Morse code tools
Decode it, send it, learn it, or make something with it. Every tool is free and runs right in your browser.
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Decode
5Read Morse from a recording, a live sound, a flashing light or a picture.
- Morse code audio translatorRead Morse code from a recording, a video or live sound.
- Microphone decoderDetect Morse beeps through your microphone and read them live.
- Morse code light translatorRead a flashing light with your camera or from a video.
- Morse code image translatorRead Morse in a photo, screenshot or drawing, or the text in it.
- Morse code to EnglishPaste written dots and dashes and read them in English.
Send
8Send a message as light, sound or video.
- Flashlight signallerFlash a message in Morse with your phone's torch or screen, with a beep if you like.
- Morse code talkerSay a message and get Morse, or key Morse and hear it spoken.
- Morse videoA video of any message, or the alphabet, in Morse with sound and light.
- Vibration patternFeel a message as vibration, or copy its pattern for an app or watch.
- Morse keyboardTap or type Morse code and read it as text.
- Tap code translatorTurn text into knocks on the 5 by 5 grid and back, hear it knocked, and decode real knocks.
- English to Morse Code TranslatorType English words or sentences and get Morse code to copy, play or download.
- Wabun Code TranslatorType kana and get Japanese Wabun Morse code, or decode Wabun back to kana.
Practise
11Learn to read and send Morse by ear.
- Koch method courseKoch method: learn Morse by ear, one character at a time.
- Daily Morse code practicePractise by ear; each character comes back before you forget it.
- Online Morse trainerHear a character, press it, and see your time for every one.
- CW listening practiceCopy words, callsigns, code groups and numbers by ear, or save an MP3.
- Morse code quizHear, read or find each code, timed or not; flashcards too.
- Morse code simulatorKey Morse on a telegraph key, paddles or cootie key and hear a tone or sounder.
- Telegraph simulatorSend Morse on a telegraph key and hear a sounder click.
- Callsign sprintCopy 50 callsigns that speed up as you get them right.
- Sound-alike drillTell apart the characters that sound alike, like E I S H 5.
- QSO simulatorCopy a whole contact by ear: callsign, report, name and QTH.
- Morse code treeTap dot or dash to walk the tree to any character.
Make
13Turn a message into something to print, wear or scan.
- Poster makerA poster of a word, a date or the alphabet in Morse, to print.
- Bracelet patternDesign a Morse code bead bracelet: bead counts, threading order and a printable bead chart.
- QR codeA QR code that opens your message, or a puzzle to solve.
- Printable worksheetsMorse code worksheets and practice sheets to print, with an answer key.
- Necklace designerDesign a Morse code necklace or ring: engraved, beaded or with birthstones, with an engraving file or a bead list.
- Tattoo designerDesign a Morse code tattoo at its real size and download a stencil.
- Ringtone makerA ringtone, alarm or notification sound in Morse, as MP3.
- Wallpaper makerA wallpaper of a word in Morse, sized for your screen.
- Morse code fontFree Morse code fonts: preview your words, download TTF or WOFF, or copy and paste.
- Morse melodyTurn words into a Morse code song; play it, download MP3 or WAV.
- Morse clockThe current time in Morse, with an hourly chime.
- Morse code generatorTurn text into Morse code audio and save it as MP3 or WAV.
- Morse code sound effectsFree Morse code sound effects to play and download as MP3 or WAV, or make your own.
Play
11Games that make reading and sending Morse second nature.
- Signal RainKey or name letters in Morse as they fall.Trains: Instant recognition
- MorsleWordle in Morse: find the word in one unbroken signal, by eye or by ear.Trains: Reading code without gaps
- PileupPick one station out of many calling at once and log it.Trains: Copying callsigns in a crowd
- EchoHear a growing pattern and key it back, Simon-style.Trains: Sending with a steady fist
- Memory matchMatch letters to their Morse code, by sight or by sound.Trains: Telling look-alike codes apart
- Code sprintA Morse typing trainer: send words in dots and dashes, with fading hints.Trains: Recalling codes fast
- Escape roomDecode clues in sound, light, paper and knocks to get out.Trains: Reading Morse in any form
- Snakes and laddersDecode to move. A board game for two or against the computer.Trains: Hearing similar codes apart
- Q-code quizHear radio Q-codes and shorthand in Morse and pick what they mean.Trains: Radio shorthand by ear
- Morse bingoMark the called letters on your card: five in a row wins.Trains: Quick character recognition
- Lighthouse keeperRead ships' names from their flashing lamps before they hit the rocks.Trains: Reading Morse by light
Codes
3Spell it out in the military alphabet, or write it in a secret code.
