way for Winamp, Napster and the iPod, and its last patents ran out in 2017.
An MP3 leaves out what the ear barely hears. Most run at 128 to 320 kbps, at a constant or a variable bitrate, and ID3 tags carry the title, artist, album and cover art.
Every browser plays MP3 by itself. Filepeek adds the whole waveform, the details and the tags, speeds that keep the pitch, and Export, which cuts out a part with nothing re-encoded or saves the whole as a WAV.
MPEG-1 Audio Layer III
.mp3 • .mpga
Format
- MIME type
- audio/mpeg
- Made by
- Fraunhofer IIS
- Released
- 1993
Inside the file
- Audio
- MP3, lossy
- Bitrate
- 32 to 320 kbps, constant or variable
- Sample rate
- Up to 48 kHz
- Tags
- ID3, with cover art
Opens in every browser
Every browser plays MP3 by itself. Filepeek adds the waveform, the tags and Export, which trims it with nothing re-encoded.
- YouChromePlays it natively
- YouEdgePlays it natively
- YouFirefoxPlays it natively
- YouSafariPlays it natively
Questions
How do I cut an MP3 without losing quality?
Open it and choose Export. Drag the handles on the waveform strip to where the part starts and ends, then pick Original. The part is saved as an MP3 with nothing re-encoded.
Can I see the bitrate and the tags?
Yes. The bitrate, sample rate and channels sit along the top, and Show tags opens the title, artist, album, track, year, genre, comment and cover.
Which keys can I use?
Space plays and pauses, and comma and period jump back and ahead 10 seconds. In a folder of songs, the arrow keys step through them, and the next one plays when one ends.
Is my music uploaded?
No. The MP3 plays inside your browser, and Export works there too. Nothing is sent to a server.