Morse Code Ringtone

Make the ringtone file

Download MP3 saves one pass of your code as an MP3 file at the speed, tone and volume you set in Sound settings. The file is mono, 22,050 Hz and 64 kbps, so a ringtone of a few seconds is a small file. It is made in your browser, and nothing you type is uploaded.

Need a different format? Download also offers WAV audio, the full-quality file, if your phone or editing app prefers it. Loop only repeats playback on this page; you don't need it for a ringtone, because phones repeat a ringtone on their own until you answer.

Set a Morse code ringtone on iPhone

An iPhone can't use a downloaded MP3 as a ringtone directly. The free GarageBand app from Apple turns it into one. iPhone ringtones are limited to 30 seconds, and a Morse code word or two is far shorter; if a file is longer, GarageBand offers to shorten it when you export.

You can also add a tone from a computer, but the file has to be converted to an .m4r tone first, so GarageBand is the simpler path. Apple changes menu names now and then; these steps follow Apple's GarageBand guide as of November 2026. Save the MP3 to the Files app first (Safari puts downloads in the Downloads folder in Files by default). Then:

1. Open GarageBand, start a new song and pick any instrument, such as the Audio Recorder. Set the song section length to Automatic so the whole file fits.
2. Tap the Tracks button, then the Loop Browser button, then Files, then Browse items from the Files app, and find your MP3.
3. Drag the file into the tracks, with its left edge at the start of the song.
4. Go back to My Songs, touch and hold the song, tap Share, then Ringtone, name it and tap Export.
5. Tap Use sound as to make it your ringtone, your text tone or the tone for one contact. Later you can find it in Settings, under Sounds & Haptics.

Set a Morse code ringtone on Android

Android phones can use the MP3 as it is. Download it on the phone, or copy it to the phone's storage, then pick it from the ringtone settings. Menu names differ by phone maker and Android version; these are the most common paths:

• Google Pixel: Settings, Sound & vibration, Phone ringtone, My Sounds, then the + button. Pick the MP3 from your downloads.
• Samsung Galaxy: Settings, Sounds and vibration, Ringtone, then the + button. Allow access if asked, pick the MP3 and tap Done.
• Other phones: look for a ringtone option under Sound in Settings. If it has no add button, copy the MP3 into the Ringtones folder in the phone's storage and it will appear in the list.
• One contact only: open the contact in the Contacts app and look for its ringtone option.

Good length, speed and tone for a ringtone

Short words make the best Morse code ringtones. The phone plays the file over and over, so a word of 1 to 3 seconds gives a clear, repeating pattern. A long sentence turns into a stream of beeps nobody can follow. SMS takes about 1.4 seconds at 20 WPM, and a short name takes 2 to 3 seconds.

For speed, 15 to 25 WPM works well. Slower than that and a word drags; faster and it sounds like a buzz. The Medium (15 WPM) and Standard (20 WPM) presets are good starting points.

For tone, the default 600 Hz is a classic radio sound. In a noisy place, a higher tone around 800 to 1,000 Hz is easier to pick out. Turn the Volume up in the tool too, since the file keeps the volume you set.

The Nokia SMS tone was Morse code

If you owned an older Nokia phone, you may have heard Morse code without knowing it. The Special message tone plays di-di-dit dah-dah di-di-dit, which is ... -- ... and spells SMS. That's why this page opens with SMS in the tool: press Play and you will likely recognize it.

Ideas for your own Morse code ringtone

A Morse code ringtone can tell you who is calling before you look. Give each important contact a tone of their name or initials, or a word like MOM or WORK. You learn the patterns after a few calls.

Your own name works well as a ringtone too: the name in Morse code page shows how long common names are. Radio operators often pick CQ, the call to any station, or their own call sign. Skip SOS: people near you may take a distress signal seriously. For more short words to try, see Morse code words.