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24 alternatives to Tone.js

A framework for creating interactive music in the browser

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tone.js launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1TJ
   Teoria.js - Music theory for JavaScript▲77

   2013 · saebekassebil.github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2FM
   Flat – Music notation software: Web-based and Real-time collaboration▲207

   2016 · flat.io · its alternatives →

3. 3JA
   JAZZARI: A programmable band in your browser▲49

   2017 · jackschaedler.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4NI
   noteZilla - Interactive sheet music▲275

   2013 · notezilla.io · its alternatives →

5. 5MA
   Musikcube, a terminal-based music player, library, and streaming server▲340

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

6. 6MA
   Muzoti – Algorithmic Music with Web Audio/Midi and VueJS▲93

   2018 · muzoti.com · its alternatives →

7. 7MM
   My MusicHackDay project. A MPC-esque JS drum machine (requires Chrome)▲70

   2012 · jpc.heroku.com · its alternatives →

8. 8WB
   Web Based Music Composition▲23

   2017 · wetracker.xyz · its alternatives →

9. 9WB
   web-based music player built with Node and CoffeeScript▲53

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10RG
    Randomly generated metal riffs using Web Audio API and React▲275

    2016 · djen.co · its alternatives →

11. 11VA
    VexFlow, a pure-JavaScript music notation and guitar tab renderer▲13

    2015 · vexflow.com · its alternatives →

12. 12RE
    RiffUp – Edit Music Notation in the Browser▲36

    2013 · riffup.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Musikcube▲107

    A fully functional terminal-based music player

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14KS
    Karplus-Strong Guitar Synthesizer in JavaScript▲171

    2015 · amid.fish · its alternatives →

15. 15
    KRFT 1.5.0▲110

    A modular instrument for music production

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 161T
    19 Tone Equal Temperament Piano in Web Audio▲68

    2016 · academo.org · its alternatives →

17. 17HW
    Harmogram, Web Audio API + Canvas (Paper.js) FFT/Harmonograph▲105

    2012 · harmogram.com · its alternatives →

18. 18SM
    Sharp11 – Music Theorization and Improvisation Engine▲113

    2016 · julianrosenblum.com · its alternatives →

19. 19SO
    SoundMoose – open source music discovery app based on Angular 2, Redux▲45

    2017 · soundmoose.com · its alternatives →

20. 20TS
    TinyRave – SoundCloud for JavaScript Music▲68

    2016 · tinyrave.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AJ
    A JavaScript emulator of the Synthi A synthesizer▲68

    2016 · alexnisnevich.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22NA
    NoteTuning – A music game built with React▲7

    2017 · notetuning.com · its alternatives →

23. 23JC
    Jazzroom, collaborative real-time music hack in Node.js▲45

    2011 · nowjs.com · its alternatives →

24. 24R4
    RC-455 – A WebAudio Synthesizer▲35

    2015 · barakchamo.github.io · 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 →