User guide
Two things worth knowing to get the most out of the site: how to grab files with the cart, and how to listen to and play a file straight from its page.
The cart
The individual catalog is free, no account or sign-up needed — up to 50 files per download.
- On an artist's or file's page, click "Add to cart" for each title you're interested in.
- The counter at the top of the page (Cart) shows how many files you've gathered so far.
- Once you've picked your titles, open the cart and click "Download": all files arrive bundled in a single .zip.
Beyond 50 files, you'll need to download in several batches — the cart refuses any further addition past that limit.
3 cart downloads per day are free. Beyond that, a donation (starting at $3) is asked to keep downloading for the rest of the day — it's this support that keeps International MIDI Files free and ad-free.
The MIDI/Karaoke player
No need to download a file to listen to it: clicking a title takes you to its page, where a full player is built right into the page.
- Playback: play/pause, skip forward and back 5 seconds, clickable progress bar.
- Tracks ("Mix" panel): every instrument in the song is shown as a piano roll; clicking a track mutes it, handy for practicing along with a specific instrument.
- Lyrics ("Karaoke" panel, when available): synced scrolling, syllable by syllable, karaoke-style. A link also lets you download them as a text file, to keep them at hand without leaving the page open.
- Tempo and key adjustable live, without interrupting playback.
The player runs directly in the browser, on both desktop and mobile — no installation required.
The first time you play a title, give the player a moment to load the instruments before sound starts — the wait depends on how many instruments the song uses and on your connection.