Rainy window
A rainy night, seen from a dark room. Drops gather on the fogged glass; the heavy ones hesitate, then slide down and leave a thin trail of water behind them. Beyond the glass, street lamps and car lights blur into soft circles. Nothing here is a looping video. Every frame is computed as you watch, so the same drop never runs down the same path twice.
Rain as white noise
Steady rain covers up the small, distracting sounds around you, which is why many people play it while studying, working, reading or falling asleep. The sound in this scene is not a recording. It is generated live in the browser, so there are no joins or gaps, and you can leave it on for hours without hearing the same stretch repeat.
- Rain — even rainfall, plus drops tapping on the window
- Thunder — an occasional distant rumble. Raise the level and it comes more often. The sky outside flashes when it strikes.
- Wind — gusts that swell and die away
- Waves and stream — surf rolling in and out, and running water
- White and brown noise — featureless, even sound. Brown noise is low and heavy, and sits nicely underneath the rain.
Use the Sound and display button at the bottom to set each level separately. Raising Raindrops puts more water on the glass.
Ways to use it
While studying or working. Keep the rain at around 60 and turn thunder off; sudden sounds break concentration. Lowering the brightness makes the screen less of a distraction.
Before sleep. Mixing in brown noise at about 30 makes the rain feel warmer. Set the sleep timer to 30 or 60 minutes and both sound and picture fade out on their own.
For a stormy mood. Raise thunder above 40 and add a little wind for a night of heavy showers. Turn on Show clock and the screen works like a clock on the windowsill.
How to use it
- Press Listen to the rain to start with sound. Choose Watch without sound if you prefer silence. You can switch the sound on or off at any time with the speaker button at the bottom or the M key.
- Press the Sound and display button and you will find Moods at the top. Pick Focus, Sleep, Storm, Seaside, Forest or Campfire and a matching sound mix is set in one tap.
- Below that you can set the master volume, each sound layer (rain, thunder, wind, waves, stream, crickets, fire crackle, white and brown noise), the amount of rain and the screen brightness. Default restores the starting values.
- The Scenes button shows every scene as a picture: five rain scenes (rainy window, window at dawn, grey afternoon, rain in the forest, neon rain) and five fire scenes.
- Set the Sleep timer and the sound and picture fade away gently when the time is up. It is handy at bedtime.
- Turn on Show clock to float the current time over the scene, like a desk clock.
- Fullscreen (F) leaves nothing but the scene. After a few seconds without input, the buttons and menu fade away too.
- While the sound is on or the page is in fullscreen, the screen will not go to sleep.
- Your settings are saved in this browser, separately for each scene, and restored on your next visit.
Other scenes
Each scene comes with its own backdrop and a matching sound mix. Your adjustments are saved separately for each scene.
- Window at DawnBlue light before sunrise and quiet rain
- Grey AfternoonRain all day under a grey sky
- Rain in the ForestRain through wet leaves, and a stream nearby
- Neon RainNeon signs downtown and a heavy shower
- CampfireA campfire in a meadow under the stars
- FireplaceLogs burning in a brick fireplace
- Fire PitA wood fire in a campsite fire pit
- Rainy CampsiteA campfire burning through the rain
- Snowy NightA campfire on a field of snow
Getting more out of it
- Focusing with rain sounds
- Sound mixes for falling asleep
- White, pink and brown noise: what is the difference?
- Using the mood presets
- How to enjoy a campfire at home — screen placement, lighting and sound
- Sound mixes for every mood — summer campsite, rainy day and more
- Using the sleep timer
- A background for work and study
- Watching on a TV or projector
- Frequently asked questions