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24 alternatives to Waver – Messaging Through Sound
Tiny data-over-sound library. Contribute to ggerganov/ggwave development by creating an account on GitHub.
Waver is a messaging application that transmits text through sound waves rather than traditional data networks. Launched in 2021, it allows users to send messages by converting them into audio signals that can be… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Waver – Messaging Through Sound launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound - ggerganov/wave-share
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Wave▲298Turn your voice into text — local or cloud, your choice
Jun 2026 · wave.mxv.sh · its alternatives →
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Transcribe + summarize audio and phone calls in any language
2024 · its alternatives →
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Get the most popular messaging services, all in a single app. WhatsApp, Signal, Instagram, Telegram, and more.
2021 · beeperhq.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! Braden here, creator of Whispering, an open-source speech-to-text app. I really like dictation. For years, I relied on transcription tools that were almost good, but they were all closed-source. Even a lot of them that claimed to be “local” or “on-device” were still black boxes that left me wondering where my audio really went. So I built Whispering. It’s open-source, local-first, and most importantly, transparent with your data. Your data is stored locally on your device, and your audio goes directly from your machine to a local provider (Whisper C++, Speaches, etc.) or your chosen…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, r2t2 is a command-line tool for transmitting data through sound using the PC speaker on the motherboard. The name of the tool is a reference to the R2-D2 robot from Star Wars :) In short, you type some message and it gets FSK modulated and transmitted via sound through the PC speaker. Note that this is the speaker/buzzer that you connect to the motherboard and not the regular speakers that you connect to the sound card. I also made a simple web page that listens to the sound emitted by r2t2 and decodes the received messages. The page can be used by simply opening it on your phone…
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Quiet for Android - TCP over sound. Contribute to quiet/org.quietmodem.Quiet development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Google Tone▲332Exchange URLs with nearby computers (using sound)
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Transform any generated texts into audio right in ChatGPT
2023 · its alternatives →
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A wrapper for Google Cloud Text-to-Speech
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Morse code decoding library. Contribute to ggerganov/ggmorse development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · brian-armstrong.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hey HN. I built this quick and dirty component to render audio waveforms using WebGPU. I just published it to NPM. It's the first time I use WebGPU and it's been a while since I write shaders. Feedback is very welcome! GitHub: https://github.com/mrkev/webgpu-waveform Examples: https://aykev.dev/webgpu-waveform
2024 · its alternatives →
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Soundwave▲194Tap the mic and speak your mind w/ async short social audio
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Wavecell▲79Integrate SMS, voice, chat & video calling into your apps.
2016 · cpaas.8x8.com · its alternatives →
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Wave▲73A fast, minimalistic gesture-based music player app
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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