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Libsoundio is a lightweight abstraction layer that provides consistent audio input and output across different sound drivers and operating systems. It offers a documented API that gives direct access to underlying… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Libsoundio 1.0.0 – cross-platform audio input and output launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Sound.xyz▲205

   A web3 music platform

   2023 · sound.xyz · its alternatives →

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   Libquiet – transmit data using sound▲127

   2016 · brian-armstrong.github.io · its alternatives →

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   SoundNode▲315

   SoundCloud desktop app (OS X, Windows, Linux)

   2016 · soundnodeapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Draw.Audio – A musical sketchpad using the Web Audio API▲249

   Draw.Audio is a free online music maker. Draw notes on a grid and hear them play back instantly — a browser-based synthesizer, sequencer, and visual instrument.

   2024 · draw.audio · its alternatives →

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   TCP/UDP over sound▲186

   Full network stack over sound -- lwIP driver for libquiet - quiet/quiet-lwip

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Xound▲150

   AI for perfect sound: clear audio & vocal pitch for creators

   2023 · xound.io · its alternatives →

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   Musikcube▲107

   A fully functional terminal-based music player

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

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   Turtle.audio – a music sequencer inspired by turtle graphics▲126

   2018 · turtle.audio · its alternatives →

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   Soundkit▲151

   Professional sound effects library designed for UI projects

   2014 · its alternatives →

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    HiFiScan, a Python app to optimize your loudspeakers▲260

    Optimize the audio quality of your loudspeakers. Contribute to erdewit/HiFiScan development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Audionaut – an open-source cross-platform multitrack audio editor▲155

    21d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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    UI Sounds▲253

    Learn sound design for user interfaces by example 🎵

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Synth▲215

    Podcasts in bytes.

    2018 · swivl.com · its alternatives →

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    An algorithmic audio landscape▲193

    This is an web audio experiment I've been wanting to do for a long time. Basically an ambient music composition, but all the sound elements are laid out in space, and that musical space can be explored freely. It's definitely inspired by in-world music that sometimes appears in games. I basically took that concept, keeping the music aspect, and dropping the entire "game" aspect. I also turned it into a more "traditional" non-interactive album, but since I started with code, why not program the whole thing? Had a blast making the entire album from code, the complete source for the album is…

    2024 · ambient.garden · its alternatives →

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    Soundbar▲213

    A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    MelonSound▲83

    Your Local AI Music Studio for macOS

    Mar 2026 · melonsound.com · its alternatives →

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    libphone – Cross-platform library supports iOS/Android development in C▲26

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Blip – Web Audio looping and sampling library▲20

    2014 · jshanley.github.io · its alternatives →

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    SoundHound 8.0▲129

    Music discovery, identification, & voice-controlled player

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Zipstage▲74

    Collaborative audio platform. Easy, multitrack & multipath.

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    MusicLib▲88

    The Ultimate Sheet Music Library Solution

    Mar 2026 · musiclib.net · its alternatives →

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    SoundSource 3.0▲102

    The sound control that should be built into MacOS

    2017 · rogueamoeba.com · its alternatives →

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    Capo▲85

    A new way to analyze and learn to play music

    2014 · supermegaultragroovy.com · its alternatives →

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    Audiopile▲71

    Audio collaboration platform

    2020 · audiopile.cloud · its alternatives →

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