Share Rain Sound Mixes by Link (No Signup, No App)
Last updated May 2026
Your rain mix is encoded directly in the URL. No account, no cloud, no app. Adjust the sliders, copy the URL from your browser, share or bookmark it. The same URL on any device produces the same audio. Eight curated preset links below for common use cases.
How the URL Encoding Works
The player reads two URL parameters: ?preset=name for named presets, and ?layers=rain:70,thunder:30,window:50,leaves:20,wind:10 for custom mixes.
Each layer is a percentage between 0 (silent) and 100 (full volume on that layer). Values outside the range are clamped. Unknown layer names are ignored. The five layer names are: rain, thunder, window, leaves, wind.
Example. https://rainsoundsforsleeping.com/?layers=rain:70,thunder:0,window:30,leaves:20,wind:10 loads the Sleep preset. Opening that URL on a fresh browser anywhere in the world plays the same audio. The URL is the entire saved state.
Privacy: Why URL-Encoded and Not Account-Based
The preset-URL system is privacy-by-design. Three properties matter:
- No account. No email, no password, no profile, no cross-device sync layer. Nothing to forget, nothing to be breached, nothing to delete on request.
- No server-side state. Your mix is not stored on our servers. The encoding is in the URL itself, parsed by your browser. We do not see your mix unless you tell us about it.
- No cookie. Mix preferences for your own session are saved to localStorage on your device. Nothing is sent. Closing the browser clears the active session; the URL is the bookmarkable artefact.
The trade-off is that there is no built-in "library of saved mixes" feature. If you want to keep five different mixes, you keep five different URLs. Most listeners bookmark one or two; the trade-off is usually worth the privacy.
Curated Preset Links
Eight ready-to-use preset URLs, each tuned for a specific use case. Click any link to load the mix on the player. The URL in your address bar will contain the exact mix; copy it from there to share.
Sleep onset
Gentle rain at 70%, light window patter, soft leaves. No thunder. Optimised for falling asleep within 5-15 minutes.
?preset=sleep
Load this presetDeep focus / study
Rain at 60%, window 40%, leaves 30%, no thunder, no wind. Broadband floor for reading and writing without speech-processing interference.
?preset=study
Load this presetCalm storm
Rain 60%, thunder 30%, window 20%, leaves 10%, wind 30%. Full-storm immersion with occasional thunder. For people who grew up with storms.
?preset=calm-storm
Load this presetHeavy rain wall
Rain 100%, thunder 50%, wind 40%. Maximum masking for snoring partners or noisy environments. Heavy ambient floor.
?preset=heavy-rain
Load this presetWindow only (intimate)
Rain 20%, window 80%, no thunder. Close, percussive, nostalgic. Best for indoors-at-night-feeling.
?preset=window-only
Load this presetAnxiety calm-down
Gentle rain at 50%, leaves at 30%, no thunder, no wind. Very low broadband floor for the 5-minute parasympathetic calm-down protocol.
?layers=rain:50,thunder:0,window:0,leaves:30,wind:0
Load this presetADHD focus (heavier low-frequency)
Rain at 80%, thunder at 10% (rare rumble), wind at 20%. The deeper low-frequency floor some ADHD listeners report works better for sustained focus.
?layers=rain:80,thunder:10,window:0,leaves:10,wind:20
Load this presetInfant nursery (AAP-aligned)
Rain at 30%, leaves at 20%, no thunder, no window, no wind. Use with a 30-minute timer. Measure dB at the crib with a phone app; do not exceed 50 dB.
?layers=rain:30,thunder:0,window:0,leaves:20,wind:0
Load this presetTips for Building Your Own Mix
- Start from a curated preset. Load Sleep or Study, then adjust from there rather than starting from silence. Sliders move in increments of 1.
- One dominant layer. The most pleasant mixes have one layer at 60-100% and the rest at 0-40%. Many layers at moderate volume produces a muddy result.
- Thunder is the highest-stake layer. Thunder cracks are broadband transients. Even at 20% they can be the most attention-grabbing element. Use sparingly for sleep; more freely for daytime focus or storm immersion.
- Window adds intimacy. A bit of window (20-40%) over a rain base gives the close-personal "inside listening to outside" quality. Pure window without rain is more percussive and works best for short sessions.
- Bookmark the URL, do not screenshot the player. The URL is the saved state; the player UI changes over time. The URL will keep working.
For Babies: Use the AAP-Aligned Preset
For infant use the recommended preset is the bottom row above (rain 30%, leaves 20%, all other layers zero). Combine it with a 30-minute sleep timer (not all night) and measure the actual dB at the crib with a phone app to verify the level does not exceed 50 dB. See the babies guide for the full AAP protocol (Hugh et al, Pediatrics 2014).
Cross-Site Preset Linking
The sister sleep-sound sites use the same architecture. Each runs its own preset-URL system on its own domain:
- oceansoundsforsleeping.com - ocean wave scenes (Pacific, Cornish, tropical, Atlantic storm). Same URL pattern.
- whitenoiseforsleeping.com - white, pink, brown, green noise generators. Same URL pattern.