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24 alternatives to Drops

Turn your keyboard into a Piano 🎹

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Drops launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Drop▲303

   Beautiful color picker with Touch Bar support

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   KeyClicker▲124

   Keyboard Sound Playing

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Simply Piano▲394

   Fast and fun way to learn piano

   2015 · hellosimply.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Piano Widget▲326

   Play Piano on Widget, LockScreen, Dynamic Island

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Touch Pianist▲224

   Play piano like a pro without playing piano.

   2015 · touchpianist.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Keyboard Sounds▲151

   Add sound effects to your typing experience

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7PM
   Play music by typing▲119

   2014 · benzguo.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Flowkey▲163

   The easiest way to learn piano

   2014 · flowkey.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Touch Bar Piano▲212

   Play piano on the new MacBook Pro's Touch Bar 🎹

   2016 · utsire.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Keystream▲3

    Turn your keyboard into a piano. Type, listen, enjoy.

    Jun 2026 · keystream.pages.dev · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Flowkey 2.0▲88

    The easiest way to learn piano with your iPhone or iPad

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sound Waves▲76

    Play the piano by moving your phone around

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pianify▲79

    Simple and effective piano learning app

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Use The Keyboard▲111

    Keyboard shortcuts for Mac, Windows, and web apps

    2019 · usethekeyboard.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Pianolyze▲149

    Hey HN, I'm a pianist who's always been obsessed with understanding how great players think through harmony. What voicings are they using? How do they voice lead through changes? What's actually happening under their hands? Back in 2022, I built Harmonic Analyzer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNgSgvUmiOs) – a Mac app that used ML to transcribe polyphonic piano recordings. It got some traction, but I never quite finished it. Requiring users to download a Mac app felt like unnecessary friction, and I didn’t want to limit distribution to Mac users. I just shipped Pianolyze…

    Nov 2025 · pianolyze.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    AudioShot Keyboard▲82

    Share music, in any app, from your iOS keyboard

    2015 · audioshot.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Keeby▲150

    Mechanical keyboard sounds for your Mac

    Apr 2026 · getkeeby.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Skoove for iPad▲68

    The most effective and complete way to learn piano

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Type Piano▲9

    Turn the keyboard under your hands into an 88-key piano

    Jul 2026 · hannes-software.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    AnyDrop▲81

    A rapid content processor in your mac menu bar

    2019 · yuanjoy.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PindropMusic▲86

    Music suggestions based on location, mood, weather & more

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Virtual Piano Keyboard▲76

    Play and practice the piano online

    2022 · muted.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Traumbaum▲97

    Relax yourself with some calm piano music

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pianoterm – Run shell commands from your Piano. A Linux CLI tool▲61

    A little weekend project, made so I can pause/play/rewind directly on the piano, when learning a song by ear.

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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