Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1CC
   Controllers.cc – Compare midi controllers and small keyboards▲8

   2014 · controllers.cc · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Musikcube▲107

   A fully functional terminal-based music player

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   MIDIpad▲59

   You gamepad is a musical instrument

   Sep 2026 · midipad.stevemitchell.music · its alternatives →

4. 4
   KRFT 1.5.0▲110

   A modular instrument for music production

   2017 · studioamplify.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Composer's Sketchpad▲72

   A doodle-y iPad sequencer for making quick musical sketches

   2016 · composerssketchpad.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   PUC▲62

   Wireless MIDI interface for iOS devices

   2014 · mipuc.com · its alternatives →

7. 7PP
   Psc: Programmable Synth Controller▲9

   Write up of an embedded project I made to control my analogue synthesizer. Happy to answer any questions or provide any further details of this project if wanted.

   2024 · doug.lon.dev · its alternatives →

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   Mine▲6

   A modular Midi controller for DJs, producers and musicians!

   2017 · special-waves.com · its alternatives →

9. 9KP
   Key&Pad. A Web Audio Synthesizer/XY-Pad Built with React.js and Redux▲6

   2016 · keyandpad.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    An open source music grid you can play around and create short music▲9

    2020 · music-grid.surge.sh · its alternatives →

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    AUM▲7

    A flexible audio mixer & recorder

    2017 · kymatica.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tone.js▲7

    A framework for creating interactive music in the browser

    2017 · tonejs.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13MC
    Modmusicgen.com – generating piano music from tracker music▲6

    2021 · modmusicgen.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AS
    A simple music maker using Roland TR-808 sounds▲5

    2020 · tr808-emulator.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15SD
    Simple DAW-Like Beat Maker Using React+WebAudio▲5

    2016 · mixerjs.staging-samlau.us · its alternatives →

16. 16TD
    TextToSample – Desktop App to generate audio with MusicGen locally▲8

    2023 · samplab.com · its alternatives →

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    StaffPad▲6

    A revolutionary music notation app for Windows 8

    2015 · staffpad.net · its alternatives →

18. 18AA
    Analog audio hardware on the cloud▲6

    2018 · watape.com · its alternatives →

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    Music Mouse - An Intelligent Instrument▲4

    Computer Software by Laurie Spiegel

    2017 · teropa.info · its alternatives →

20. 20QA
    Qwerkey, a better way to play chords▲8

    2016 · some1else.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21QT
    Quokka – The Live Scratchpad for JavaScript▲8

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    mpe.js – Next Generation MIDI for the Web▲8

    Next Generation MIDI for the Web

    2017 · mpe.js.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Jazzari▲7

    A programmable band in your browser

    2017 · jackschaedler.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24SA
    SpotiMy ~ A menu bar controller for Spotify▲5

    2011 · getspotimy.com · its alternatives →

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