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24 alternatives to MIDITROL

The MIDI controller for wireless gamepads

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MIDITROL launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Turn Your Game Controller into MIDI

    Feb 2026 · pounding.systems · its alternatives →

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    The Portable Smart Guitar

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    TapPad▲87

    Turn your Mac's trackpad into a MIDI drum pad

    2019 · its alternatives →

  5. 5M2
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    Use your trackpad as a MIDI controller.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    VibePad▲128

    Control AI coding assistants with a gamepad from your couch

    Feb 2026 · vibepad.now · 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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    Dune▲633

    Context-aware Mac keypad to automate workflows + meetings

    Apr 2026 · projectmirage.ai · its alternatives →

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    DJ mixing app & beat maker

    2020 · its alternatives →

  11. 11OP
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    Context-aware Mac keypad, w/ Claude + community extensions

    Jun 2026 · projectmirage.ai · its alternatives →

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    Expressive 3D Touch MIDI controller for iOS

    2016 · its alternatives →

  14. 14AP

    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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    ACPad▲4

    World's First Wireless MIDI Controller for Acoustic Guitar

    2015 · its alternatives →

  16. 16PB

    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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    Control your MIDI devices using your lips.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    The ultimate Midi pad controller for iOS

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    24 keys with analog control technology

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Rhythmo▲112

    A DIY cardboard MIDI controller kit

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Turn Your Music Gear into Powerful Computer Shortcuts.

    2025 · midimacro.com · its alternatives →

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    Contactless XY‑Pad- Perform gestures to send MIDI

    2020 · its alternatives →

  23. 23IC
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    Control your Mac using a console controller

    2021 · its alternatives →

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