# Remote guitar tuner web app

13 Hacker News commenters recommended Remote guitar tuner web app and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free, ad-free browser tuner that works for guitars and is fun to play with. Critics report microphone access failures.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun to play with (3 comments): "I just used it to check my whistle tones. How fun!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318216)) "this was fun, I sang notes for a bit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318580)) "This is hilarious and fun." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318319))
- Works well for tuning guitars (3 comments): "I just tuned my guitar and it worked fine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327736)) "love this, just tuned up a guitar." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47322921)) "Tuned my guitar and donated 5$!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47319943))

## What people warn about

- Microphone access errors (2 comments): "it says "Mic needed - refresh to allow" but refreshing doesn't change anything" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318449)) "I get a "Failed to access microphone" above the button" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47319695))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Remote guitar tuner web app", https://hackerapproved.com/p/remotely-use-my-guitar-tuner/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).