# What Samee is and how to start using it in your browser - URL: https://abdohoo.app/help/samee/what-is-samee - Product: Samee (https://samee.abdohoo.app) - Section: Getting started - Updated: 2026-10-01 > Samee listens to Quran recitation. It names the surah, ayah and reciter, follows a reciter word by word to mark mistakes, and helps you practise. Open samee.abdohoo.app; no sign-up needed. Samee (سامع, "the one who listens") is a Quran recitation companion that runs in your browser at [samee.abdohoo.app](https://samee.abdohoo.app). Hold your phone up to a recitation and it tells you the surah, the ayah and the reciter. It can also follow a Taraweeh imam or a student word by word, mark missed, wrong and skipped words, keep every session, and help you practise the ayahs you got wrong. You don't need to sign up. ## The four parts of Samee Samee has four tabs. On a phone they sit in the bar at the bottom of the screen; on a computer they are under the Samee name at the top. TabWhat it does**Identify**Listens for 6, 10 or 15 seconds, or reads a file, and names the surah, ayah and reciter.**Listen**Follows a reciter live (or a recording you upload) and marks every missed, wrong or skipped word as it happens.**Practice**Lists your weakest ayahs, plays a reciter on repeat, then checks you reciting them, with an optional hifz test.**Progress**Shows your sessions, your tracks (one per khatm or per student) with a khatm map, and your data.![Samee's Identify screen on a phone: the emerald and gold star button, the Listen for 10 seconds menu, the Identify a file button and the Identify, Listen, Practice and Progress tabs at the bottom](https://abdohoo.app/media/library/samee/web-phone-identify.webp)Identify is the first screen. Tap the star to start listening.## Your first identification 1. Open [samee.abdohoo.app](https://samee.abdohoo.app) in Chrome, Safari, Edge or another up-to-date browser. 2. Wait until the pill at the top says **Ready**. 3. Hold the phone near the recitation: a radio, a video, a mosque loudspeaker or someone reciting. 4. Tap the star. The first time, your browser asks to use the microphone; allow it. 5. Samee listens for 10 seconds (change it with **Listen for**), then shows the surah, the ayah and, where it can, the reciter. If the browser doesn't ask for the microphone, or says it is blocked, see [allow the microphone](https://abdohoo.app/help/samee/allow-microphone-https). The result also offers to follow the recitation from that ayah, or to practise it. ## The buttons at the top ![Samee's Identify screen on a computer, with the tabs under the Samee name and the Ready pill, account, phone and dark mode buttons on the right](https://abdohoo.app/media/library/samee/web-desktop-identify.webp)On a computer the tabs sit at the top. The pill on the right shows whether the recogniser is ready.- **Status pill.** **Ready** means the recognition server is up. **Connecting** and **Loading models** mean wait a moment. **Recogniser offline** means identifying and listening are unavailable for now, although your history still opens. **Offline** means your device can't reach Samee. - **Account** (the person icon). Create or sign in to an optional account, or add another device. See [account, devices and recovery codes](https://abdohoo.app/help/samee/account-devices-recovery-code). - **Use Samee on a phone** (the phone icon). Shows a QR code for samee.abdohoo.app, so you can move from a computer to your phone by scanning it. - **Dark mode** (the moon, or the sun in dark mode). Switches between the light and the dark theme. Samee follows your device's setting until you choose. ![The Use Samee on a phone window showing a QR code for https://samee.abdohoo.app/ and two steps: scan the code, then allow the microphone](https://abdohoo.app/media/library/samee/web-phone-use-on-a-phone-dialog.webp)The phone button shows a QR code for opening Samee on another device.## No sign-up: how your data is kept The first time you open Samee, your browser registers anonymously. Nothing about you is asked. Your sessions, tracks and practice belong to that browser. If you want the same data on several phones and browsers, create an account with a username and password; no email is needed. Either way, a **recovery code** lets you move your data to a new phone. [Samee's privacy page](https://samee.abdohoo.app/privacy) lists exactly what is kept. ## What to expect from Samee Samee is a listener, not a teacher: - It checks the **words** of the recitation: missed, wrong, added and repeated words, skipped ayahs, jumps to another place and long hesitations. An experimental check of the vowels (harakat) is also available. - It doesn't judge the finer points of tajwid such as the length of a madd or the quality of a letter's articulation. - It can be wrong, especially in a noisy room or with a quiet reciter. Every finding comes with a short audio clip so you can check it by ear, and you can dismiss the ones that are wrong. - Its text and catalogue recordings follow the riwayah of Hafs from Asim. A recitation in another riwayah, such as Warsh, may show its differences as findings. Use Samee alongside a qualified teacher, not instead of one. ## Where to go next - [Identify a recitation from sound or a file](https://abdohoo.app/help/samee/identify-recitation-sound-or-file) - [Follow a Taraweeh imam or a student live](https://abdohoo.app/help/samee/follow-reciter-live) ## Frequently asked questions ### Do I need an account to use Samee? No. The first time you open Samee, your browser is registered anonymously and keeps its own sessions. An account (username and password, no email) is optional and only keeps your sessions in step across several phones and browsers. ### Is Samee free? Samee shows no price, no adverts and nothing to buy. You open samee.abdohoo.app in a browser and use it. ### Does Samee replace a Quran teacher? No. Samee is a listener that catches missed, wrong and skipped words and points out hesitations. It doesn't judge the finer rules of tajwid, and some of its findings are wrong. Check them by ear and learn recitation with a qualified teacher. ### Which reading of the Quran does Samee follow? Samee's text and its 26 catalogue reciters follow the riwayah of Hafs from Asim, the reading used in most printed mushafs today. ### Is there an Android app? An Android app is being prepared. Until it is out, Samee works in any modern phone browser and can be installed to your home screen like an app.