Living off the grid
Make beats in your browser.
f8dr is a beat maker you draw on a grid. Bring your own sounds, loop them live, and share what you make — free, nothing to install.
Hear it in action
Tap play — the grid lights up as it loops.
Draw beats on a grid
Tap and drag across the grid to place notes. It loops in real time — velocity, holds, and per-lane pitch all live on the board.
Bring your own sounds
Record from your mic or upload audio, then play it like any instrument. Or use the built-in soundbank of ready-made kits.
Community instruments
Publish your sounds as CC0 instruments, and install ones others have shared. Free to use, no attribution needed.
Share & explore
Publish a beat with one tap and it lands on the Explore feed and your profile — playable inline, no full editor needed.
Version history
Every save is snapshotted. Preview past versions on the board and roll back anytime — restoring is itself undoable.
Works everywhere
Runs in any modern browser and installs to your phone's home screen. Nothing to download to start.
How it works
Pick sounds
Start from a kit, record your own, or install a community instrument.
Draw the beat
Paint the grid, set the loop length, and hit play.
Share it
Save, publish, and send the link — or explore what others made.