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Coding music

A fuller, steady groove with deep sub-bass and night-city and space moods: more drive than the reading queue, still smooth enough to hold a stack trace in your head. Free under CC BY 4.0: dreamy chillwave and ambient downtempo by Purrple Cat, every track in full with a free MP3.

The coding queue

Tempo≈76–117 BPM
Softnessmostly full
Steadinessvery steady
Brightnesswarm
Good for
Programming, debugging, refactoring, spreadsheets, data work and design production.
Leaves out
Sudden quiet-to-loud changes, which break flow the way notifications do.
Default
2 h 00 min session, then a 20-second fade-out
From
19 releases: City Nights 3, Multiverse 2, Eye of the Storm, Sands of Time, City Nights 2, Sea of Stars 2, Night Train, Multiverse, Sea of Stars, House in the Woods, City Nights, Above the Clouds, Mellow Skies, Cat Nap, A Good Book, Just Relax, Nostalgia and Moving On, Brain Fog, Indigo Dreams
2:00:00Session length
.m3u8 playlist
  1. T+0:00
    Distant ShipsSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:55MP3
  2. T+2:55
    Out of the BlueSea of Stars · 2022
    3:18MP3
  3. T+6:13
    Moving LandscapesMellow Skies · 2020
    3:15MP3
  4. T+9:28
    Wait WhatA Good Book · 2019
    2:47MP3
  5. T+12:14
    Wish You Were HereCity Nights · 2021
    2:46MP3
  6. T+15:00
    Pitter PatterHouse in the Woods · 2021
    3:00MP3
  7. T+18:01
    ExplorationCity Nights 2 · 2023
    2:10MP3
  8. T+20:11
    TimelessSea of Stars · 2022
    3:09MP3
  9. T+23:20
    Field of FirefliesMellow Skies · 2020
    2:41MP3
  10. T+26:01
    EtherealMultiverse 2 · 2025
    2:44MP3
  11. T+28:45
    LuminousSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:32MP3
  12. T+31:17
    DesolateSands of Time · 2024
    2:14MP3
  13. T+33:31
    Warm HorizonMellow Skies · 2020
    2:55MP3
  14. T+36:26
    Dark CornersCity Nights · 2021
    3:30MP3
  15. T+39:56
    Cardboard Box AdventureCat Nap · 2019
    2:39MP3
  16. T+42:35
    Alley CatCity Nights · 2021
    2:56MP3
  17. T+45:31
    Bird WatchingCat Nap · 2019
    2:43MP3
  18. T+48:14
    Twilight MarketCity Nights 2 · 2023
    2:55MP3
  19. T+51:08
    LonelyCity Nights 2 · 2023
    2:56MP3
  20. T+54:04
    UnknownAbove the Clouds · 2020
    3:16MP3
  21. T+57:20
    Stale Cookies Still Taste Pretty GoodBrain Fog · 2019
    3:07MP3
  22. T+1:00:27
    DisassociateJust Relax · 2019
    2:59MP3
  23. T+1:03:27
    Mesa's EdgeSands of Time · 2024
    3:02MP3
  24. T+1:06:29
    SatelliteSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:50MP3
  25. T+1:09:18
    Cave of SolaceEye of the Storm · 2024
    3:00MP3
  26. T+1:12:18
    OtherworldlyMultiverse · 2022
    3:44MP3
  27. T+1:16:03
    RefractionsMultiverse 2 · 2025
    3:10MP3
  28. T+1:19:12
    Coffee JellyA Good Book · 2019
    2:09MP3
  29. T+1:21:21
    DowntownCity Nights 3 · 2026
    2:43MP3
  30. T+1:24:04
    Missing PiecesCity Nights 3 · 2026
    2:51MP3
  31. T+1:26:55
    Summer CrushA Good Book · 2019
    2:21MP3
  32. T+1:29:16
    Fake MustacheA Good Book · 2019
    3:34MP3
  33. T+1:32:50
    Quiet NightJust Relax · 2019
    4:03MP3
  34. T+1:36:52
    Going With the FlowMellow Skies · 2020
    3:19MP3
  35. T+1:40:12
    IntertwinedMultiverse 2 · 2025
    3:14MP3
  36. T+1:43:26
    BookwormA Good Book · 2019
    3:13MP3
  37. T+1:46:39
    Eye of the StormEye of the Storm · 2024
    2:21MP3
  38. T+1:49:00
    WindyAbove the Clouds · 2020
    2:36MP3
  39. T+1:51:35
    3 A.M. RadioCity Nights 3 · 2026
    3:00MP3
  40. T+1:54:36
    Deja VuSea of Stars · 2022
    3:32MP3
  41. T+1:58:08
    On the BrinkSands of Time · 2024
    2:42MP3
  42. T+2:00:49
    End of the LineNight Train · 2023
    3:34MP3
  43. T+2:04:23
    Fog BlanketCity Nights 3 · 2026
    2:59MP3
  44. T+2:07:22
    The PortalSands of Time · 2024
    2:54MP3
  45. T+2:10:16
    BalloonAbove the Clouds · 2020
    3:15MP3
  46. T+2:13:31
    Dancing ShadowsCity Nights · 2021
    2:20MP3
  47. T+2:15:51
    SomniumAbove the Clouds · 2020
    3:24MP3
  48. T+2:19:15
    Night OwlsCity Nights 2 · 2023
    2:41MP3
  49. T+2:21:56
    In the MomentCity Nights 2 · 2023
    3:23MP3
  50. T+2:25:19
    Starry NightCity Nights 3 · 2026
    3:28MP3
  51. T+2:28:48
    Sometimes I Feel Like I'm Stuck in LimboBrain Fog · 2019
    3:00MP3
  52. T+2:31:48
    Dance of the CactiSands of Time · 2024
    2:34MP3
  53. T+2:34:21
    Fourth DimensionMultiverse · 2022
    2:57MP3
  54. T+2:37:19
    I Can't BreatheNostalgia and Moving On · 2019
    1:53MP3
  55. T+2:39:12
    Once in a LifetimeSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:41MP3
  56. T+2:41:53
    ConstellationsSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:45MP3
  57. T+2:44:38
    Box of KittensBrain Fog · 2019
    3:17MP3
  58. T+2:47:55
    Just RelaxJust Relax · 2019
    3:33MP3
  59. T+2:51:28
    RewindMultiverse 2 · 2025
    2:13MP3
  60. T+2:53:41
    ParadoxMultiverse 2 · 2025
    2:38MP3
  61. T+2:56:19
    Cloud WatchingIndigo Dreams · 2019
    2:48MP3
  62. T+2:59:08
    After HoursNight Train · 2023
    3:05MP3

