Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Typedrummer
An instrument for creating drum beats with text
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Typedrummer launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Beats, a web-based drum machinefree▲160Hello all! I've been an avid fan of Pocket Operators by Teenage Engineering since I found out about them. I even own an EP-133 K.O. II today, which I love. A couple of months ago, Reddit user andiam03 shared a Google Sheet with some drum patterns [1]. I thought it was a very cool way to share and understand beats. During the weekend I coded a basic version of this app I am sharing today. I iterated over it in my free time, and yesterday I felt like I had a pretty good version to share with y'all. It's not meant to be a sequencer but rather a way to experiment with beats and basic sounds,…
Jan 2026 · beats.lasagna.pizza · its alternatives →
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KRFT 1.5.0▲110A modular instrument for music production
2017 · studioamplify.com · its alternatives →
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After two years of development, I'm super excited to release Beat Maker! This is my take on what I hope is the best free, web-based drum machine. My goal was to build something that was not only fun and easy to use for beginners but also powerful enough for serious producers. I did extensive research on existing drum machines, analyzed their UX, and tried to build something that adds something new. It's a nearly 100% client-side app, written in ClojureScript, and is a PWA so you can install it to your home screen for an app-like experience. Besides the standard grid editor, Beat Maker has…
2025 · dopeloop.ai · its alternatives →
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An intuitive 64-step drum sequencer progressive web app built using React, Redux, and Tone.js
2021 · sequencer64.com · its alternatives →
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Draw.Audio is a free online music maker. Draw notes on a grid and hear them play back instantly — a browser-based synthesizer, sequencer, and visual instrument.
2024 · draw.audio · its alternatives →
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Keyboard-controlled music sequencer, sampler, and synth - kofigumbs/typebeat
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Typeletter▲139Turn your browser into a cozy, nostalgic writing nook
Feb 2026 · typeletter.aishashok.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · benzguo.com · its alternatives →
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io808▲122The classic drum machine synthesizer brought to the web.
2016 · io808.com · its alternatives →
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Tab Lab▲76Read and write music notation and tablature, together.
2015 · my.tablab.io · its alternatives →
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A doodle-y iPad sequencer for making quick musical sketches
2016 · composerssketchpad.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · inverted3.gitlab.io · its alternatives →
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Wysihtml▲69A typewriter for the modern web (HTML rich text editor)
2014 · wysihtml.com · its alternatives →
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Tone.js▲7A framework for creating interactive music in the browser
2017 · tonejs.github.io · its alternatives →
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