88 keys · no download · no sign-up
Free online piano
Play a real grand piano in your browser — with your mouse, your finger, your computer keyboard or a MIDI keyboard. Press any key to start.
Play piano online, free
This is a real piano, not a toy: recordings of a grand piano across the whole 88-key range, from the lowest A to the top C, sounding the moment you touch a key. Play it with your mouse or your finger, with your computer keyboard, or with a MIDI keyboard or digital piano. There is nothing to download and no account to make.
On a wide screen you see all 88 keys; on a smaller one the arrows move the piano up and down the range.
Auto sustain is the sustain pedal for playing without one: each note rings on until your next note, and the bass rings under the melody until your next bass note, so chords and arpeggios sing without blurring together. Soft is the soft pedal: every note quieter and less bright, until you press it again.
How to play piano on your computer keyboard
The middle row of letters plays the white keys and the row above it plays the black keys, like the piano itself. The computer keyboard starts at middle C (C4).
| Press | To play |
|---|---|
| A S D F G H J K | The white keys from C to C: C D E F G A B C |
| W E T Y U | The black keys: C♯ D♯ F♯ G♯ A♯ |
| O L P ; ' | On up to F: C♯ D D♯ E F |
| Z / X | Move everything down or up an octave |
Play it from a MIDI keyboard
- Connect your MIDI keyboard or digital piano to your computer.
- Press Connect MIDI keyboard above, and allow MIDI access when the browser asks.
- Play. How hard you strike each key comes through, and so do the sustain, soft and sostenuto pedals.
Web MIDI works in Chrome, Edge and other Chromium-based browsers. Safari does not support it, so on a Mac use Chrome or Edge for a MIDI keyboard.
More than a free piano
PianoLabs is a whole piano-learning app built around this instrument: a step-by-step course from your first notes, play-along with falling notes and sheet music, practice exercises for ear training and sight-reading, chord and scale libraries, the circle of fifths, music generators, a sheet music editor and music games. A free account keeps the piano, the metronome, the first key of the course and the core theory tools.
Free online piano: questions
- Is this online piano really free?
- Yes. This online piano is free to play, with no account and no download. A free PianoLabs account adds the first key of the Learn to Play course, the metronome, the music theory library and more.
- How do I play piano on my computer keyboard?
- Press A, S, D, F, G, H, J and K for the white keys from C to C, and W, E, T, Y and U for the black keys. O, L, P, the semicolon and the apostrophe carry on up to F. Z moves you down an octave and X up one.
- Can I connect a MIDI keyboard?
- Yes. Press Connect MIDI keyboard and allow access when the browser asks. Web MIDI works in Chrome, Edge and other Chromium-based browsers; Safari does not support it. Its sustain, soft and sostenuto pedals work too.
- Does the online piano have a sustain pedal?
- Yes. Auto sustain is the sustain pedal for playing without one: each note rings until your next one, and the bass rings under the melody until your next bass note. Soft is the soft pedal, for every note quieter and less bright. A MIDI keyboard's own sustain, soft and sostenuto pedals work too.
- Does it sound like a real piano?
- It plays recordings of a real grand piano, sampled across the whole range, so every key sounds like the instrument rather than a synthesiser.
- Does the online piano work on a phone or tablet?
- Yes. Tap the keys; the piano shows fewer keys on a small screen, and the arrows move it up and down the keyboard.
- Can I learn piano here, not just play?
- Yes. PianoLabs is a whole piano-learning app around this instrument: a course, practice exercises, theory lessons, chord and scale libraries, games and a daily practice plan. Create a free account to start.