Why these tracks

Every Purrple Cat track was measured for tempo, loudness, brightness and steadiness. The coding queue scores all 343 of them against its own rules, takes no more than 5 from any one release, leaves out the spooky albums and then orders the picks so each track flows into a neighbour with a similar tempo and feel. The result is 3 h 02 min of music without a single repeat.

Tips for coding

  • Put headphones on as a signal to yourself (and anyone nearby) that you're heads-down.
  • Debugging something nasty? Drop to the Deep work queue for an even steadier bed.
  • Two hours is a good default session. Let the fade-out tell you to stand up.

Not a pomodoro timer

The session timer here never stops you for a break. It counts only while music is playing and fades the queue out over 20 seconds when your session is over. If you prefer short sprints, use any timer you like and pause the player for your breaks.

§Use it

Free to use, with credit.

Streaming your coding sessions or making a focus video? This whole queue is free under CC BY 4.0.

Free to use, with credit

  • All social media. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Facebook, X and the rest, including monetised videos, study-with-me streams, Shorts and Reels.
  • Other projects too. Podcasts, games, apps, ads, client work, school projects and background music in businesses.
  • Edit it to fit. Cut, loop or fade tracks for your project, and say it's edited in the credit.
  • Credit Purrple Cat. “Music: Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0”.

Never

  • Never re-upload or release it on streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer or Tidal, through a distributor or any other route.
  • Never release remixes, samples or covers of it on streaming services either.
  • Never register it in Content ID or claim other people's videos with it.
  • Never pass it off as your own or sell the tracks as they are.

Why so strict about streaming? Re-uploads, remixes, samples and covers on Spotify, Apple Music and other services get fingerprinted, and then false Content ID claims hit everyone who uses the music properly. Purrple Cat Self Releases have no Content ID, so there's nothing to clear when you use them as intended.

Music: Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0
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