Category:Beatmapping

Beatmapping is the process of creating beatmaps in osu!. It involves choosing a song, timing, placement of objects, and (optionally) skinning and storyboarding.

Mappers usually want to get their beatmaps ranked, which consists of a beatmap approval process, followed by assigning the map a scoreboard and preventing further updates to it.

Most common difficulties created in Beatmapping are:

• Easy
• Normal
• Hard
• Insane

Clicking each link will display a common set of guidelines mappers follow to be able to create an entertaining beatmap appropriate for its difficulty level.

It is also not uncommon for mappers to use custom difficulty names in place of these.

Additionally you may find Guest Difficulties which are commonly labeled as mapper's difficulty (For example Larto's Insane).

	Contents of osu! wiki	[+]
Getting Started Installation • Beginner's Guide • osu! Rules • Hit Objects • Game Interface • Options • Glossary • List of Guides • Shortcut Key Reference osu! Game Styles Basic explanation • osu! Standard • Taiko • Catch The Beat • osu!mania • Multi-play • External ports (osu!stream • osu!droid • T-Aiko) World of osu! Beatmaps • Beatmapping • Game Modifiers • Achievements • History of osu! • Performance Points • Play Styles • Score • Accuracy • Chat Console • BanchoBot (FAQ command list) Beatmap Editor Beat Snap Divisor • Custom Sample Overrides • Distance Snap • Kiai Time • Mapping Techniques • Skinning (Skin.ini) • Storyboarding • Storyboard Scripting Online Editing and Ranking Beatmap Approval • Getting Your Map Modded • How to Get Your Map Ranked • Kudosu • Modding • Ranking Criteria (For Standard • Taiko, Catch the Beat, osu!mania) • Star Priority • Submission • WIP People Administrators • Alumni • Beatmap Appreciation Team • Global Moderation Team • Language Moderators • Internet Relay Chat • List of notable people • Mappers

	Beatmap Editor	[+]
META Beatmap Editor Sections Compose • Design • Timing • Song Setup Components Beat Snap Divisor • Custom Sample Overrides • Distance Snap • Kiai Time Difficulties Easy • Normal • Hard • Insane Mapping Beatmapping • Mapping Techniques • Timing (How to time songs) • Modding • Storyboarding (Scripting) • Skinning (Skin.ini)