Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

This is an online player for SID files, the music format used in Commodore 64 games and demos, paired with a spectrum viewer for visualizing audio output. Launched in 2013, it runs in a web browser and lets users… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Online SID-Player with spectrum viewer launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Simple access to your music from the web▲217

   bespoke music player for web. Contribute to DusteDdk/dstream development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Cujo's Curated SIDs▲39

   I've listened to SID music on and off since the 80s, and mostly from early games and demos. Lately, I have explored more recent music. There are online lists of peoples favorite SID music, and online players, see [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. Because I have different tastes, I had the motivation to make my own list and UX. So from january 2020 to september 2022, I listened through the HVSC having over 50k songs, resulting in a list of 600-700 favorites. I put together a UX so I can easily access them. This project is mostly for my own enjoyment, but I guess that many others here would also enjoy…

   2022 · trondal.com · its alternatives →

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   I've built a spectrogram analyzer web app▲244

   2023 · webfft.net · its alternatives →

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   Jam, an Open Source Clubhouse (w/ WebRTC)▲317

   Join this audio room

   2021 · jam.systems · its alternatives →

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   Musikcube, a terminal-based music player, library, and streaming server▲340

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

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   Jam.now.im – Multiplayer HTML5 audio▲40

   Find information, resources and relevant links for now.im. This domain may be for sale.

   2015 · jam.now.im · its alternatives →

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   Jammin▲253

   Collaborative music software in your browser

   2024 · jamminstudio.co · its alternatives →

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   Audex Trace▲82

   See real time codec, bit depth, sample rate for Apple Music

   Jun 2026 · trace.audex.dev · its alternatives →

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   HTML5 Video Player in TypeScript▲151

   Highly extensible, modern, JavaScript video player. Handles MPEG-Dash / HLS / MPEG-4 and is built on top of the HTML5 video element. - matvp91/indigo-player

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Jamboree▲102

    Multiplayer synthesizer

    Jul 2026 · jamboree.space · its alternatives →

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    Jerrica, a 100% scheduled, Web Audio native, MOD player for JavaScript▲138

    Jerrica is a small, bare bones, 100% scheduled, web audio native, MOD player designed to be embedded in Javascript games - trevorjay/Jerrica

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    BitMidi▲82

    🎹 The wayback machine for old-school MIDI files

    2018 · bitmidi.com · its alternatives →

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    An open source music player in the cloud based on Backbone and Node.js▲58

    2013 · rdubigny.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Terminal based online radio player▲10

    Terminal based online radio player. Contribute to agejevasv/goradion development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    web-based music player built with Node and CoffeeScript▲53

    Music player server with a web-based user interface. - andrewrk/groovebasin

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Jamhub▲88

    An open-source, remote music collaboration app

    2020 · jamhub.io · its alternatives →

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    PlayDeck▲73

    A DJ Player in browser 🎶

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Jsfxr Pro▲96

    8-Bit retro sound fx generator

    Dec 2025 · pro.sfxr.me · its alternatives →

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    YouTube Musical Spectrum – visualizer for YouTube with musical notes▲72

    Dear, This is an update from first submission [1]. New features: - add Hz scale - add YT Music support - add microphone recording - add scale (x and y) options to reduce CPU usage [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28135562

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Mp, a hybrid isomorphic web/desktop music player▲23

    Hybrid music player. Contribute to ondras/mp development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Web Audio Studio – A Visual Debugger for Web Audio API Graphs▲64

    Hi HN, I’ve been working on a browser-based tool for exploring and debugging Web Audio API graphs. Web Audio Studio lets you write real Web Audio API code, run it, and see the runtime graph it produces as an interactive visual representation. Instead of mentally tracking connect() calls, you can inspect the actual structure of the graph, follow signal flow, and tweak parameters while the audio is playing. It includes built-in visualizations for common node types — waveforms, filter responses, analyser time and frequency views, compressor transfer curves, waveshaper distortion, spatial…

    Mar 2026 · webaudio.studio · its alternatives →

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    JamKazam – Play Music with Others Online and in Real-time▲16

    2014 · jamkazam.com · its alternatives →

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    Player.html – the one file video library and player for any HTTP server▲20

    One file drop-in media player web app for using video and audio files served using basic HTTP directory listing - pseudosavant/player.html

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Win95 Media Player▲69

    Windows 95 media player in your browser

    2019 · benwiley4000.github.io · its alternatives →

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