A cosy fire with a little wind outside is ready. Press Play, or pick another mix below.
Ready. Press Play to light the fire.
The sound fades out slowly during the last minute, then stops.
Your mix and saved mixes stay in this browser. For relaxing and covering background noise. Keep the volume low.
About Fireplace Sounds
This page plays the sound of a crackling fire: the low, warm rumble of burning wood, with pops, crackles and now and then a loud snap. Press Play and the fire burns until you pause it, or until the sleep timer fades it out.
It opens on a cosy fireplace — the fire, with a little wind outside. One tap adds rain on the window, a storm, or crickets for a campfire under the stars. You can also turn on any of the twelve sounds yourself and set each volume.
The fire is made live in your browser — there is no recording and nothing to download. You get the sound of a fire without smoke, ash or heat.
Features
- A crackling fire — a warm, low rumble plus pops, crackles and a loud snap every few seconds
- Five fireplace mixes — Cosy fireplace, Fire only, Fire and rain, Cabin in the storm, Campfire and crickets
- Eleven more sounds — light and heavy rain, thunder, wind, waves, café, fan, crickets and three noise colours
- A volume for each sound — plus a master volume for the whole mix
- Sleep timer — 15 to 120 minutes or your own time, with a slow fade-out in the last minute
- Saved mixes — name your own fireplace mix and load it again later
- Free and private — nothing is uploaded; your mix stays in this browser
Five fireplace mixes
Each mix is one tap. Change any slider after that — your changes are kept for next time.
| Mix | Sounds (volume) | Feels like |
|---|---|---|
| Cosy fireplace | fire 70, wind 12 | a warm room, a breeze outside |
| Fire only | fire 70 | just the fire, nothing else |
| Fire and rain | fire 60, light rain 35 | rain on the window, a fire inside |
| Cabin in the storm | heavy rain 55, wind 45, thunder 45, fire 40 | a rough night, a safe room |
| Campfire and crickets | fire 60, crickets 25 | a summer night outdoors |
How the fire is made
A real fire has two parts, and this page builds both:
- The rumble — the deep sound of burning wood and moving air. It is brown noise with the high tones cut off above about 260 Hz, and its level flickers slowly up and down.
- The crackle — about 11 small pops every second, a soft sizzle of tiny ticks, and a loud snap with a small thump about once every 3 seconds. Some pops come in little bursts of two to four, like wood splitting.
The crackles are drawn into a pattern of about 13 seconds, and each start point is random. The rumble and the crackles have different lengths, so they never line up into a loop you can hear.
Fireplace sounds for sleep and reading
For reading and relaxing, the fire is perfect: warm, steady, with a little life in it. Try Fire and rain on a grey afternoon.
For sleep, the snaps can be a bit sudden. Turn the fire down to about 40 and add light rain or brown noise under it, so the crackles stand out less. Set the Sleep timer to 30 or 60 minutes: the sound fades out slowly in the last minute.
For focus work, many people find crackles distracting, because every pop asks for a little attention. For long work sessions, a steady sound like Brown Noise or Rain Sounds is usually better.
This page is for relaxing and covering noise. It makes no health claims.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a recording of a real fireplace?
No. The rumble and the crackles are made by your browser from noise and short clicks. It sounds like a fire, but it is not a recording — that is why it starts at once and needs no download.
Does the fire sound loop?
Not in a way you can hear. The crackle pattern is about 13 seconds long and starts at a random point, and the rumble has a different length, so the two never repeat together.
Can I add rain or wind to the fire?
Yes. Tap Fire and rain, or tap Wind or Light rain in the list of sounds to turn them on, and move their sliders.
Will it keep playing when I switch tabs?
Yes. Keep the page open and the fire keeps burning in the background. Many phones also show Play and Pause on the lock screen. Some phones stop web sound when the screen locks; if that happens, keep the screen on with low brightness.
Can I fall asleep to it?
Yes. Set the Sleep timer and the fire fades out by itself. Keep the volume low, and turn the fire down a little if the snaps wake you.
Are my saved mixes private?
Yes. They stay in this browser on this device, and they are shared with the other sound mixer pages on this site. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Related tools
- Ambient Sound Mixer — all twelve sounds, with Rainy café, Beach, Focus and Sleep mixes
- Thunderstorm Sounds — heavy rain, wind and rolling thunder
- Café Sounds — a soft coffee shop murmur for study and work
- Rain Sounds — soft, steady rain for sleep and study
- Brown Noise — a deep, soft rumble
How to use it
- The cosy fireplace mix is ready — press Play
- Tap a fireplace mix, such as Fire and rain, to change the mood
- Tap any sound to turn it on or off, and move its slider to set how loud it is
- Set the Sleep timer if you want the fire to fade out by itself
- Type a name and press Save to keep a mix you like
- Press Pause to stop, and Play to carry on
