BeatBax web-lite client
Try BeatBax in the browser at app.beatbax.com — no install required.
The full IDE (exports, Copilot, mixer, pattern grid, Settings, advanced editor) is in BeatBax Desktop.
Using the web-lite client
- Open app.beatbax.com.
- Paste a
.baxsong, open a file, or pick an example from the toolbar. - Click Apply then Play (or enable Live so edits apply automatically with debounce).
Controls
- Toolbar — Open, New, Save (downloads a
.baxfile), Verify, theme, word wrap, fold, examples - Transport — play, pause, stop, apply, BPM readout, volume
- Live — debounced auto-apply while editing
- Per-channel Mute / Solo after a song is applied
- Help — syntax reference (
H/?, or the help control) - Visualizer (right); Problems and Output (bottom)
- Status bar with Window menu
- Open via file picker or
?song=URL - Editor content auto-saved to
localStorage
Save always downloads a .bax file; it does not write to a chosen path on disk.
Theme and wrap
Theme: toolbar or Alt+Shift+L. Word wrap: toolbar. There is no Settings modal in the BeatBax web-lite client.
What the web-lite client includes
- Monaco editor — highlighting, diagnostics, completions, folding
- Toolbar, transport, visualizer, help, problems, output
- Web-lite header (logo + social links)
Desktop-only features
| Feature | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Export menu (JSON, MIDI, UGE, WAV, VGM, Arkos, …) | BeatBax Desktop |
| BeatBax Copilot | BeatBax Desktop → Settings → Features |
| Channel mixer / pattern grid | BeatBax Desktop |
| CodeLens, glyph margin, command palette | BeatBax Desktop |
| BPM runtime nudge annotations | BeatBax Desktop |
| MIDI step entry | BeatBax Desktop |
| Settings modal | BeatBax Desktop Settings |
| Native Open/Save dialogs | BeatBax Desktop |