Which Morse code tool do I need?
Start from what you have. To read Morse in front of you, open the decoders: one reads a recording, one live beeps, one a flashing light and one a picture. Dots and dashes you can type go into Morse code to English.
To send a message, flash it with the flashlight signaller, tap it on the Morse keyboard, a one-button Morse typer, or key it on a straight key or paddles in the Morse code simulator. To learn to read Morse by ear, start the Koch course and add the Morse code trainer and practice drills as you go.
The Make tools turn a name or a date into a poster, a bracelet, a ringtone or a worksheet. The games test what you know, and Codes holds the other secret codes, such as pigpen and the NATO alphabet. Need a phrase rather than a tool? I love you is .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-, and phrases has many more. Missing a tool you need? Tell us.
Frequently asked questions
About Morse code tools
What tools are used for Morse code?
A Morse key sends it: a straight key you press for every dot and dash, or paddles that drive an electronic keyer, which times the dots and dashes for you. A radio, a buzzer or a lamp carries it, and a trained ear or decoder software reads it. Here, the Morse code simulator stands in for the key and the decoders do the reading.
What equipment do I need to start Morse code?
None to learn it: a phone or a computer is enough, and headphones help you hear the tones clearly. To send Morse on the air, you need an amateur radio license, a radio with a CW (Morse) mode, and a straight key or paddles. Until then, a practice oscillator or the Morse code simulator lets you key and hear yourself without a radio.
Is Morse code legal?
Yes. Anyone may learn, write, tap or flash Morse code. Radio is the regulated part: amateur bands need a license, which in the US has had no Morse test since 2007. The one firm limit is a false distress call: US law (47 U.S.C. § 325(a)) says no person shall "knowingly utter or transmit, or cause to be uttered or transmitted, any false or fraudulent signal of distress". See SOS in Morse code.
How do you do Morse code by tapping?
Tap quickly for a dot and hold about three times as long for a dash. Leave a short pause between letters and a longer one between words. The Morse keyboard reads taps on a touch screen, a mouse or the space bar and writes the letters as you go. Knocking on a wall, where every knock sounds the same, is tap code instead.
What are some codes like Morse code?
Tap code knocks each letter as a row and a column of a 5 by 5 grid. The NATO phonetic alphabet spells each letter as a word, Alfa to Zulu. Pigpen draws each letter as a piece of a grid. American Morse, the railroad telegraph code, uses different codes for many letters. Find them under secret codes and in the American Morse code guide.
What is the Farnsworth method in Morse code?
Farnsworth timing sends each character at full speed but stretches the gaps between characters and words, so you have time to think while the characters keep their real rhythm. ARRL's QEX set out the standard in 1990 (Jon Bloom, KE3Z). The Koch course uses it, and the translator can play any message with Farnsworth spacing.
Can I practise with a Morse code keyer online?
Yes. The Morse code simulator is a straight key, iambic paddles or a cootie key that you work with a keyboard, a touch screen or a MIDI key. It plays a tone or the click of a telegraph sounder, and decodes what you send as you send it. No download or sign-up.
Can I print Morse code tools?
Yes. The worksheet maker prints decoding and encoding sheets with an answer key, the Morse code alphabet prints as a chart, and the poster maker makes a printable poster of a name or a date. To keep a PDF, pick Save as PDF in your browser's print window.
Are these Morse code tools free?
Yes. All 51 are free, with no sign-up and nothing to install, and they run in your browser on a phone, a tablet or a computer. The decoders read sound, video and pictures on your device, so nothing is uploaded. Settings and progress, such as your Koch lessons and game streaks, stay in your browser on that device.