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Everything you need to know about BeatLeader and ScoreSaber PP, ranked maps, and how GiveMePP helps you climb either leaderboard.

How does the PP Optimizer work?

Choose BeatLeader or ScoreSaber and enter your profile. GiveMePP uses your ranked history to estimate achievable accuracy on maps, then calculates how each score would change your weighted PP total. Each leaderboard has its own engine, ratings and ranked map pool. Suggestions include maps you could improve and new maps that fit your profile.

What's the difference between BeatLeader and ScoreSaber PP?

BeatLeader and ScoreSaber are two separate leaderboard systems for Beat Saber with different PP curves, different star ratings and different ranked map pools — the same map can be 9.2★ on one and 10.5★ on the other, or ranked on only one of them. GiveMePP runs a separate engine for each: the BeatLeader side uses BeatLeader's pass / acc / tech ratings and published formula, the ScoreSaber side uses ScoreSaber's single star rating and accuracy curve. Nothing is shared or converted between them.

Does GiveMePP support ScoreSaber?

Yes. Pick ScoreSaber on the home page (or switch leaderboards from the header on any tool). You get the same PP Optimizer, snipe mode, playlist export and Similar Players finder, built on the public ScoreSaber API and ScoreSaber's own ranked pool. Enter your ScoreSaber username or numeric player ID.

What is BeatLeader PP?

PP (Performance Points) is BeatLeader's ranking system for Beat Saber. When you play ranked maps, you earn PP based on your accuracy and the map's star difficulty. Your total PP determines your position on the global leaderboard. The system uses a weighted curve — your best score counts for 100% of its PP value, your second best for slightly less, and so on.

How is weighted PP calculated on BeatLeader?

BeatLeader uses a weighted system where your scores are sorted by PP value. Your top score counts at 100%, the second at a slightly reduced weight (around 96.5%), the third even less, and so on. This means improving your top scores has a much bigger impact than playing easy maps for small PP amounts.

How does ScoreSaber PP work?

Every ranked ScoreSaber map has one star rating. A score pays star rating × 42.11 pp at exactly 95% accuracy, scaled by ScoreSaber's accuracy curve: roughly 0.83× at 90%, 1.09× at 96%, 1.57× at 98%, 2.33× at 99% and 5.37× at 100%. Your profile total weights your scores by 0.965 per position, the same decay BeatLeader uses. Because the curve is so steep at the top, a 99% on a mid-star map often pays more than a 95% on a much harder one — which is exactly what the ScoreSaber optimizer looks for.

Where does the ScoreSaber PP curve in GiveMePP come from?

ScoreSaber's documentation shows the shape of its PP curve but not the numbers behind it, so GiveMePP fitted them from hundreds of live ranked scores across the whole ranking using the API's own pp, score and star fields. On the sampled scores the fitted curve reproduces ScoreSaber's PP to within 0.1%, and a check script re-verifies it against live data. If ScoreSaber changes the curve, the numbers here will drift and the check will catch it.

How accurate are the PP predictions?

Predictions are estimates from your ranked history and the map's available data. BeatLeader uses its pass, acc and tech ratings; ScoreSaber uses accuracy at similar star ratings and a reference from the map's top scores. Realistic and stretch targets are heuristic estimates of what you might score, not calibrated probabilities. Use the confidence indicators and each map's explanation to judge how much evidence supports a pick.

What is snipe mode?

Add a rival on the same leaderboard, or click Snipe next to someone in Similar Players. GiveMePP compares their scores to yours and shows the accuracy needed to overtake them, an estimated chance of doing it, and the potential weighted PP gain. A ~ before a percentage means the chance is approximate. You can export the suggested maps as a playlist.

How is the 'chance to pass' percentage calculated?

In snipe mode, 'chance to pass' estimates the chance of beating the rival's score, not just finishing the map. BeatLeader uses calibration based on held-out scores from comparable players when enough evidence is available; otherwise it uses an approximate model estimate. ScoreSaber currently uses approximate model estimates throughout, which have not been calibrated against real outcomes. Approximate percentages are marked with a ~. None of these estimates guarantees a result.

What is the Similar Players feature?

Similar Players finds potential rivals near your rank on the selected leaderboard. BeatLeader compares PP, accuracy and pass / acc / tech balance. ScoreSaber compares PP, accuracy and ranked play count because it does not publish the same style breakdown. You can open a player's profile or choose them as a snipe target.

How do I use the playlist export?

After getting your recommendations, click the 'Export Playlist' button to download a .bplist file. You can then import this into Beat Saber using a playlist manager mod like PlaylistManager. The playlist contains all the recommended maps so you can practice them in-game.

Does GiveMePP support speed modifiers like Faster Song?

Not right now. Speed-modifier recommendations (Slower Song, Faster Song, Super Fast Song) are temporarily disabled while we focus on making the base recommendation engine as reliable as possible. They'll return once the core predictions have earned it.

How often should I check for new recommendations?

Run the analysis again after setting new ranked scores or when new maps are ranked on your leaderboard. API data is cached for five minutes, so a score you just set may take a few minutes to appear in a new analysis.

Is GiveMePP free to use?

Yes. Both leaderboard tools are free, with no account or sign-up required. Choose BeatLeader or ScoreSaber and enter your username or numeric player ID. Each tool reads public data from that leaderboard's API.

Is GiveMePP affiliated with BeatLeader or ScoreSaber?

No. GiveMePP is an independent, unofficial tool, not affiliated with BeatLeader or ScoreSaber. It only reads the public data each leaderboard's API provides.

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