lofy.tv is a small TV that only shows quiet places: paper-cut dioramas of a Tokyo riverside and a Maine harbor, with lofi music made right in your browser, for studying, working or winding down. The time of day follows your clock, and the weather comes and goes.
It is a project by Bad Antenna. It is free to watch, there is nothing to sign up for, and more places are on the way.
Pick a place
Press C or the TV button to see every channel. Star up to four to keep them close (keys 1 to 4). Places marked "Coming soon" are still being drawn.
Set the mood
The scene follows the real time of day where you are. The sun button picks another hour, and the weather button swaps clear, rain, falling leaves and snow, or leaves it on auto. The mixer button turns music, rain, ambience and vinyl up or down and picks a music style.
Take part
Float a lantern in Tokyo or sail a toy boat in Maine; everyone watching that channel sees it. The small count shows how many people are in the room. When a scene is quiet, it floats a lantern or sails a boat of its own. Ones with a flag are from real people (so are some without one: people who keep their country private have no flag).
Focus and sleep
The timer button starts a Pomodoro focus timer (25 minutes with a 5 minute break, or 50 with 10) with a quiet chime, or a sleep timer (15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes) that fades the sound out over its last minute and then pauses. The countdown shows on the timer button. Both keep running in full screen and when this tab is in the background.
Tour
In the same menu, the tour moves between channels by itself: every 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes, or "Follow the night", which goes to whichever place is in its evening and shows it at its own time. It is off unless you turn it on, and this device remembers your choice. Choosing a channel yourself pauses it until you turn it on again.
Mini player and hiding the controls
P shrinks the TV to a small player in the corner with play, pause and the channel name. H hides every control; move the mouse or press a key (or tap on a phone) to bring them back.
Keep a moment
The camera button, or S, saves the current picture to your device.
Who is watching
When only a few people are here the pill just says "live", because small numbers are not shown. Otherwise click the watching count to see which countries are here. Below that, "Visits" shows how many visits lofy.tv has counted today and since it started. They are real counts, shown only when they are available (not offline), and people whose browser sends Do Not Track are not in them.
- Space
- Play or pause
- N
- Next track
- L
- Float a lantern or sail a toy boat
- W
- Change the weather
- , .
- Earlier or later in the day
- ← →
- Previous or next channel
- 1–4
- Your channels
- C
- All channels
- ↑ ↓
- Volume
- S
- Save a frame
- F
- Full screen
- P
- Mini player in the corner
- H
- Hide all controls until you move the mouse or press a key
- Esc
- Close a menu, or leave full screen
- ?
- This card
Is it free?
Yes. Watching and listening are free. The site is paid for by a few quiet signs from sponsors, drawn into the scenes.
Do I need an account?
No. There is nothing to sign up for or log in to.
How is the music made?
It is generated live in your browser, note by note, with soft drums, bass and keys, so it never repeats exactly. There are no audio files to download, and you can pick a style in the mixer.
Why do I have to tap for sound?
Browsers do not allow a page to make sound until you have touched it. Tap "Tap for sound" (or press Space) once and the music starts.
Does it work on a phone? Offline?
Yes. On a phone, use your browser's "Add to Home Screen" (or "Install") to keep lofy.tv as an app. Once it has loaded, the scenes and the music keep working without a connection.
Can I save a wallpaper?
Yes. Pick the time and weather you like, then press the camera button or S. The picture is saved to your device with a small lofy.tv mark in the corner.
What are the billboards and signs?
Small businesses, bands and projects can book a sign in a scene by the week. Hover over or tap a sign to see where it leads. Signs are drawn in the same paper style and never interrupt the music.
Can I ask for a new place?
Yes, please. Write to hello@lofy.tv and say where you would like to sit and watch.
Who is behind it?
Bad Antenna, a small studio making odd little internet things.
Another question? Write to hello@lofy.tv. Advertising questions go to sponsors@lofy.tv.
The short version: we count how many people are watching, and nothing about who they are.
- No accounts and no cookies.
- No IP addresses are stored. Your address is used by the network to answer you and is not saved with anything we keep.
- Country only if you share it. It is two letters, from Cloudflare, and only while "Share my country" in the mixer is on. Countries with very few viewers in a day are grouped as "others" in our numbers.
- What is counted: which channel is on, for roughly how many minutes, and which sponsor signs were on screen. These are totals, with no name, address or device attached.
- Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control. If your browser sends either one when the page loads, lofy.tv sends no viewing numbers at all: no minutes watched, no visit, and no sign impressions. Two things are unchanged: you are still included in the live "watching" count, which is anonymous, and a click on a sponsor's sign still counts as one click. The "Share my country" switch is separate and keeps working as you set it. Your browser reads these signals once when the page loads, so reload after changing them.
- Page visits: Cloudflare's Web Analytics counts visits to the site. It is cookie-less.
- Sponsors: an email address and the details of a booking are kept only when someone asks to book a sign, and only to run that booking.
- On your device: your mixer levels, starred channels, tour setting and other settings are remembered in your own browser and are never sent to us.
Read the full privacy policy ↗
Put your café, shop, album or brand on a sign in one of the scenes, drawn in the same paper style and glowing quietly while people study, work and wind down.
Signs are booked by the week. You pick the spot and the dates, write the text, and we reply within two days. Nothing is charged until we've approved your sign. You pay before it goes live.
See the signs and book ↗sponsors@lofy.tv
Sponsor terms ↗