Whatsongisthis

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whatsongisthis

Hearing it right now? Point your phone at it for a few seconds.

Tap to start, tap again to stop

No account. No app. Just the name of the song.

  • Upload audio or video
  • Record live audio
  • Private by design
  • No account required

What happens after you hit submit

Your clip

Uploaded, recorded, or pulled from a link.

Becomes a fingerprint

A pattern based on how the frequencies move over time — not the audio itself.

Matched against a catalog

Checked against commercially released tracks until we find a match.

Three ways in. One answer out.

Three ways to identify a song — upload a file, record live audio, or paste a link.

01

Upload

Got the clip saved? Send it over.

02

Record

Hearing it right now? Point your phone at it for a few seconds.

03

Paste a link

Have a direct link to the audio? Drop it here.

YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok links all work — paste one and we’ll pull the audio automatically.

Five ways in

However the audio reaches you, we can probably work with it.

Audio files
Video files
Live recording
YouTube links
Instagram links
TikTok links

The gap this closes

You’ve heard this song eleven times this month. You still don’t know its name.

That’s the whole reason this exists — not to reinvent how you listen to music, just to close that one small, persistent gap between hearing something and being able to say what it was.

Most days that’s fine — you half-hum it, half-forget it, and move on. This is for the days it isn’t fine, when you want the name now, not eventually.

Built for how you actually use it

Works with what you already have

Any audio or video file. No special format needed.

Straight to the source

A match links out to Spotify and Apple Music.

Nothing to install

Runs in the browser, on your phone or your desktop.

Now in your language

English, Hindi, and Spanish, with more on the way.

No account. No app. No catch.

You won’t sign up. You won’t download anything. You’ll get an answer, and then we’ll forget you were ever here — your file is checked once and discarded, not kept.

No account, ever Nothing saved Free — not a free trial

Wherever it happens to be playing

01Between stations, in the car.
02A few seconds of sound behind someone’s Instagram Story.
03Background music in a show you’re half‑watching.
04A song from a night out you can only half‑remember.
05Playing low in a shop, just loud enough to notice.
06Someone’s TikTok, half‑drowned out by their voiceover.
07A movie or show cue you can’t place.
08The song playing through a stranger’s car window.

Different situations. Same three seconds of not knowing.

What actually affects accuracy

Three things make the biggest difference:

Clip length

Ten to fifteen seconds is usually enough — you don’t need the whole song.

Background noise

The quieter the room, the cleaner the fingerprint.

Which part you capture

The chorus is usually more distinctive than the intro.

Sometimes the answer isn’t “no.” It’s “not yet.”

Usually it’s one of a few things:

Too much noise around it

A crowded room competes with the melody.

Too short a clip

A couple of seconds rarely gives us enough to work with.

A cover, or unreleased

We match against released recordings.

It’s brand new

Very recent releases can take a little while to enter the catalog. If it just came out, give it a day or two and try again.

Try a longer clip, cut the background noise where you can, and capture the chorus instead of the intro — it’s usually more distinctive. The cleaner the recording, the better the fingerprint.

What we do with what you give us

Nothing, once we’re done. Your file or recording exists for exactly as long as it takes to find an answer. Then it’s gone.

  • No account required
  • Nothing stored after processing
  • No listening history, anywhere

FAQ

Common questions about song identification and how the matching works.

Is it actually free?
Yes. Not a trial, not a hook for something else.
Do I need to make an account?
No. Upload, record, or paste a link — that’s the entire process.
How does it work, really?
Every recording has an acoustic fingerprint — a pattern in how the sound is put together that survives noise and file quality. We compare that fingerprint against a database of released tracks until we find a match.
Why didn’t it find my song?
Usually background noise, too short a clip, or a cover/remix that isn’t in the database. Try again with something longer and cleaner.
Is my recording kept anywhere?
No. It’s used once, to find a match, and then it’s discarded.
What file types work?
Common audio formats — MP3, WAV, and similar — plus video files like MP4. If there’s a video with the audio you need, upload that directly.
Can it recognize remixes or covers?
If the version itself has been commercially released, often yes. Unreleased or bedroom remixes usually won’t have a match yet.
Can I use it on my phone?
Yes — it works in any mobile browser, no app needed.
Is this the same technology Shazam uses?
Same basic idea — acoustic fingerprinting — built independently. The difference is what happens before the match: upload, live recording, or a pasted link, all in one place, with nothing to install.
Is there a limit to how many songs I can identify?
No daily limit right now. Use it as many times as you need.
Does the result get saved anywhere I can come back to?
No — that’s the same “nothing kept” policy applied to the answer, not just the recording. Save the title yourself if you want to keep it.

You already know the tune. Let’s get you the name.

Upload a file, record live audio, or paste a link — identify the song from a recording or video, free.