Songwright — compose songs bar by bar, free online

Songwright is a calm, beginner-friendly way to create music online, one bar at a time. Compose melodies, add chords and drums, and hear everything play back instantly in your browser — then export a MIDI file to finish in your favourite DAW. No installation, no sign-up, and no music-theory degree required. It is completely free and runs entirely in the browser, so you can make music online from any device.

Compose melodies, chords and drums online

• Write melodies bar by bar on a simple note-and-rhythm grid
• Add chord progressions and drum patterns and hear them play back instantly
• Generate musical ideas, then steer them — reshuffle notes, keep a rhythm, shape question-and-answer phrases
• Export your sketch as a MIDI file to finish in any DAW (GarageBand, Logic, Ableton, FL Studio, Reaper)

Indian Carnatic ragas and gamakas

Beyond Western scales, Songwright lets you compose in Indian Carnatic ragas — Mohanam, Hamsadhwani, Hindolam, Mayamalavagowla and many more — with authentic gamaka ornaments (slides and oscillations) that carry through to the exported MIDI. It is one of the few free online tools for sketching raga-based melodies in the browser.

Who it is for

Beginners and hobbyist songwriters who want to capture a musical idea quickly, learn how rhythm and harmony fit together, and grow into a full DAW when they are ready. Sketch the idea here, finish it there.

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