Study music · Free Chrome extension

Study music, one click away.

A study music extension that drops calm, lyric-free stations into your toolbar. Curated for long study sessions — no logins, no playlist hopping, no autoplay rabbit holes. Press play, open your textbook.

No account · No tracking · 100% local

One-click sessionsNo playlist hopping mid-study.
Curated, calm tracksLyric-light, rhythm-steady — nothing snaps you out.
No login, no adsFree, private, browser-only.

Study music in one button.

The hardest part of starting a study session isn't the work — it's everything that happens before you start. Picking music. Choosing a playlist. Skipping the first three songs. Getting recommended a podcast halfway through. A study music extension removes all of that. Click the toolbar icon, press play, open your book. The same station plays every time you start; if you want to switch, you can — but the default exists so you don't have to think about it.

Best stations for focused study.

Picked for sustained calm and consistent texture, not for being the most interesting song.

students studying to this beat —
tap if that's you!

SomaFM Space Station Soma spaced-out · mid-tempo
SomaFM Beat Blender late-night deep house
SomaFM Groove Salad downtempo · ambient layers
SomaFM Drone Zone pure ambient · deepest focus
SomaFM Groove Salad Classic lo-fi · gentle melodies

For coding-specific recs, see music for coding.

Tips for music-supported study sessions.

01
Pick once, stick
Decide the station before opening your textbook. Don't browse mid-session — that's how 30 minutes disappear.
02
Use it as a pomodoro
One station per 25-minute block. When you switch, you're due for a break.
03
Keep volume low
The music is supposed to fade into the room, not compete with the words on the page.

FAQ.

Does music actually help with studying?

The research is mixed and personal. Lyrics tend to interfere with reading and writing for most people; instrumental and ambient music help some, hurt others. Try with and without — and pay attention to which you actually got more done in.

Is this better than YouTube "lo-fi to study to" videos?

It's not "better" — it's smaller. YouTube videos work, but they're tabs that can be lost or accidentally closed. A study music extension lives in your toolbar, survives every closed tab, and doesn't show you a recommended video at the end.

What about Spotify focus playlists?

Spotify works fine for music. The trade-off is the rest of Spotify — recommendations, daily mixes, podcasts, social feed. A focus music browser extension is the version with all that surface area cut away.

Will it work during exam timer apps / proctored exams?

Audio runs in the browser. Most proctoring apps care about screen recording and webcam, not browser audio — but this is your call to make against your school's specific rules.