Our Story

A cozy corner
for your ears.

Background Cafe was born from a simple idea: what if your workspace could feel like your favourite coffee shop where you feel "oh I miss my cafe" — without the commute, the noise, or the overpriced oat milk lattes?

We built a place where ambient soundscapesinside a cafe and curated musicvia spotify or youtube; live side by side, layered to your exact taste. We have also designed presets where you can easily switch between based on your mood from a cafee shop ambience to rainy day, silent morning with birds, fireplace ambience. A barista pulling shots in the background or Rain tapping the window + A jazz playlist that never asks you to skip ads.

"Even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all."
— David Lynch

Background Cafe runs entirely in your browser. There are no accounts, no servers storing your sessions, no analytics watching you work. Just you, your sounds, and a warm cup of something.

What's inside
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Sound Mixer
Blend up to 8 ambient layers — barista, rain, fireplace, birds and more — with volume and stereo panning control.
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Music Playlists
Spotify and YouTube playlists across lo-fi, jazz, classical, acoustic, ambient, indie, soul and rainy genres.
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Focus Timer
A built-in Pomodoro timer with customisable work and break intervals, streak counter, and picture-in-picture mode.
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Scene Presets
One-click sound environments — Busy Day, Fireplace Night, Paris Morning and more — crafted to match your mood.
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Light & Dark Mode
A warm parchment light theme and a deep espresso dark theme — your choice, remembered across sessions.
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Sticky Notes
Quick scratchpad notes that live alongside your music. No sync, no cloud — just local thoughts on a local page.
Philosophy

We believe tools that help you focus should get out of the way. No accounts. No upsells mid-session. No tracking pixels. Background Cafe runs entirely on your device — the only thing it phones home is the music stream you choose.

We're independent, self-funded, and motivated by the same thing that brought you here: the desire to do good work in a space that feels good to be in. Share and support us via Buy Me A Coffee if you like our effort.