Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to MidiCard, a credit card-sized PCB MIDI Keyboard
This is a product I designed and the software is open source.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites. MidiCard, a credit card-sized PCB MIDI Keyboard launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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I made a tiny device for automatically recording digital pianosfrom $185/mo▲590Hey HN! A few years ago, I left my cushy big tech job to make hardware. And made the device I always wanted - an automatic piano recorder! I usually play piano improvisationally, and manually hitting record never meshed well with that. But there are always moments I wish I recorded, and now they are! Hopefully it scratches a similar itch for some of you as well! A few of the tech details: * built on an esp32-s3 * custom injection molded enclosure * BLE comms, sd card storage, DS1302 RTC * android & ios apps with Flutter * Shadertoy vfx support for video sharing - Chip
2024 · jamcorder.com · its alternatives →
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This is OpenDeck, my own platform for building custom MIDI controllers. I've been working on it for more than 10 years, and now I've made the biggest change so far - rewritten the entire codebase to make use of Zephyr - RTOS with which I've been working professionally for few years now. This now allows me to support many newer boards, complex features and also to modernize the codebase in general. I've been limited on all fronts before. The platform itself allows for simple building and configuring of custom MIDI controllers - main reason for that is because it requires no coding. Load the…
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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pckb -- backup 128 bits to physical medium. Contribute to volution/punchcard-key-backup development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I'm building a video conferencing app designed to facilitate better remote piano lessons. My hope is to solve a lot of the challenges piano tutors and new students deal with when taking lessons through Skype/Zoom. It leverages WebRTC's data transmission to send media, MIDI state, and (eventually) send sheet music files and other musical data. I'm surprised with how well the MVP has worked and would love to hear any feedback or suggestions!
2024 · keyboardconnect.com · its alternatives →
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Teclo▲79Mechanical keyboard sounds and a keycap pet for your Mac
2d ago · teclo.app · its alternatives →
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🎹 Memorize piano scales with ease! A piano practice program w/ MIDI support. Consider it an interactive reference manual - ZaneH/piano-trainer
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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MIDIpad▲59You gamepad is a musical instrument
Sep 2026 · midipad.stevemitchell.music · its alternatives →
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Musikcube▲107A fully functional terminal-based music player
2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I'm Erwin. I built a small free open-source utility that bridges Bluetooth LE MIDI keyboards into the new Windows MIDI Services stack so any DAW or Web MIDI app can use them as if they were wired. I bought a Roland FP-90X piano partly because it had Bluetooth MIDI. On my Windows 11 PC, pairing succeeded, but my DAW couldn't see the keyboard, and notes I sent from the PC never made the piano sing. After a regrettable number of evenings, I'd separated this into three independent bugs stacked on top of each other. The first one is the famous one: Windows only natively exposes BLE-MIDI…
May 2026 · its alternatives →
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Royalty-Free MIDI melody generator
2024 · midigen.app · its alternatives →
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Listen to free MIDI songs, download the best MIDI files, and share the best MIDIs on the web.
2018 · bitmidi.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · controllers.cc · its alternatives →
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2018 · midibin.com · its alternatives →
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An interactive terminal app/UI for MIDI composing, mixing, and playback—written in Rust - minimaxir/miditui
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A tiny portable music looper that gets you jamming immediately.
2020 · beeplab.one · its alternatives →
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MidiMacro▲13Turn Your Music Gear into Powerful Computer Shortcuts.
2025 · midimacro.com · its alternatives →
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MIDI CC & NRPN database. Contribute to pencilresearch/midi development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Do things with a Behringer FCB1010 MIDI pedalboard in MacOS - JamesRyanATX/fcbnerd
Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A fully-functional open source and open hardware mechanical USB computer keyboard with only three keys! - taylorconor/threeboard
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Karabiner▲80Awesome, powerful keyboard remapper for OSX.
2014 · karabiner-elements.pqrs.org · its alternatives →
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Radical Musical Keyboard: completely new type of instrument
2014 · roli.com · its alternatives →
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