Play SID files in your browser
Commodore 64 music, ripped with the 6502 code that plays it on the SID chip. Play a SID right here and save its songs as MP3. Nothing leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
A file of many songs opens like a folder of them, and the one you pick plays at once, then fades. A file of one song plays the moment it opens.
- Its songs listed like a folder • Names from the file
- Its whole waveform • Half, 1.5× or double speed
- Show tags • Game, composer, system and voices
- Export • Save a song as MP3 or WAV
About SID
The Commodore 64's SID chip, three voices with their own waveforms, envelopes and a filter, gave its games and demos a sound of their own. A SID file keeps a tune's 6502 code and data with a header naming its title, author and year and how many songs it holds, and the High Voltage SID Collection gathers tens of thousands of them.
PSID files run in a simple player, while RSID files ask for a real C64 with its timers and interrupts. Some tunes play on two or three SID chips.
Filepeek runs the 6502 and up to three SIDs in its own port of jsSID inside your browser, as a PAL machine. A file of many songs opens like a folder, and the one you pick plays at once, then fades. Export saves it as MP3 or WAV.
Commodore 64 music file
.sid
Format
- MIME type
- audio/prs.sid
- Made by
- PlaySID's authors, then the HVSC
Inside the file
- Holds
- A tune's 6502 code and data
- Chip
- SID, 3 voices and a filter
- Tags
- Title, author and year
- Kinds
- PSID and RSID
Opens in every browser
Filepeek plays SID files in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. No browser plays them by itself.
- YouChromePlays through Filepeek
- YouEdgePlays through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxPlays through Filepeek
- YouSafariPlays through Filepeek
Apps that open SID
- WindowsAcid64 and foobar2000 with foo_sid
- MacVICE, the C64 emulator
- iPhone and iPadModizer
- AndroidZXTune
Questions
How do I play a SID file?
Drop it on this page or choose Peek a SID. Its songs are listed like a folder, and the one you pick plays right away.
Why does a SID sound wrong or stay silent?
Filepeek plays SIDs through its port of jsSID, which doesn't play digitized sounds like speech and sampled drums, and may not play tunes that lean on the C64's timers in tricky ways.
How long does each song play?
A SID doesn't say how long its songs are, so each plays for up to 2 minutes 30 seconds and stops where it falls silent, then fades.
Why does an American tune play slow?
Filepeek plays every tune on a PAL machine, as most were made for. A tune timed for an NTSC machine plays a little slower.
Can I save C64 music as MP3?
Yes. Pick a song, choose Export, then Save as MP3 or WAV.