Made by Syncstanza
Quran karaoke for masjids, classes and friends. Sami'a listens as you recite, lights up each word on the big screen, and scores how well you read it. Recite freely, run a competition, or test your hifz. Free and fully offline.
Free recite: the ayah being recited, lit up word by word, with the translation underneath.
| You have | Download |
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| Windows 10 / 11 | Samia-Setup-x.y.z.exe (installer) or Samia-x.y.z.exe (no install) |
| Linux | Samia-x.y.z.AppImage |
| Android phone / tablet | Samia-x.y.z.apk: open the release page on the phone, tap the file, allow installs from your browser when asked |
Windows may say "Windows protected your PC" because the app isn't signed yet: click More info → Run anyway.
| 🎤 Free recite | Just start reciting anywhere in the Quran. Sami'a finds the ayah and follows along, lighting up each word as you reach it. |
| 🕌 School / Masjid competition | For judged events. Each reciter takes a turn on the chosen passage while the audience follows every word on the big screen. No scores are shown: the judges decide. |
| 🏆 Friends competition | Take turns on a passage. Sami'a scores everyone and a scoreboard ranks them at the end. |
| 🧠 Hifz test | The text is hidden. Words only appear once you've recited them, so you can check your memorisation without peeking. Pick a passage, or recite from anywhere and be scored on exactly what you recited. |
| 💯 Accuracy score | In Friends and Hifz test, after each turn you get a percentage and the whole passage with every word marked: ✅ correct, 🟡 check (said differently), ❌ skipped, ⚪ not reached. |
| 📖 Arabic + translation | Large Uthmani script with an English translation underneath. |
| 🎛 Easy controls | Mouse, keyboard or a USB presenter clicker. Controls hide until you move the mouse. |
| 📶 No internet needed | Speech recognition runs on the computer itself. |
| 🔄 Updates in one click | When a new version is out, Update available appears on the home screen. One click downloads it, checks it and restarts. Settings shows the version, Check for updates and What's new. |
| 📣 Announcements | News and tips from Syncstanza in a small bar on the home screen (can be turned off in Settings). |
| 🔒 Nothing is recorded | Audio is processed live and thrown away. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere. |
| 🌍 More languages | Bengali, Urdu and more translations come later. |
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| Home: pick a mode. | Free recite: shows what it hears until it finds the ayah, usually within a few seconds. |
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| Competition: judged by people (School / Masjid) or scored by Sami'a (Friends). | A turn: the audience follows the reciter's ayat on the big screen. |
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| Score: every word marked: correct, 🟡 check, ❌ skipped. | Scoreboard: Friends competitions rank everyone at the end. |
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| Hifz test: the text stays hidden and appears only as you recite it. |
| Minimum | Recommended | Notes | |
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| 💻 Computer | 64-bit Windows 10 or Linux laptop / mini PC, 4-core CPU, 8 GB RAM | Any recent laptop, or a mini PC behind the TV | It runs the speech model locally. |
| 📺 Screen | Any TV or projector with HDMI | 1080p or 4K TV | |
| 🎙 Audio | Any microphone | A handheld or headset mic close to the reciter | A close mic in a quiet room gives the best scores. |
| 📱 Phone / tablet | Android 7 or newer, 3 GB RAM | A phone from the last few years | Same speech model, same screens, on the phone. Portrait or landscape. |
| 🎛 Control (optional) | A phone on the same network | A USB presenter clicker | The clicker works even with no network at all. |
- Choose a mode on the home screen.
- Competition asks: School / Masjid (judged) or Friends (scored). For a competition or Hifz test, pick the surah and ayat, and add names.
- Press Start (or Space) and recite. The clock runs and words light up.
- Press Done (or Enter), or just stop: it ends by itself after the last ayah.
- Judged: it goes straight to the next reciter. Friends / Hifz: a few seconds later the score and marked words appear, then the next reciter or the scoreboard.
- Listen: audio is read in short chunks on the computer.
- Recognise: a speech model trained on Quran recitation turns the audio into Arabic letters.
- Follow: those letters are lined up against the Quran text so the screen follows live.
- Score: at the end of a turn the whole recording is checked again, word by word, against the chosen passage. Anything said before or after the passage (a'udhu billah, bismillah) doesn't count against you.
Needs Node.js 22+. In the project folder:
npm install # app + Electron
npm run model # downloads the Quran speech model (~19 MB)
npm start # opens Sami'a in a window and starts listeningIt opens in a normal window; the full-screen button (or F) toggles full screen. npm run start:kiosk starts straight in full screen.
Move the mouse to show the controls (they hide again after 3 seconds). Keys: Space start a turn, Enter done, H home, S settings (audio input), →/← move by hand, M mute, B blank, F full screen.
The Android app is the same web app in an Android shell (Capacitor).
npm run model && node tools/android-www.mjs # builds android-app/www
cd android-app && npm ci && npx cap sync android
cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease # needs the Android SDK (or open android-app/android in Android Studio)No microphone handy? npm run serve, then open http://localhost:4173/?demo=2:255-2:257 to watch it follow a simulated recitation.
No account, no tracking. Audio never leaves the computer and is never saved.
The only time Sami'a goes online is to check GitHub for a new version and for announcements (a few seconds after start, then every 6 hours). Nothing about you or your recitation is sent. Without internet everything else works the same.
- Quran text: Tanzil Project, used unmodified.
- English translation: Saheeh International, via Tanzil.
- Arabic font: Amiri Quran (SIL Open Font License).
- Full details are in ATTRIBUTION.md.
The app's own code is under the Apache 2.0 license. The Quran text and translations keep their own terms.
Made by Syncstanza, free for every masjid, class and circle of friends.