burnt·for·you

free online mixtape maker

Make a mixtape online — then hand them the disc

Pick songs, write a note in handwriting, burn it into a CD, and get one link to send. No account, no upload, no application database.

the mixtape lives inside the link itself
▶ BURN A MIXTAPE — IT'S FREE takes about 2 minutes · works on phone and desktop

Like burning a CD, minus the blank discs

A playlist is a file. A mixtape is a letter. When someone burned you a CD in 2007, they didn't send you a URL to a streaming service — they chose every song, drew the label, and handed it to you. This is that, for the internet.

STEP 01
Search songs
Full catalog — pick the ones that mean something.
STEP 02
Write the note
In handwriting, like the back of a jewel case.
STEP 03
Burn the disc
Watch it burn. Feel something.
STEP 04
Send the link
One link = the whole CD. Copy, WhatsApp, iMessage, anything.

Why 30 seconds per song?

Because that's how memory works. You don't remember the whole album — you remember the 30 seconds you played over and over. Every song on a burnt mixtape plays its preview and moves on, like flipping through a real disc.

"songs only play for 30 seconds — so does a memory you haven't thought about in years."
— burnt for you

Questions people ask

How do I make a mixtape online?

Search songs, tap to add them to the disc, write your note and sign your name, then press BURN. You'll get a single link containing the entire mixtape. Send it however you like.

Is it really free? Do I need an account?

Free, no account, no email. The mixtape is encoded—not encrypted—into the link, rather than saved in an application database. Anyone with the link can read it.

Can the person who receives it make one back?

Yes — every mixtape page has a "burn one back" button. That's how mixtape friendships have always worked.

Do full songs play?

No — 30-second previews only. Full playback lives on Apple Music / streaming services; this is a gesture, not a music player.

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