Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to AbleSet
The easiest way to manage and control your Ableton setlist.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. AbleSet launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Ableton Live MCP▲123Ever wanted to control Ableton with just your voice? Me too! I made this MCP server so I could just ask Codex to do anything in Ableton Live for me, while I was nap-trapped by my baby. The chat messages I sent to Codex to make this: in ableton, make a self reflective song, with audio vocals (via macos say) and chip tunes and 80's drum machines. should be a real edm banger i want midi for everything but vocals please, with ableton devices. not prerendered audio for instruments needs some fills and should hit way harder after "3-2-1 i become the sound" the vocals are squished too much (read…
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Play This▲119Create a club and let people control your playlist
2018 · playthis.netlify.com · its alternatives →
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Key Notes▲91Change the way you listen, one song at a time.
2021 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
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Simplify for Mac▲220The simplest way to control Spotify, Music, iTunes and Vox
2015 · mmth.us · its alternatives →
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I recently got Ableton Move and was disappointed by how difficult it was to convert samples into Move-compatible drum racks, so I made a simple CLI tool for that. I hope others find it useful, and at some point, Ableton sees the need and provides us with a built-in solution.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A book of creative strategies for electronic music producers
2015 · makingmusic.ableton.com · its alternatives →
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Keyboard-controlled music sequencer, sampler, and synth - kofigumbs/typebeat
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi everyone, my name is Kevin Lin, and this is a Show HN for my sheet music smart glasses project. My video was on the front page on Friday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43876243, but dang said we should do a Show HN as well, so here goes! I’ve wanted to put sheet music into smart glasses for a long time, but the perfect opportunity to execute came in mid-February, when Mentra (YC W25) tweeted about a smart glasses hackathon they were hosting - winners would get to take home a pair. I went, had a blast making a bunch of music-related apps with my teammate, and we won,…
2025 · its alternatives →
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Artist Atlas▲90Manage your music career in one single Notion template
2023 · pattychris.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Introducing The Ultimate Ableton Live tool - 'TRIGGER'.
Jun 2026 · allgoodfolks.com · its alternatives →
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Keep track of all your musical ideas in one place!
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Huskyfy▲70Best tool to split Spotify playlists by genres or artists
2022 · huskyfy.com · its alternatives →
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Online step sequencer & music scratchpad
2022 · muted.io · its alternatives →
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- 211S
2011 · mortardata.com · its alternatives →
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Free Setlist Template & Maker (Printable PDF)
Dec 2025 · attako.github.io · its alternatives →
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Roadie Coach▲81A data driven music tutor, smart recorder & midi controller
2022 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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