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24 alternatives to Swayde
Your Future Collaborators - Musicians + Audio Engineers
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Swayde launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN! I made Beatsync, an open-source browser-based audio player that syncs audio with millisecond-level accuracy across many devices. Try it live right now: https://www.beatsync.gg/ The idea is that with no additional hardware, you can turn any group of devices into a full surround sound system. MacBook speakers are particularly good. Inspired by Network Time Protocol (NTP), I do clock synchronization over websockets and use the Web Audio API to keep audio latency under a few ms. You can also drag devices around a virtual grid to simulate spatial audio — it changes the…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Sortd for Slack▲323Get Trello-style project boards right in your Slack!
2017 · sortd.com · its alternatives →
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Compass▲295Ask Slack about your data and get answers instantly in chat
Dec 2025 · compass.dagster.io · 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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riffle▲344An infinite, collaborative playground for music creation
Apr 2026 · riffle.studio · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I'm Hakan, the founder of Colanode (https://github.com/colanode/colanode), an open-source, local-first collaboration app combining the best of Slack-style chats and Notion-style note-taking, fully self-hostable for complete data control. Here's a quick demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp1hoSCEArg As a heavy Notion user, I often found it tough to get my teams fully onboard since people naturally gravitate toward chat for quick interactions. Maintaining context between chat apps like Slack and documentation apps like Notion became increasingly…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pagerly▲175Manage rotations, oncalls, incidents & ops over Slack
2023 · pagerly.io · its alternatives →
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Bridge.audio▲229Google Drive x Soundcloud x DocSend, for Music and Audio
2022 · bridge.audio · its alternatives →
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2021 · sub.live · its alternatives →
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Roadie Coach▲81A data driven music tutor, smart recorder & midi controller
2022 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Aux for Mac▲103GitHub for music, collaborate on music DAW projects remotely
2023 · aux.app · its alternatives →
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2013 · getbandhub.com · its alternatives →
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Music player server with a web-based user interface. - andrewrk/groovebasin
2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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