Veena browser requirements
Veena browser requirements are a current browser, a Google account and an internet connection on a phone, tablet or computer. There is nothing to install and no graphics card or audio interface to buy, so the full studio and CoProducer, your personal music producer, run free on the device you already own.
Veena browser requirements at a glance
As of October 2026:
| Requirement | What Veena needs |
|---|---|
| Browser | Chrome, Edge, Brave or Arc (built for these). Firefox is supported. Safari opens the studio |
| Device | A phone, tablet, Mac, Windows, Linux or Chromebook computer |
| Screen | Full studio at 1000 px or wider; Pocket Studio below 1000 px |
| Graphics card | Not needed |
| Account | Sign in with Google at daw.veena.studio |
| Connection | Online: CoProducer, autosave and imports use Veena's servers |
| Microphone | Optional, for recording. The browser asks permission once |
| MIDI keyboard | Optional. Connect through Web MIDI in Chrome, Edge, Brave or Arc |
| Your own plugins | Optional. Veena Bridge on macOS (AU and VST3) or Windows (VST3) |
Which browser to choose
Use Chrome, Edge, Brave or Arc when you can. Veena is built for Chromium browsers, and these get every feature: MIDI keyboards, the local-network permission Veena Bridge needs for your plugins, and an on-device cache that keeps a copy of your project audio, so a song you opened yesterday loads from disk instead of downloading again.
Firefox runs the studio and keeps the same audio cache.
Safari opens Veena with CoProducer, recording, editable tracks and export. To play a MIDI part on your computer keyboard, the A to ' row plays white keys, the W to ] row plays black keys, and Z and X shift the octave.
Why no graphics card is needed
Veena splits the work between your browser and its own servers:
- In your browser: the audio engine and playback, Veena's built-in synth, audio-to-MIDI transcription (including humming) and CoProducer's own loop.
- On Veena's servers: the AI models CoProducer calls, stem separation and re-voicing a recording as another instrument.
Nothing in that list touches a graphics card. What helps is a free browser tab: close heavy tabs if playback stutters, and raise the buffer size in Studio Settings → Audio Settings.
The 1000 px rule: the full studio or Pocket Studio
The full studio lays out a timeline, a dock and the CoProducer panel side by side, so it opens in a browser window at least 1000 px wide. A narrower window opens Pocket Studio, the phone studio, on the same project. To get the full studio back on a laptop:
- Maximise the browser window, or take it out of split-screen.
- Still too narrow? Zoom the browser out with Ctrl and minus (Cmd and minus on a Mac). Each step makes the page wider in browser pixels, and the studio switches as soon as it fits.
Permissions Veena asks for
- Microphone: the first time you record, or open Studio Settings → Audio Settings. Choose your mic under Input Device (Microphone).
- MIDI devices: when you connect a keyboard. Pick it from the MIDI Device menu on the Instrument tab.
- Local network access: Chrome asks when you click Launch for Veena Bridge, so the studio can reach the plugins on your own computer.
- Pop-ups: Google sign-in opens in a small window. If nothing appears, allow pop-ups for the site.
Saved projects live in your Veena account. Check Saved, or use Save, before clearing site data or leaving a session. Sign in with the same account on another device to open those songs from Your Projects.
More in the Veena help centre: Veena on Chromebook and Linux, fixing no sound or crackling and recording audio and MIDI. For how a browser studio compares with an install, see the online DAW page and music production without a graphics card.
Release history: Safari loading and part previews in Veena explains the change introduced on 2026-09-24.
Release history: MIDI note drawing on older Safari in Veena explains the change introduced on 2026-10-06.
Try this in Veena
Make an 85 BPM lo-fi hip hop beat in A minor, 16 bars: Brush kit drums with a lazy swing, Electric Piano seventh chords and a Round Bass line that follows the chords.
Frequently asked questions
What do I need to run Veena?
Veena is an AI DAW with a personal music producer built in. Describe the song you want and CoProducer builds it with you — beats, chords, melody, arrangement and mix — as real tracks you can edit, mix and export. Free, in your browser. Use a current browser and a Google account on your phone, tablet or computer. Narrow windows open Pocket Studio; wider windows open the full studio.
Does Veena work in Safari or Firefox?
Yes. Veena opens in Safari and Firefox with CoProducer and your editable song in the browser. Sign in with Google, open a project and keep building with recording, instruments, mixing and export. Your saved songs belong to the same account, so you can continue them across your phone, tablet or computer.
Do I need a graphics card to use Veena?
No. Veena's AI models, stem separation and re-voicing run on Veena's servers, while the audio engine, Veena's built-in synth and CoProducer's own loop run in your browser on the processor. That split is why a Chromebook or a plain office laptop runs the same studio, with the same CoProducer, as a gaming desktop.
Why does Veena show the phone studio on my laptop?
Veena opens its full studio in browser windows at least 1000 px wide and Pocket Studio, its phone studio, in narrower ones. Small laptops with large display scaling, and windows snapped to half the screen, fall under that. Maximise the window, or zoom the browser out with Ctrl and minus (Cmd and minus on a Mac) until it is wider than 1000 px.
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