It is well known that listening to the right music while exercising can give the workout a real boost. The problem that it is such a hassle to create a playlist with workout music that both matches your taste and also matches your specific workout rate.

BeatScanner is a software that can scan your entire music collection, detect the tempos (measured in beats per minute) of each song and then display the tracks according to criteria you require so you can assemble songs you choose in any order you like and save them on your hard disk or on your mp3 device ready for your next workout.

It's easy, it's quick, it's effective - and of course, it's totally free.