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24 alternatives to Shortwave

A collaborative musical platform designed for live events

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shortwave launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Plink▲227

   A multiplayer music experience

   2014 · dinahmoelabs.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wave▲73

   A fast, minimalistic gesture-based music player app

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sndtst▲124

   8-bit video game music

   2014 · sndtst.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   An open source music grid you can play around and create short music▲9

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

5. 5
   Musikcube▲107

   A fully functional terminal-based music player

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   KRFT 1.5.0▲110

   A modular instrument for music production

   2017 · studioamplify.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Soundwave▲66

   Seamlessly track the songs you play on mobile and desktop

   2014 · defining.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Playlistful▲87

   Collaborative playlists for parties!

   2014 · playlistful.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Platform▲106

   A desk for musicians

   2017 · output.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Indie Shuffle▲69

    Music discovery and exploration on web, iOS and Android

    2014 · indieshuffle.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    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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    Beatwave▲95

    Create great music simply by tapping

    2014 · beatwave.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Shortwave▲63

    Anonymously speak your mind and get the pulse around you

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Huzza▲101

    A live-streaming platform for musicians

    2015 · huzza.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    shortwave▲106

    Short-range anonymous messaging (Secret meets Firechat)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Collaborative Playlists▲80

    Create playlists from your favorite music sources.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Radio Slack▲93

    Collaborative jukebox for Slack

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Timber▲118

    Open source material design music player

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Blend▲113

    Collaborate w/ musicians & producers to make music together

    2014 · blend.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    BW Dance▲97

    Bringing deafness and music together

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    longplay.in▲67

    Curated indie music from Bandcamp

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shortwave▲4

    Easy, anonymous, content sharing and discovery.

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Bandcamp▲95

    Publishing platform for musicians

    2015 · bandcamp.com · its alternatives →

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    Music Max▲62

    A minimalistic music player for YouTube

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →