A Music Visualizer That Runs in Your Browser on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook

Music happens on a lot of different machines: a Windows studio PC, a MacBook on the road, a Linux box, a borrowed laptop. Visualinst runs in the browser, so it goes wherever you do.

What you need

• A current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari on a desktop or laptop.
• WebGL 2, which those browsers support on nearly all hardware from the last several years. You can confirm at get.webgl.org/webgl2.
• A free account (email sign-in, no password).

That covers Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chromebooks with WebGL 2.

Why the browser

• Nothing to install. No admin rights, no driver headaches, no large download.
• The same app everywhere. Your account, your plan and your look travel with you.
• Your GPU does the work. Visualinst renders with WebGL 2 on your graphics card — HDR bloom in every plan, plus motion trails and a 3D camera in Pro.
• Your files stay local. Audio is decoded and analyzed inside the tab. Nothing is uploaded.

Supported audio

MP3, WAV, M4A/AAC, FLAC and OGG work in current Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Safari also opens AIFF.

Getting the smoothest picture

• Make sure hardware acceleration is on in your browser settings.
• Go full screen with F and hide the interface with H.
• On a laptop, plug in power — many systems slow the GPU on battery.
• Visualinst adapts its render resolution to your screen, so it stays smooth on large and high-density displays.

And a Mac app is on the way

A native Mac app for Apple Silicon is coming soon, with Finder integration and automatic updates. It uses the same account and plan as the web app, so nothing you set up now goes to waste.

Open the web app — it runs right now, on the computer you’re reading this on.